Research Article

GASC1-Adapted Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Resectable Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Prospective Clinical Biomarker Trial

Table 2

Patient evaluation characteristics after neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

CharacteristicsGASC1
High (n = 24, %)Low (n = 36, %)Total (n = 60)

ypT
 T006 (16.7)6<0.001
 Carcinoma in situ03 (8.3)3
 T11 (4.2)7 (19.4)8
 T22 (8.4)9 (25)11
 T310 (41.7)8 (22.2)18
 T411 (45.8)3 (8.3)14
ypN
 N09 (37.5)28 (77.8)370.002
 N+15 (62.5)8 (22.2)23
Pathological stage
 I2 (8.3)14 (38.9)160.002
 II5 (20.8)12 (33.3)17
 III13 (54.2)10 (27.8)23
 IVA4 (16.7)04
Histologic grade
 G14 (16.7)17 (47.2)21<0.001
 G210 (41.7)18 (50)29
 G310 (41.7)1 (2.8)10
Response
CT evaluation
 CR09 (25)90.006
 PR8 (33.3)16 (44.4)24
 SD13 (54.2)11 (30.6)24
 PD3 (12.5)03
TRG
 106 (16.7)60.006
 25 (20.8)15 (41.7)20
 314 (58.3)13 (36.1)27
 4 + 55 (20.8)2 (5.6)7
Surgical resection
 R018 (75)34 (94.4)520.046
 R15 (20.8)2 (5.6)7
 R21 (4.2)01
TRG
 106 (16.7)60.072
 2–424 (100)30 (83.3)54
ORR
 CR + PR8 (33.3)25 (69.4)330.006
 SD + PD16 (66.7)11 (30.6)27