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Table 3 Univariate analysis results of overall survival in 97 locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients who received curative concurrent chemoradiotherapy

From: The crucial role of blood VEGF kinetics in patients with locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma receiving curative concurrent chemoradiotherapy

Characteristics

No. of patients

Median OS (months)

P value

Age

  < 60 years

64 (66%)

17.3

0.09

  ≥ 60 years

33 (34%)

13.1

 

T status

 1 + 2

15 (16%)

19.3

0.30

 3 + 4

82 (84%)

13.6

 

N status

 0 + 1

32 (33%)

25.5

0.021a

 2 + 3

65 (67%)

12.9

 

Stage

 II + IIIA + IIIB

31 (32%)

19.3

0.47

 IIIC

66 (68%)

13.1

 

Grade

 1 + 2

71 (73%)

15.6

0.76

 3

26 (27%)

13.6

 

Location

 Upper

40 (41%)

19.3

0.42

 Middle + Lower

57 (59%)

13.2

 

VEGF Day 0 (Mean: 176 pg/mL)

  < 80

33 (34%)

15.0

0.52

  > 80

64 (66%)

15.6

 

VEGF Day 5 (Mean: 163 pg/mL)

  < 80

33 (34%)

22.6

0.06

  > 80

64 (66%)

12.0

 

VEGF Day 28 (Mean: 195 pg/mL)

  < 80

29 (30%)

21.3

0.029a

  > 80

68 (70%)

12.8

 

VEGF Day 5/Day 0 ratio

  < 1

52 (54%)

19.3

0.026a

  > 1

45 (46%)

12.0

 

VEGF Day 28/Day 0 ratio

  < 1

39 (40%)

12.9

0.43

  > 1

58 (60%)

17.6

 

VEGF Day 28/Day 5 ratio

  < 1

45 (46%)

20.9

0.002a

  > 1

52 (54%)

8.6

 
  1. OS overall survival; VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor; HR hazard ratio; CI confidence interval
  2. aStatistically significant