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. 2020 Apr;12(4):1329–1341. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2020.02.63

Table 1. Tumor characteristics and induction therapy status.

Tumor characteristics and induction therapy status Total (n=1,849) No induction therapy (n=1,683) Induction therapy (n=166) P
Tumor size (cm), median [IQR] 6.2 [4.4, 8.7] 6.0 [4.2, 8.5] 9.0 [6.9, 11.2] 0.015
Tumor size (cm), n (%) <0.001
   ≥8 582 (31.5) 480 (28.5) 102 (61.4)
   <8 1,155 (62.5) 1,103 (65.5) 52 (31.3)
   Unknown 112 (6.1) 100 (5.9) 12 (7.2)
Masaoka stage, n (%) <0.001
   I–IIa 877 (47.4) 842 (50.0) 35 (21.1)
   IIb 446 (24.1) 420 (25.0) 26 (15.7)
   III 526 (28.4) 421 (25.0) 105 (63.3)
Invasive tumor (stage IIb–III), n (%) 972 (52.6) 841 (50.0) 131 (78.9) <0.001
Any induction therapy, n (%) 166 (9.0) 0 (0.0) 166 (100.0) <0.001
Induction chemotherapy, n (%) 162 (8.8) 0 (0.0) 162 (97.6) <0.001
Induction radiation, n (%) 25 (1.4) 0 (0.0) 25 (15.1) <0.001