Establishment and validation of a prognostic risk classification for patients with stage T1-3N0M0 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

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Abstract Background: No existing methods can accurately predict postoperative prognosis in patients with stage T1-3N0M0 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). We explored the postoperative prognosis of such patients using a new prognostic risk classification system (Esorisk). Methods: Patients with stage T1-3N0M0 ESCC from two cancer centers—Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center (training cohort: N=819) and Henan Cancer Hospital (external validation cohort: N=177)—who underwent esophagectomy between 1995 and 2015 were included. We integrated significant risk factors for death events into multivariable logistic regression models and applied them to the training cohort to build Esorisk. The parsimonious aggregate Esorisk score was calculated for each patient; the training set was divided into three prognostic risk classes according to the 33rd and 66th Esorisk score percentiles. Esorisk’s association with cancer-specific survival (CSS) was assessed using Cox proportional hazard regression analyses. Results: The Esorisk model was: [10 + 0.023 × age + 0.517 × drinking history – 0.012 × hemoglobin – 0.042 × albumin – 0.032 × lymph nodes removed]. Patients were grouped into three classes—Class A (5.14-7.26, low risk), Class B (7.27-7.70, middle risk), and Class C (7.71-9.29, high risk). In the training group, the 5-year CSS decreased across categories (A: 63%, B: 52%, C: 30%; log-rank P<0.001). Similar findings were observed in the validation group (A: 81%, B: 69%, C: 48%; log-rank P<0.001). Esorisk stratified the CSS in patients from two cohorts with stage pT1 (P=0.0029), pT2 (P<0.001), or pT3 (P<0.001) disease. Cox proportional hazard regression analyses showed that the Esorisk aggregate score remained significantly associated with CSS in the training cohort (P<0.001) and validation cohort (P=0.001) after adjusting for pT stage and tumor differentiation. Conclusion: We established and validated a novel prognostic risk classification that can predict the CSS for patients with T1-3N0M0 ESCC. This may help clinicians identify patient subgroups with poor prognosis.
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Establishment and validation of a prognostic risk classification for patients with stage T1-3N0M0 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Establishment and validation of a prognostic risk classification for patients with stage T1-3N0M0 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma Yangyu Huang, Yan Zheng, Shen-Hua Liang, Lei-Lei Wu, Xuan Liu, and 2 more This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-414101/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Background: No existing methods can accurately predict postoperative prognosis in patients with stage T1-3N0M0 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). We explored the postoperative prognosis of such patients using a new prognostic risk classification system (Esorisk). Methods: Patients with stage T1-3N0M0 ESCC from two cancer centers—Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center (training cohort: N=819) and Henan Cancer Hospital (external validation cohort: N=177)—who underwent esophagectomy between 1995 and 2015 were included. We integrated significant risk factors for death events into multivariable logistic regression models and applied them to the training cohort to build Esorisk. The parsimonious aggregate Esorisk score was calculated for each patient; the training set was divided into three prognostic risk classes according to the 33rd and 66th Esorisk score percentiles. Esorisk’s association with cancer-specific survival (CSS) was assessed using Cox proportional hazard regression analyses. Results: The Esorisk model was: [10 + 0.023 × age + 0.517 × drinking history – 0.012 × hemoglobin – 0.042 × albumin – 0.032 × lymph nodes removed]. Patients were grouped into three classes—Class A (5.14-7.26, low risk), Class B (7.27-7.70, middle risk), and Class C (7.71-9.29, high risk). In the training group, the 5-year CSS decreased across categories (A: 63%, B: 52%, C: 30%; log-rank P<0.001). Similar findings were observed in the validation group (A: 81%, B: 69%, C: 48%; log-rank P<0.001). Esorisk stratified the CSS in patients from two cohorts with stage pT1 (P=0.0029), pT2 (P<0.001), or pT3 (P<0.001) disease. Cox proportional hazard regression analyses showed that the Esorisk aggregate score remained significantly associated with CSS in the training cohort (P<0.001) and validation cohort (P=0.001) after adjusting for pT stage and tumor differentiation. Conclusion: We established and validated a novel prognostic risk classification that can predict the CSS for patients with T1-3N0M0 ESCC. This may help clinicians identify patient subgroups with poor prognosis. Oncology General Surgery esophageal squamous cell carcinoma prognostic model survival stage T1-3N0M0 surgery Figures Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Full Text Tables Table 1 : The associations of clinicopathological characteristics between training cohort (SYSUCC) and external validation cohort (HNCH). All patients (N = 996) Training Cohort (SYSUCC, N=819) Validation Cohort (HNCH, N=177) Variables No. of patients/ mean ± std Sex Male 680 (68.3%) 577 (70.5%) 103 (58.2%) Female 316 (31.7%) 242 (29.5%) 74 (41.8%) Smoking history No 416 (41.8%) 318 (38.8%) 98 (55.4%) Yes 580 (58.2%) 501 (51.2%) 79 (44.6%) Drinking history No 703 (70.6%) 590 (72.0%) 113 (63.8%) Yes 293 (29.4%) 229 (28.0%) 64 (36.2%) Tumor differentiation Grade I 300 (30.1%) 226 (27.6%) 74 (41.8%) Grade II 474 (47.6%) 388 (47.4%) 86 (48.6%) Grade III 222 (22.3%) 205 (25.0%) 17 (9.6%) T stage T1 187 (18.8%) 125 (15.3%) 62 (35.0%) T2 287 (28.8%) 244 (29.8%) 43 (24.3%) T3 522 (52.4%) 450 (54.9%) 72 (40.7%) Surgical approach Sweet NA 538 (65.7%) NA Ivor-Lewis NA 23 (2.8%) NA McKeown NA 129 (23.1%) NA Other NA 69 (8.4%) NA Age (year) 59.3 ± 9.08 58.4 ± 9.24 63.5 ± 6.92 Hemoglobin (g/L) 135.6 ± 14.59 136.6 ± 14.39 130.6 ± 14.54 Albumin (g/L) 43.20 ± 3.89 43.16 ± 3.94 43.06 ±3.69 Lymph nodes 18.15 ± 12.50 18.3 ± 13.0 17.6 ± 9.2 Transthoracic laterality Left 648 (65.1%) 538 (65.7%) 110 (62.1%) Right 279 (28.0%) 212 (25.9%) 67 (37.9%) Other 69 (6.9%) 69 (8.4%) 0 (0%) S YSUCC, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center; HNCH, Henan Cancer Hospital; std, Standard deviations. Table 2. The results of multivariable Logistic regression analysis in ESCC patients with stage T1-T3N0M0 (dependent variable: death events). Covariate Coefficient estimate Odds ratio 95% Confidence interval P -value Age 0.023 1.023 1.007-1.040 0.006 Drinking history No vs. yes 0.517 1.676 1.194-2.353 0.003 Hemoglobin (g/L) -0.012 0.988 0.977-0.999 0.038 Albumin (g/L) -0.042 0.958 0.922-0.996 0.034 Sex Female vs. male 0.163 1.177 0.817-1.695 0.382 Surgical approach 0.506 Sweet 1 reference Ivor-Lewis 0.604 1.830 0.756-4.425 0.180 McKeown -0.022 0.979 0.657-1.457 0.915 Other -0.172 0.842 0.489-1.449 0.535 Lymph nodes -0.032 0.969 0.955-0.982 <0.001 ESCC , esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Age, hemoglobin, albumin and lymph nodes were numeric variables. The method was “Enter selection”. Table 3. Univariable and multivariable Cox regression of stage T1-T3N0M0 ESCC patients in the Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center. Univariable Cox regression Multivariable Cox regression Covariate P-value HR (95% CI) P-value HR (95% CI) Sex Female 1 (reference) 1 (reference) Male 0.899 1.016 (0.799-1.292) 0.197 1.177 (0.919-1.507) Age (continuous) 0.008 1.016 (1.004-1.028) 0.972 1.000 (0.987-1.013) Smoking history No 1 (reference) Yes 0.084 1.220 (0.973-1.529) pT stage 0.012 0.001 T1 1 (reference) 1 (reference) T2 0.05 1.457 (0.999-2.125) 0.04 1.490 (1.019-2.177) T3 0.003 1.692 (1.191-2.405) <0.001 1.935 (1.354-2.766) Tumor differentiation 0.006 <0.001 Grade I 1 (reference) 1 (reference) Grade II 0.947 1.009 (0.776-1.312) 0.413 1.117 (0.857-1.457) Grade III 0.007 1.479 (1.111-1.969) <0.001 1.763 (1.314-2.366) Esorisk class <0.001 <0.001 Class A 1 (reference) 1 (reference) Class B 0.010 1.477 (1.100-1.984) 0.007 1.544 (1.129-2.111) Class C <0.001 2.316 (1.762-3.044) <0.001 2.416 (1.748-3.339) Surgical approach 0.001 0.014 Sweet 1 (reference) 1 (reference) Ivor-Lewis 0.041 1.793 (1.025-3.138) 0.014 2.152 (1.68-3.964) McKeown 0.027 0.727 (0.548-0.965) NA NA Other 0.014 1.615 (1.103-2.366) NA NA Transthoracic laterality 0.007 0.121 Left 1 (reference) 1 (reference) Right 0.120 0.812 (0.625-1.056) 0.802 0.962 (0.714-1.298) Other 0.014 1.613 (1.101-2.363) 0.046 1.485 (1.007-2.191) ESCC, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma; CI, confidence interval; The method was “Enter selection”. Table 4. Multivariable Cox regression of stage T1-T3N0M0 ESCC patients in the Henan Cancer Hospital. Multivariable Cox regression Covariate P-value HR (95% CI) Sex Female 1 (reference) Male 0.714 1.113 (0.627-1.977) Age (continuous) 0.849 1.004 (0.961-1.050) pT stage <0.001 T1 1 (reference) T2 0.343 1.580 (0.614-4.064) T3 <0.001 4.411 (2.068-9.412) Tumor differentiation 0.885 Grade I 1 (reference) Grade II 0.873 1.048 (0.589-1.863) Grade III 0.686 0.798 (0.267-2.387) Esorisk class 0.001 Class A 1 (reference) Class B 0.699 0.802 (0.262-2.455) Class C 0.019 3.113 (1.225-7.914) Transthoracic laterality Left 1 (reference) Right 0.343 1.329 (0.739-2.391) ESCC, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma; CI, confidence interval; The method was “Enter selection”. 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style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 99.45pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;color:red;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width:106.35pt;border:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:1.0pt;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:justify;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;text-indent:10.0pt;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003eMale\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 71.1pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003e680 (68.3%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 99pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003e577 (70.5%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 99.45pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003e103 (58.2%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width:106.35pt;border:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:1.0pt;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:justify;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New 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Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003e74 (41.8%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width:106.35pt;border:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:1.0pt;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:left;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;margin-left:15.05pt;text-indent:-15.05pt;'\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003eSmoking history\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 71.1pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;color:red;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 99pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;color:red;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 99.45pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;color:red;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width:106.35pt;border:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:1.0pt;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:justify;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;text-indent:10.0pt;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003eNo\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 71.1pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003e416 (41.8%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 99pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003e318 (38.8%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 99.45pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003e98 (55.4%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width:106.35pt;border:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:1.0pt;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:justify;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;text-indent:10.0pt;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003eYes\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 71.1pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003e580 (58.2%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 99pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003e501 (51.2%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 99.45pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003e79 (44.6%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 106.35pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:left;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003eDrinking history\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 71.1pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;color:red;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 99pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;color:red;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 99.45pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;color:red;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 106.35pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:justify;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;text-indent:10.0pt;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003eNo\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 71.1pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003e703 (70.6%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 99pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003e590 (72.0%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 99.45pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003e113 (63.8%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 106.35pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:justify;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;text-indent:10.0pt;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003eYes\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 71.1pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003e293 (29.4%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 99pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003e229 (28.0%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 99.45pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003e64 (36.2%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 106.35pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:left;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003eTumor differentiation\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 71.1pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;color:red;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 99pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;color:red;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 99.45pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;color:red;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 106.35pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:justify;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;text-indent:10.0pt;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003eGrade I\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 71.1pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003e300 (30.1%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 99pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003e226 (27.6%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 99.45pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003e74 (41.8%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 106.35pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:justify;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp; Grade II\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 71.1pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003e474 (47.6%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 99pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003e388 (47.4%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 99.45pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003e86 (48.6%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 106.35pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:justify;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;text-indent:10.0pt;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003eGrade III\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 71.1pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New 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99.45pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003eNA\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 106.35pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:left;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;text-indent:9.0pt;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12px;\"\u003eMcKeown\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 71.1pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003eNA\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 99pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003e129 (23.1%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 99.45pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003eNA\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 106.35pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:left;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;text-indent:9.0pt;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12px;\"\u003eOther\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 71.1pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003eNA\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 99pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003e69 (8.4%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 99.45pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003eNA\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 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1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:left;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12px;\"\u003eTransthoracic laterality\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 71.1pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;color:red;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 99pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;color:red;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 99.45pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;color:red;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 106.35pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:left;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12px;\"\u003eLeft\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 71.1pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003e648 (65.1%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 99pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003e538 (65.7%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 99.45pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003e110 (62.1%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 106.35pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:left;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12px;\"\u003eRight\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 71.1pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003e279 (28.0%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 99pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003e212 (25.9%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 99.45pt;border: medium none;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003e67 (37.9%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 106.35pt;border-color: currentcolor currentcolor windowtext;border-style: none none solid;border-width: medium medium 1pt;border-image: none 100% / 1 / 0 stretch;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:left;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12px;\"\u003eOther\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 71.1pt;border-color: currentcolor currentcolor windowtext;border-style: none none solid;border-width: medium medium 1pt;border-image: none 100% / 1 / 0 stretch;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003e69 (6.9%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 99pt;border-color: currentcolor currentcolor windowtext;border-style: none none solid;border-width: medium medium 1pt;border-image: none 100% / 1 / 0 stretch;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003e69 (8.4%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 99.45pt;border-color: currentcolor currentcolor windowtext;border-style: none none solid;border-width: medium medium 1pt;border-image: none 100% / 1 / 0 stretch;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003e0 (0%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003c/tbody\u003e\n \u003c/table\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:justify;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eS\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eYSUCC, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center; HNCH, Henan Cancer Hospital; std,\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;\"\u003eStandard deviations.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp style='margin:0in;text-align:justify;font-size:14px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0in;text-align:justify;font-size:14px;font-family:DengXian;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:13px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003eTable 2.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:13px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e\u0026nbsp;The results of multivariable Logistic regression analysis in ESCC patients with stage T1-T3N0M0 (dependent variable: death events).\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\" style=\"margin:0in;text-align:justify;font-size:14px;font-family:DengXian;\"\u003e\n \u003ctable style=\"width: 76%;border-collapse:collapse;border:none;\"\u003e\n \u003ctbody\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width:28.88%;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:1.0pt;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:DengXian;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:12px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;color:black;'\u003eCovariate\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width:16.84%;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:1.0pt;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin:0in;text-align:left;font-size:14px;font-family:DengXian;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:12px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003eCoefficient\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:DengXian;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:12px;font-family: \"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003eestimate\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width:12.02%;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:1.0pt;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:DengXian;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:12px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;color:black;'\u003eOdds ratio\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 28.92%;border-color: windowtext currentcolor;border-style: solid none;border-width: 1pt medium;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:DengXian;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:12px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;color:black;'\u003e95%\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:DengXian;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:12px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;color:black;'\u003eConfidence interval\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"width: 13.34%;border-color: windowtext currentcolor;border-style: solid none;border-width: 1pt medium;padding: 0in 5.4pt;height: 1pt;vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp 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top;\"\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:DengXian;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:12px;font-family: \"Times New Roman\",serif;color:black;'\u003e\u0026lt;0.001\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/td\u003e\n \u003c/tr\u003e\n \u003c/tbody\u003e\n \u003c/table\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0in;text-align:justify;font-size:14px;font-family:DengXian;\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size: 12px; font-family: \"Times New Roman\", serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);'\u003eESCC\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:12px;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;'\u003e, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0in;text-align:justify;font-size:14px;font-family:DengXian;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan 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