Table 2. Patient’s demographics and tumor characteristics of CRC population.
| Characteristics | Number of patients, N=36 (%) |
|---|---|
| Patient demographics | |
| Age (years) | |
| Average [range] | 55 [26–79] |
| <55 | 15 (41.7) |
| ≥55 | 21 (58.3) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 19 (52.8) |
| Female | 17 (47.2) |
| Tumor characteristics | |
| Tumor localization | |
| pT1 | 2 (5.6) |
| pT2 | 6 (16.7) |
| pT3 | 24 (66.6) |
| pT4 | 4 (11.1) |
| Historical grading (WHO) | |
| Poorly | 1 (2.8) |
| Moderately | 22 (61.1) |
| Well | 13 (36.1) |
| Histopathological tumor staging | |
| Stage 1 | 3 (8.3) |
| Stage 2 | 11 (30.6) |
| Stage 3 | 20 (55.6) |
| Stage 4 | 2 (5.5) |
| Lymph node involvement | |
| N− | 16 (44.4) |
| N+ | 20 (55.6) |
| Regional lymph node status | |
| N0 | 16 (44.4) |
| N1 | 16 (44.4) |
| N2 | 4 (11.2) |
CRC, colorectal cancer.