Table 1.
Patient Characteristics
| Characteristic | Fluorouracil-Based Arm (n = 37)
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Non–Fluorouracil-Based Arm (n = 35)
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Patients | % | No. of Patients | % | |
| Age, years | ||||
| Median | 61 | 66 | ||
| Range | 41-80 | 28-77 | ||
| Weight loss in last 6 months | ||||
| < 10% | 25 | 68 | 22 | 63 |
| ≥ 10% | 12 | 32 | 12 | 34 |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 28 | 76 | 28 | 80 |
| Female | 9 | 24 | 7 | 20 |
| Tumor size, cm | ||||
| ≤ 5 | 23 | 62 | 22 | 63 |
| > 5 | 14 | 38 | 13 | 37 |
| Zubrod performance status | ||||
| 0 | 19 | 51 | 19 | 54 |
| 1 | 18 | 49 | 16 | 46 |
| Histology | ||||
| Squamous cell | 13 | 35 | 12 | 34 |
| Adenocarcinoma | 24 | 65 | 23 | 66 |
| Extent of dysphagia | ||||
| Asymptomatic | 5 | 14 | 4 | 11 |
| Symptomatic: unrestricted diet | 14 | 38 | 11 | 31 |
| Symptomatic: soft foods only | 13 | 35 | 14 | 40 |
| Symptomatic: liquids only | 3 | 8 | 5 | 14 |
| Cannot swallow | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Asymptomatic/symptomatic: unrestricted diet | 19 | 51 | 15 | 43 |
| Symptomatic: soft foods/liquids only/cannot swallow | 18 | 49 | 20 | 57 |
| Primary T classification | ||||
| T1: invasion of lamina propria or submucosa | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| T2: invasion of muscular propria | 7 | 19 | 11 | 31 |
| T3: invasion of adventia | 27 | 73 | 21 | 60 |
| T4: invasion of adjacent structures | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| TX | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| T1/T2 | 8 | 22 | 11 | 33 |
| T3/T4 | 29 | 78 | 22 | 67 |