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 |