| Characteristic |
Number of patients |
(%) |
| Age (years) |
|
|
| Median |
67.5 |
|
| Range |
45−89 |
|
| Sex |
|
|
| Men |
109 |
95.6 |
| Women |
5 |
4.4 |
| Performance statusa |
|
|
| 0 |
24 |
21.1 |
| 1 |
63 |
55.3 |
| 2 |
27 |
23.6 |
| Dysphagia |
|
|
| Absent |
9 |
7.9 |
| Can eat solid |
18 |
15.8 |
| Can swallow semiliquid |
42 |
36.8 |
| Can swallow liquid |
30 |
26.3 |
| Aphagia |
15 |
13.2 |
| Location of primary tumor |
|
|
| Upper thoracic |
26 |
22.8 |
| Middle thoracic |
69 |
60.5 |
| Lower thoracic |
19 |
16.7 |
| Primary tumor length |
|
|
| <5 cm |
27 |
23.7 |
| ≥5 cm |
87 |
76.3 |
| Clinical Stageb |
|
|
| Stage III (T4N1M0) |
28 |
24.6 |
| Stage IVA |
86 |
75.4 |
| (T2-3N1M1a) |
(35) |
(30.7) |
| (T4N1M1a) |
(51) |
(44.7) |
aAccording to ECOG performance status score.
bAccording to UICC 6th ed. |
