Table 1.
Patient and tumor characteristics for patients undergoing preoperative chemoradiotherapy for gastric adenocarcinoma (n = 48)
| Characteristic | No. | Value | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | |||
| Median |
|
60 |
|
| Range |
28-79 |
||
| Gender | |||
| Male |
38 |
|
79 |
| Female |
10 |
21 |
|
| Race | |||
| Caucasian |
35 |
|
73 |
| African-American |
11 |
23 |
|
| Asian |
2 |
4 |
|
| Primary site location* | |||
| Proximal |
35 |
|
73 |
| Distal |
8 |
17 |
|
| Linitis plastica |
5 |
10 |
|
| Stage at presentation (AJCC 6) | |||
| IB |
1 |
|
2 |
| II |
9 |
19 |
|
| IIIA |
26 |
54 |
|
| IIIB |
3 |
6 |
|
| IV |
4 |
8 |
|
| Unknown T/N |
5 |
10 |
|
| Histologic differentiation | |||
| Well |
2 |
|
4 |
| Moderate |
15 |
31 |
|
| Poor† |
25 |
52 |
|
| Not specified | 6 | 13 | |
*Proximal tumors involve lesions of the GE junction, cardia or fundus. Distal tumors include lesions of the antrum and pylorus; †Includes signet ring 6 (n = 17) and mucinous (n = 1) histology.