Table.

abstract 84. Response of dysphagia and nutritional status to neoadjuvant treatment of esophageal cancer

Monitoring measure	Time; mean (SD)*
	Baseline	After first cycle	Presurgery
Dysphagia score (range)	3.5 (2–4)	0 (0–3)†	0 (0–1)†
FACT-E	123 (19)	137 (23)	147 (20)†
Albumin, g/L	39.7 (3.7)	36.9 (2.7)†	38.2 (5.0)
BMI	28.0 (6.9)	25.8 (4.5)†	27.4 (5.5)†

BMI = body mass index; FACT-E = Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy—Esophageal.

^*Unless otherwise indicated.

^†p < 0.05.