Table 1.
Patients characteristics (n = 61)
| Characteristics | Patients | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age, years | ||
| Median | 69 | |
| Range | 47–85 | |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 52 | 85.2 |
| Female | 9 | 14.8 |
| Race | ||
| Caucasian | 54 | 88.5 |
| Asian | 4 | 6.6 |
| Black | 2 | 3.3 |
| Arabic | 1 | 1.6 |
| Histology | ||
| Adenocarcinoma | 40 | 65.6 |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 18 | 29.5 |
| Adenosquamous carcinoma | 1 | 1.6 |
| Neuroendocrine carcinoma | 2 | 3.3 |
| Primary site | ||
| AEG1 | 26 | 42.6 |
| AEG2 | 19 | 31.1 |
| Esophagus | 16 | 26.2 |
| Tumor grade | ||
| Moderate | 31 | 50.8 |
| Poor | 30 | 49.2 |
| Baseline T stage | ||
| T1 | 4 | 6.6 |
| T2 | 7 | 11.5 |
| T3 | 49 | 80.3 |
| T4a | 1 | 1.6 |
| Baseline N stage | ||
| N0 | 26 | 42.6 |
| N1 | 34 | 55.8 |
| N2 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Baseline stage | ||
| IB | 2 | 3.3 |
| IIA | 5 | 8.1 |
| IIB | 22 | 36.1 |
| IIIA | 27 | 44.3 |
| IIIB | 4 | 6.6 |
| IIIC | 1 | 1.6 |
| AEG = Adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction. |