Table 1.
The characteristics of 85 patients.
| Patient characteristics | Concurrent chemoradiotherapy arm | Sequential chemoradiotherapy arm | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No of eligible pts | 40 | 45 | ||
| Age | ||||
| 18-43 | 1 | 0.13 | ||
| 44-55 | 20 | 13 | ||
| 56-70 | 20 | |||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 35 | 40 | 0.98 | |
| Female | 5 | 5 | ||
| Performance status | ||||
| 0 | 26 | 23 | 0.19 | |
| 1 | 14 | 22 | ||
| Weight loss | ||||
| <5% | 26 | 23 | 0.13 | |
| 5-10% | 14 | 22 | ||
| Histology | ||||
| Squamous cell | 22 | 34 | 0.26 | |
| Adenocarcinoma | 10 | 6 | ||
| Large cell | 3 | 2 | ||
| Unspecified | 5 | 3 | ||
| N status | ||||
| N1 | 12 | 15 | 0.93 | |
| N2 | 25 | 27 | ||
| N3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Tumor ≤ 5 sm | 14 | 18 | 0.38 | |
| Tumor > 5 sm | 27 | 20 | ||
| Hemoglobin | ||||
| <120 g/l | 11 | 19 | 0.15 | |
| ≥120 g/l | 29 | 26 | ||
| Duration of symptoms | ||||
| < 3 months | 2 | 0 | 0.29 | |
| 3-6 months | 21 | 23 | ||
| > 6 months | 17 | 22 | ||