Table 1.

Patient characteristics of the cohort investigated in the project.

Gene expression Analyses
Parameter	n	(%)	Parameter	n	(%)
Median Age	65 (38–88)		P Stage
Gender	362		IA	37	10
Male	250	69	IB	90	25
Female	112	31	IIA	70	19
Histology			IIB	51	14
Adeno	211	58	IIIA	105	29
Squamous	151	42	IIIB	9	2
Therapy			ECOG
OP	212	59	0	320	88
OP/RT	13	4	1	32	9
OP/CT	100	28	2	4	1
OP/RT/CT	37	10	n.d.	8	2

OP: surgery, CT: chemotherapy, RT: radiotherapy, ECOG: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, n.d.: no data.