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Table 2.

Reasons for not receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy in 35 of 87 patients

Characteristic	n
Patient unfit for perioperative chemotherapy^a	17
Previous chemotherapy with serious toxicity	2
Weight loss >10%	2
Refused patient consent	2
Esophageal perforation requiring immediate intervention	1
Early-stage disease (uT ≤ 1)	11

^aPatients with a World Health Organization performance status of >2 (corresponding to a Karnofsky score of <70) or a Groningen Frailty Index >3 (for patients older than 70)