Table 1.
Patient and treatment characteristics.
| Characteristics | n or Median (% or Range) |
|---|---|
| Number of patients | 30 |
| Age (years); median | 68 (50–86) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 16 (53) |
| Female | 14 (47) |
| ECOG-PS | |
| 0 | 21 (70) |
| 1 | 6 (20) |
| 2 | 3 (10) |
| T Classification 1 | |
| T4a | 10 (33) |
| T4b | 20 (67) |
| N Classification 1 | |
| N0 | 9 (30) |
| N1 | 4 (13) |
| N2b | 8 (27) |
| N2c | 9 (30) |
| Tumor size; median (mm) | 54 (27–78) |
| Reasons for not performing surgery | |
| operable; refusal | 8 (27) |
| old age | 4 (13) |
| inoperable; advanced | 15 (50) |
| other reason | 3 (10) |
1 UICC, Union for International Cancer Control TNM classification, 7th edition; Abbreviations: EOCG-PS, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance status.