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Table 2 Characteristics and dose volume data for patients with a locoregional failure

From: Salivary gland-sparing other than parotid-sparing in definitive head-and-neck intensity-modulated radiotherapy does not seem to jeopardize local control

No.

Primary site

T stage

N stage

V95 of the PTV

Location of the Vf

Vf-V95* (site of failure)

Time to recurrence (months)

1

Oropharynx

T3

N2b

95%

In-field

99% (N)

8

2

Larynx

T2

N2c

93%

In-field

99% (N)

persistence

3

Oral cavity

T4

N2c

92%

In-field

99% (T)

persistence

4

Larynx

T3

N2c

95%

Marginal

50% (T)

9

5

Oropharynx

T4

N3

97%

In-field

100% (T + N)

7

6

Oral cavity

T4

N0

98%

In-field

99% (T)

16

7

Hypopharynx

T3

N2c

96%

In-field

94% (N)

15

8

Oropharynx

T3

N2b

89%

In-field

100% (N)

15

9

Oropharynx

T3

N1

96%

In-field

100% (N)

persistence

10

Oral cavity

T3

N2a

96%

In-field

95% (T + N)

10

11

Larynx

T2

N2b

95%

In-field

100% (T) 100% (N)

persistence

12

Oropharynx

T3

N2b

97%

In-field

99% (T)

8

13

Hypopharynx

T3

N2b

99%

In-field

100% (T + N)

9

  1. Abbreviations: Vf failure volume; T Tumor; N Node, * Percentage of Vf covered by 95% of the prescription dose.