| Patient characteristics |
Concurrent chemoradiotherapy arm |
Sequential
chemoradiotherapy arm |
p |
| No of eligible pts |
40 |
45 |
|
Age
18-43
44-55
56-70 |
20
20 |
1
13
32 |
0.13 |
Sex
Male
Female |
35
5 |
40
5 |
0.98 |
Performance status
0
1 |
26
14 |
23
22 |
0.19 |
Weight loss
<5%
5-10% |
26
14 |
23
22 |
0.13 |
Histology
Squamous cell
Adenocarcinoma
Large cell
Unspecified |
22
10
3
5 |
34
6
2
3 |
0.26 |
N status
N1
N2
N3 |
12
25
3 |
15
27
3 |
0.93 |
Tumor≤ 5 sm
Tumor>5 sm |
14
27 |
18
20 |
0.38 |
Hemoglobin
<120 g/l
≥120 g/l |
11
29 |
19
26 |
0.15 |
Duration of symptoms
<3 months
3-6 months
>6 months |
2
21
17 |
0
23
22 |
0.29 |
