Table 1.
Demographic and Clinicopathologic Characteristics of the Study Groups.
| Characteristics | Control Group | Group A | Group B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||
| Female | 84 | 89 | 95 |
| Male | 95 | 104 | 126 |
| Age | 57±11 | 55±9 | 59±10 |
| Tumor stage: | |||
| T1 | — | 23 | — |
| T2 | — | 37 | — |
| T3 | — | 47 | — |
| T4 | — | 86 | 221 |
| Pathologic type | |||
| Adenocarcinoma | — | 91 | 120 |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | — | 28 | 29 |
| Adenosquamous carcinoma | — | 10 | 8 |
| Poor differentiated carcinoma | — | 50 | 53 |
| Alveolar cell carcinoma | — | 6 | 5 |
| Large cell carcinoma | — | 8 | 6 |
| Therapy | |||
| Operation | — | 88 | 2 |
| Chemotherapy | — | 107 | 178 |
| Target therapy | — | 44 | 64 |
| General condition | |||
| ECOG:0-1 | 179 | 159 | 182 |
| ECOG:2 | 0 | 34 | 39 |