Table 1 Patient characteristics
Characteristics | No. of patients (%) |
|---|---|
Age | |
 Median | 72 |
 Range | 48–88 |
Sex | |
 Male | 133 (92.4) |
 Female | 11 (7.6) |
Former or current smokers | |
 Yes | 141 (97.9) |
 No | 3 (2.1) |
Pathological stage | |
 IA | 48 (33.3) |
 IB | 40 (27.8) |
 IIA | 21 (14.6) |
 IIB | 11 (7.6) |
 IIIA | 23 (16.0) |
 IIIB | 1 (0.70) |
Recurrence | |
 Yes | 62 (43.1) |
 No | 82 (56.9) |
Lymphatic permeation | |
 Yes | 72 (50.0) |
 No | 72 (50.0) |
Venous Invasion | |
 Yes | 72 (50.0) |
 No | 72 (50.0) |
Post-operative adjuvant therapy | |
 Yes | 39 (27.1) |
 UFT based | 17 (51.5) |
 TS-1 based | 8 (24.2) |
 CBDCA based | 5 (15.1) |
 CDDP based | 3 (9.1) |
 No | 105 (72.9) |