Parameter | SOX group | PTXS group | P value |
---|---|---|---|
T stage (post-NAC) | Â | Â | 0.088 |
 T1 | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) |  |
 T2 | 2 (2.6) | 0 (0.0) |  |
 T3 | 33 (42.9) | 18 (69.2) |  |
 T4 | 41 (53.2) | 8 (30.8) |  |
N stage (post-NAC) | Â | Â | 0.370 |
 N0 | 5 (6.5) | 4 (15.4) |  |
 N1 | 50 (64.9) | 14 (53.8) |  |
 N2 | 20 (26.0) | 6 (23.1) |  |
 N3 | 2 (2.6) | 2 (7.7) |  |
TNM stage (post-NAC) | Â | Â | 0.190 |
 II | 33 (42.9) | 15 (57.7) |  |
 III | 44 (57.1) | 11 (42.3) |  |
Response rate | Â | Â | 0.188 |
 CR | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |  |
 PR | 33 (42.9) | 9 (34.6) |  |
 SD | 40 (51.9) | 15 (57.7) |  |
 PD | 4 (5.2) | 2 (7.7) |  |
DCR (CR + PR + SD) | 73 (94.8) | 24 (92.3) | 0.641 |
Descending stage rate | 23 (29.9) | 10 (38.5) | 0.417 |