International Journal of Surgical Oncology / 2013 / Article / Tab 1 / Clinical Study
The Postoperative Component of MAGIC Chemotherapy Is Associated with Improved Prognosis following Surgical Resection in Gastric and Gastrooesophageal Junction Adenocarcinomas Table 1 Patient characteristics.
Characteristic No. (%) of patients Gender Male 49 (74%) Female 17 (26%) Tumour differentiation Well 3 (5%) Moderate 26 (39%) Poor 37 (56%) Tumour site Gastric 24 (36%) GOJ 42 (64%) T stage 0 2 (3%) 1 6 (9%) 2 21 (32%) 3 34 (51%) 4 3 (5%) N stage Node negative 19 (29%) Node positive 47 (71%) Longitudinal resection margins R 0 53 (81%) R 1 13 (19%) Tumour recurrence Yes 20 (30%) No 46 (70%) Neoadjuvant + adjuvant Chemo. 7 (11%) Neoadjuvant chemo. only 13 (19%)
GOJ: gastro-oesophageal junction; chemo: chemotherapy.