Table 1.

Baseline Patient Characteristics

Characteristic	Total (N = 40)
Age
Median	65 years
Range	37 to77 years
Gender
Male	34 (85 %)
Female	6 (15 %)
Performance Status
ECOG 0	19 patients (48 %)
ECOG 1	21 patients (52 %)
Pathology
Adenocarcinoma	34 patients (85 %)
Squamous carcinoma	6 patients (15 %)
Stage (AJCC 5th edition)
Stage IIA	12 patients (30 %)
Stage IIB	8 patients (20 %)
Stage III	9 patients (22.5 %)
Stage IVA	11 patients (27.5 %)
Tumor Location
Middle Esophagus	7 patients (17.5 %)
Lower Esophagus	23 patients (57.5 %)
Gastroesophageal Junction	10 patients (25 %)
Dysphagia (Grade ≥1)	34 patients (85 %)
Greater than 10 % weight loss	10 patients (25 %)