Research Article
Helical Tomotherapy Combined with Capecitabine in the Preoperative Treatment of Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer
Table 1
Characteristics of the studied patients.
| | Case number | (%) |
| | Age (years) median 63.0 (range, 34–81) | | | Gender | | | Male | 19 (52.8) | | Female | 17 (47.2) | | ECOGa performance status | | | 0 | 35 (97.2) | | 1 | 1 (2.8) | | Distance from anal verge | | | ≤5 cm | 27 (75.0) | | >5 cm | 9 (25.0) | | Clinical tumor stage (T) | | | T3 | 35 (97.2) | | T4 (T4a + T4b) | 1 (2.8) | | Initial nodal stage (N) | | | N0 | 13 (36.1) | | N1 | 15 (41.7) | | N2 | 8 (22.2) | | Tumor differentiation | | | Well | 3 (8.3) | | Moderate | 29 (80.6) | | Poorly | 1 (2.8) | | Uncertain type | 3 (8.3) | | Diabetes mellitus | | | Yes | 9 (25.0) | | No | 27 (75.0) | | Operation methods | | | Low anterior resection | 14 (38.9) | | Radical proctectomy with coloanal anastomosis | 15 (41.7) | | Abdominoperineal resection | 4 (11.1) | | Transanal excision | 2 (5.6) | | No definite surgery | 1 (2.8) |
| | Case number | (%) |
| Sphincter-preserving surgery
(tumor ≤5 cm from anal verge) | | | Yes | 23 (85.2) | | No | 4 (14.8) | | Follow-up time (months) | | | median | 35 | | range | 15–65 |
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Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group.
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