Table 2.
Clinical data for the patients used for microarray study, representing 38 cases without chemotherapy (CT), 17 with CT and 16 healthy controls.
| Demographics | Without CT (n = 38) | With CT (n = 17) | Controls (n = 16) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Males | 18 | 12 | 9 |
| Females | 20 | 5 | 7 | |
| Age | Median, Range | 63, 41–77 | 61, 42–79 | 54.5, 41–63 |
| Median, Range ♂ | 60, 50–75 | 63, 42–79 | 55, 51–63 | |
| Median, Range ♀ | 64, 41–77 | 58, 49–64 | 54, 41–58 | |
| Origin | Urban | 26 | 10 | 16 |
| Rural | 12 | 7 | - | |
| Relevant family history | Yes | 5 | 2 | - |
| No | 33 | 15 | - | |
| Unknown | - | - | - | |
| TNM | T1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| T2 | 6 | 6 | - | |
| T3 | 26 | 10 | - | |
| T4 | 3 | 0 | - | |
| N0 | 22 | 12 | - | |
| N1 | 7 | 5 | - | |
| N2 | 9 | 0 | - | |
| M0 | 33 | 15 | - | |
| M1 | 5 | 2 | - | |
| M - unknown | - | - | - | |
| AJCC Staging | I | 7 | 4 | - |
| IIA | 12 | 6 | - | |
| IIB | 1 | - | - | |
| III | 1 | - | - | |
| IIIA | - | 3 | - | |
| IIIB | 8 | 2 | - | |
| IIIC | 4 | - | - | |
| IV | 5 | 2 | - | |
| Tumor grade | 1 | 11 | 4 | - |
| 2 | 24 | 11 | - | |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | - | |
| Unknown | - | - | - | |
| Tumor location | Colon | 25 | 0 | - |
| Rectum | 12 | 13 | - | |
| Junction | 1 | 4 | - | |
| Chemotherapy | No | 38 | 0 | - |
| Yes | 0 | 17 | - | |