Table 3.

Long-term Oncologic Outcomes

Variable	Endoscopic resection (n=200)	Surgical resection (n=63)	p-value
Follow-up duration, mo	53.2±18.9	58.3±24.4	0.131
Recurrence-free survival, mo	40.9±18.7	58.3±24.4	<0.001
Cumulative overall survival rate (%)			0.631
1 Year	98.0	93.7
3 Years	92.9	90.5
5 Years	86.8	82.4
Recurrence of esophageal cancer	21 (10.5)	0	0.006
Locoregional	3 (1.5)	0
Metachronous	18 (9.0)	0
Cumulative recurrence free survival rate (%)			0.003
1 Year	98.5	100
3 Years	91.8	100
5 Years	83.2	100
Death	24 (12.0)	10 (15.9)	0.399
Disease-specific death	0	0	1.000
Cause of death
Second primary cancers	18 (75.0)	2 (20.0)
Organ dysfunction	2 (8.3)	4 (40.0)
Postoperative complications	0	3 (30.0)
Other causes	4 (16.7)	1 (10.0)

Data are presented as mean±SD or number (%).