Table 3. The response to treatment according to age, sex, tumor location and tumor stage, OR: Odds Ratio; 95% CI: 95% Confidence Interval, * Based on Fisher exact test .
| Patients (%) | Response (%) | OR (95% CI) | P* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AgeC | <60 | 14 (38) | 13 (93) | 4.6 (0.5 to 43) | 0.217 |
| 60 + | 23 (62) | 17 (74) | Ref | ||
| Sex | Male | 21 (57) | 18 (86) | 2 (0.4 to 10.6) | 0.437 |
| Female | 16 (43) | 12 (75) | Ref | ||
| Tumor | Adenocarcinoma | 3 (8) | 3 (100) | undefine | >0.99 |
| SCC | 34 (92) | 27 (79) | Ref | ||
| Location | Upper | 10 (27) | 9 (90) | 1.8 (0.1 to 35.4) | 0.843 |
| Middle | 21 (57) | 16 (76) | 0.6 (0.06 to 6.8) | ||
| Lower | 6 (16) | 5 (83) | Ref | ||
| Stage | III | 24 (65) | 19 (79) | 0.7 (0.1 to 4.7) | >0.99 |
| IV | 13 (35) | 11 (85) | Ref | ||
| Total | 37 (100) | 30 (81) | - | - |