Patients demographics and clinical characteristics | CROSS n = 53 | EOX n = 51 | p value |
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Age, year a | 60.2 ± 9.2 | 60.1 ± 12.3 | 0.975 |
Male gender | 48 (90.6) | 45 (88.2) | 0.703 |
cT stageb | 0.023 | ||
T1 | 0 (0.0) | 3 (6.8) | |
T2 | 5 (11.9) | 8 (18.2) | |
T3 | 37 (88.1) | 29 (65.9) | |
T4 | 0 (0.0) | 4 (9.1) | |
cN-stage c | 0.884 | ||
N0 | 12 (30.8) | 12 (29.3) | |
N+ | 27 (69.2) | 29 (70.7) |