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Table 1 Baseline characteristics: intention to treat population (n = 90)

From: A randomized phase II study of capecitabine-based chemoradiation with or without bevacizumab in resectable locally advanced rectal cancer: clinical and biological features

 

Arm A

Arm B

(BVZ + CAP + RT)

(CAP + RT)

(n° patients = 44)

(n° patients = 46)

Parameter

No. of patients

%

No. of patients

%

Sex

    

 Male

25

57

30

65

 Female

19

43

16

35

Age, years

  

 Median

64

60

 Range

37-77

42-78

ECOG

    

 0

22

50

30

65

 1

22

50

16

35

Tumor location

    

 Upper third

10

23

10

22

 Middle third

14

32

19

41

 Lower third

20

45

16

35

 Unknown

0

0

1

2

Clinical tumor category

    

 T2

1

2

1

2

 T3

33

75

38

83

 T4

10

23

7

15

Clinical nodal category

    

 N0

7

16

5

11

 N1

18

41

27

59

 N2

19

43

14

30

Clinical TNM

    

 IIA

6

14

5

11

 IIB

1

2

0

0

 IIIB

18

41

27

59

 IIIC

19

43

14

30