Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients enrolled in this study
Characteristics | Number of cases | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Experimental group (N = 26) | Control group (N = 26) | |||
Gender | Male | 15 | 17 | 0.776 |
Female | 11 | 9 | ||
Stage | IIIA | 14 | 16 | 0.779 |
IIIB | 12 | 10 | ||
ECOG score | 0–1 | 22 | 20 | 0.726 |
2 | 4 | 6 | ||
Pathology | Squamous cell carcinomas | 9 | 11 | 0.656 |
Adenocarcinomas | 16 | 13 | ||
Large-cell carcinomas | 1 | 2 | ||
Differentiation | Well differentiated | 7 | 3 | 0.291 |
Poorly differentiated | 19 | 23 | ||
Tumor size (diameter) | 3 cm | 16 | 20 | 0.368 |
3–6 cm | 10 | 6 | ||