Skip to main content

Table 1 Summary of patients characteristics at treatment start

From: Early clinical experience with volumetric modulated arc therapy in head and neck cancer patients

Number of patients

 

45

Site

Oral Cavity

Nasopharynx

Oropharynx

Hypopharynx

Larynx

Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinuses

Other

7

3

16

1

10

6

2

Histology

Squamous cell carcinoma

Differentiated carcinoma

Undifferentiated carcinoma

Adenoidocistic carcinoma

Estesioneuroblastoma

Sarcomas

34

1

2

3

3

2

Sex

Males

Females

28

17

Age

Performance Status

Median [range]

PS 0

PS 1

PS 2

65 [28, 96] y.o.

28

11

6

Diagnostic imaging

PET

RM

6

45

Stage

II

III

IV

4

8

33

Chemotherapy

No ChT

CDDP

Cetuximab

10

16

19

Radiation Dose Prescription

Group A: 69.96/54.45Gy in 33 fractions

Group B: 66.0/54.45 Gy in 33 fractions

Group C: 55Gy in 25 fractions

36

3

6