Patient Characteristics
| Characteristic | n | % |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 82 | 84.5 |
| Female | 15 | 15.5 |
| Age | ||
| <70 y | 78 | 80.4 |
| ≥70 y | 19 | 19.6 |
| Histology | ||
| AC | 88 | 90.7 |
| SCC | 9 | 9.3 |
| Tumor grade | ||
| Missing | 6 | 6.2 |
| G1 | 49 | 50.5 |
| G3 | 42 | 43.3 |
| EUS tumor length | ||
| <5 cm | 37 | 40.2 |
| ≥5 cm | 58 | 59.8 |
| Localization | ||
| Mid | 4 | 4.1 |
| Distal | 62 | 63.9 |
| GEJ | 31 | 32.0 |
| nCRT cycles | ||
| 4 | 18 | 18.6 |
| 5 | 79 | 81.4 |
| Circumferential resection margin* | ||
| R0 | 90 | 92.8 |
| R1 | 7 | 7.2 |
| Proximal resection margin* | ||
| R0 | 96 | 99.0 |
| R1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Mandard TRG | ||
| 1 | 19 | 19.6 |
| 2 | 23 | 23.7 |
| 3 | 37 | 38.1 |
| 4 | 15 | 15.5 |
| 5 | 3 | 3.1 |
↵* Tumor-free (R0) resection margin defined according to criteria of College of American Pathologists as > 0 mm.
AC = adenocarcinoma; SCC = squamous cell carcinoma; EUS = endoscopic ultrasonography; GEJ = gastroesophageal junction; TRG = tumor regression grade.