Table 1

Age, sex and colorectal cancer stage of 216 randomised patients

Aggressive
N=108
Conventional
N=108
Sex male (%)60 (56%)68 (63%)
Age years, median and range64 (33–75)62 (35–75)
Pathological stageN (%)N (%)
 Dukes’ A5 (4.6)5 (4.6)
 Dukes’ B46 (42.6)49 (45.4)
 Dukes’ C136 (33.3)38 (35.2)
 Dukes’ C217 (15.7)10 (9.3)
 Missing4 (3.7)6 (5.6)