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Table 1 Patient baseline characteristics

From: Phase II study of weekly paclitaxel and capecitabine in patients with metastatic or recurrent esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Characteristics

First-line

Second-line

All patients

(%)

  

No

(%)

No

(%)

  

Sex

Male

12

(100)

20

(100)

32

(100)

 

Female

0

(0)

0

(0)

0

(0.0)

Age, median

 

58

(45-70)

66

(54-76)

60.5(45~76)

ECOG PS

0

3

(25)

6

(30)

9

(28.1)

 

1

9

(75)

13

(65)

22

(68.8)

 

2

0

(0)

1

(5)

1

(3.1)

Histology

Squamous

12

(100)

20

(100)

32

(100)

Smoking history

Never

0

(0)

2

(10)

2

(6.3)

 

Ever

12

(100)

18

(90)

30

(93.7)

Prior therapy

None

6

(50)

N/A

 

6

 
 

Surgery

6

(50)

4

(20)

10

 
 

Radiation

0

(0)

2

(10)

2

 
 

Chemotherapy

N/A

 

20

(100)

20

 

No.of metastatic sites

1

3

(25.0)

5

(25)

8

(25.0)

 

2

3

(25.0)

10

(50)

13

(40.6)

 

3

1

(8.3)

4

(20)

5

(15.6)

Locoregional

 

5

(41.7)

1

(5)

6

(18.8)

Metastatic

 

7

(58.3)

19

(95)

26

(81.3)

Liver

 

3

(25.0)

13

(65)

16

(50.0)

Lung

 

7

(58.3)

19

(95)

26

(81.3)

Bone

 

2

(16.7)

5

(25)

7

(21.9)

  1. Abbreviations: ECOG PS, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status; N/A, Not applicable.