Table 1 Clinical characteristics
From: Is EGFR expression altered following postoperative chemotherapy for colorectal adenocarcinoma?
Characteristic | Number of patients | |
|---|---|---|
Postoperative chemotherapy | No postoperative chemotherapy | |
Sex | ||
Males | 11 | 9 |
Females | 7 | 6 |
Primary tumor location | ||
Cecum | 3 | 2 |
Colon | 2 | 2 |
Sigmoid colon | 7 | 6 |
Rectum | 6 | 5 |
Tumor stage at the time of diagnosis | ||
Stage I | 1 | 0 |
Stage II | 3 | 9 |
Stage III | 14 | 5 |
Stage IV | 0 | 1 |
Surgery | ||
Right hemicolectomy | 3 | 3 |
Anterior resection | 1 | 3 |
Low anterior resection | 9 | 2 |
Subtotal colectomy | 1 | 0 |
Pelvic exenteration | 0 | 5 |
Left hemicolectomy | 1 | 0 |
Abdomino-perineal resection | 2 | 2 |
Total proctocolectomy | 1 | 0 |
Additional therapy | ||
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy | 1* | 3* |
Neoadjuvant radiation therapy | 0 | 6 |
Postoperative chemotherapy | 18 | 0 |
Postoperative radiation therapy | 3** | 0 |