Table 2. Patient characteristics (ITT population).
| Total (n) | 33 |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | |
| Mean (s.d.) | 58.2 (9.20) |
| Range | 37–75 |
| Gender (n, %) | |
| Male | 26 (78.8) |
| ECOG performance status (n, %) | |
| 0 | 5 (14.7%) |
| 1 | 27 (79.4%) |
| 2 | 2 (5.9%) |
| Stage (n, %) | |
| III | 12 (36.4) |
| IV | 21 (63.4) |
| Dysphagia grade (n, %) | |
| 1 | 9 (27.2) |
| 2 | 20 (60.6) |
| 3 | 4 (12.1) |
| Histologic type (n, %) | |
| Adenocarcinoma | 10 (30.3) |
| Squamous cell | 20 (60.6) |
| Mixed | 3 (9.1) |
| Site of distant metastases (n=21; n, %) | |
| Lung | 6 (28.5) |
| Lymph nodes | 20 (95.2) |
| Liver | 7 (33.3) |
| Peritoneum | 1 (4.7) |
Stage III=T3 N1 M0 or T4 N0 or 1 M0; Stage IV=any T any N M1.