Table 1.
Main characteristics of the patients entered into the study
| Patient | Age | Diagnosis | Neoadjuvant chemotherapy | Clinical response | Pathological response | Response to NCa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 | Squamous carcinoma | Cisplatin | 2B → 3A | Poor | Resistant |
| 2 | 36 | Squamous carcinoma | Cisplatin | 1B2 → 1B1 | Good | Sensitive |
| 3 | 47 | Adenocarcinoma | Cisplatin | 1B2 → 1B1 | Poor | Resistant |
| 4 | 40 | Squamous carcinoma | Cisplatin | 2B → 2B | Poor | Resistant |
| 5 | 66 | Squamous carcinoma | Cisplatin | 2B → 2A | Good (NTa) | Sensitive |
| 6 | 47 | Squamous carcinoma | Cisplatin | 2B → 4 | Poor | Resistant |
| 7 | 39 | Squamous carcinoma | Cisplatin | 1B2 → 1B2 | Good | Sensitive |
| 8 | 39 | Squamous carcinoma | Cisplatin | 2A → 1B1 | Good | Sensitive |
| 9 | 39 | Squamous carcinoma | Cisplatin | 2B → 2A1 | Good (NT) | Sensitive |
| 10 | 67 | Squamous carcinoma | Cisplatin | 3B → 3A | Good | Sensitive |
| 11 | 39 | Squamous carcinoma | Cisplatin | 2B → 2A1 | Good | Sensitive |
| 12 | 47 | Squamous carcinoma | Cisplatin | 2B → 4 | Poor | Resistant |
| 13 | 40 | Squamous carcinoma | Cisplatin | 3B → 4 | Poor | Resistant |
| 14 | 46 | Squamous carcinoma | Cisplatin | 2A → 1B | Good (NT) | Sensitive |
aAbbreviation used: NC neoadjuvant chemotherapy, NT no tumor after cisplatin neoadjuvant chemotherapy