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Table 1 Patient and tumor characteristics

From: Radiation field size and dose determine oncologic outcome in esophageal cancer

Patient characteristics

Pre-CRT (n = 25)

Def-CRT (n = 49)

P value

N

(%)

n

(%)

Age, years

 Median

53 ± 10.7

58.6 ± 12.1

0.055

 Range

32–67

30–82

 Gender (female/male)

17/8

 

28/21

 

0.37

Clinical T stage

 3

13

 

29

 

0.56

 4

12

 

20

 

Nodal stage

 0

8

 

17

 

0.82

 1

17

 

32

 

Histology

 Adenocarcinoma

2

 

6

 

0.58

 Squamous cell carcinoma

23

 

43

 

Esophageal location

 Cervical

0

 

7

 

0.15

 Upper

0

 

4

 

 Middle

13

 

18

 

 Lower

12

 

20

 
  1. CRT chemoradiotherapy