Table 1 Patient characteristics

Histology

0.840

 Squamous

109

89

 Adenocarcinoma

10

9

Median age, y (range)

54(35–78)

54(32–78)

0.428

Chemotherapy

0.394

 Paclitaxel + Cisplatin

108

92

 Paclitaxel + Carboplatin

11

6

FIGO stage

0.229

 IIb

36

20

 IIIb

13

14

 IIIc1

54

42

 IIIc2

9

15

 IVa

7

7

Maximum tumor diameter (cm)

4.42 ± 0.94

4.51 ± 1.56

0.636

Pretreatment hemoglobin (g/L)

114.59 ± 17.10

112.87 ± 16.34

0.452