Table 1 Demographics of the two patient groups. Age is expressed as medians with ranges in parentheses.
| NAC (n = 89) | Non-NAC (n = 78) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGE (years) | 60 (30–79) | 65 (37–82) | P < 0.01 | |
| SEX | Male | 70 | 69 | 0.09 |
| Female | 19 | 9 | ||
| STAGE | I | 3 | 3 | 0.92 |
| IIA | 20 | 16 | ||
| IIB | 6 | 6 | ||
| III | 50 | 44 | ||
| IV | 10 | 9 | ||
| TYPE | Adenocarcinoma | 70 | 19 | 0.23 |
| Squamous Cell Carcinoma | 67 | 11 | ||