Research Article

Real-World Efficacy and Safety of Sintilimab-Based Regimens against Advanced Esophageal Cancer: A Single-Center Retrospective Observational Study

Table 1

Patient demographics and clinical backgrounds.

Category or variableNo. (%) or value

No. of patients50
Gender
 Male34 (68.0)
 Female16 (32.0)
Age (years)
 Median69
 Range41–85
Primary esophageal cancer
 Cervical and upper thoracic8 (16.0)
 Middle thoracic34 (68.0)
 Lower thoracic8 (16.0)
Histology
 Squamous cell carcinoma48 (96.0)
 Adenocarcinoma2 (4.0)
Differentiation
 Well6 (12.0)
 Moderate23 (46.0)
 Poor2 (4.0)
 Unknown19 (38.0)
Metastasis
 Yes36 (72.0)
 No14 (28.0)
Metastatic site
 Bone3 (6.0)
 Liver7 (14.0)
 Lung8 (16.0)
 Nonregional lymph node21 (42.0)
 Other3 (6.0)
Esophagectomy
 Yes28 (56.0)
 No22(44.0)
Prior radiotherapy
 Yes5 (10.0)
 No45 (90.0)
ECOG performance status
 021 (42.0)
 129 (58.0)