| Discovery stage | Validation stage | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
NPC | Control | NPC | Control | |
Number | 7 | 7 | 129 | 100 |
Gender | ||||
 Male | 5 | 5 | 100 | 41 |
 Female | 2 | 2 | 29 | 59 |
Mean age ± SD (years) | 59 ± 12 | 59 ± 10 | 51 ± 12 | 51 ± 10 |
Age range (years) | 38–76 | 40–74 | 19–76 | 24–79 |
T stage | ||||
 T1 | 0 |  | 19 |  |
 T2 | 2 |  | 46 |  |
 T3 | 3 |  | 39 |  |
 T4 | 2 |  | 25 |  |
N stage | ||||
 N0 | 1 |  | 17 |  |
 N1 | 1 |  | 50 |  |
 N2 | 5 |  | 55 |  |
 N3 | 0 |  | 7 |  |
M stage | ||||
 M0 | 6 |  | 122 |  |
 M1 | 1 |  | 7 |  |
Overall stage | ||||
 I | 0 |  | 4 |  |
 II | 0 |  | 36 |  |
 III | 4 |  | 55 |  |
 IV | 3 |  | 34 |  |