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Table 3 Univariate analysis for various clinical endpoints

From: Comparing treatment outcomes of different chemotherapy sequences during intensity modulated radiotherapy for advanced N-stage nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients

Characteristic

N

OS(5-year)

p

DMFS(5-year)

p

RFS(5-year)

p value

PFS(5-year)

p

Age(years)

  

0.448

 

0.876

 

0.167

 

0.743

≤41

100

72.3%

 

66.8%

 

85.3%

 

59.0%

 

>41

98

66.2%

 

64.4%

 

93.0%

 

60.4%

 

Gender

  

0.451

 

0.691

 

0.312

 

0.665

Male

156

66.5%

 

65.1%

 

90.3%

 

60.7%

 

Female

42

78.1%

 

66.4%

 

84.7%

 

54.9%

 

T stage

  

0.018

 

0.048

 

0.514

 

0.070

T1-2

71

75.1%

 

72.1%

 

93.3%

 

66.2%

 

T3

95

70.9%

 

67.2%

 

87.0%

 

61.0%

 

T4

32

48.6%

 

43.4%

 

86.5%

 

39.4%

 

N stage

  

0.145

 

0.125

 

0.785

 

0.401

N2

172

71.0%

 

67.9%

 

88.9%

 

61.1%

 

N3

26

55.7%

 

50.1%

 

91.3%

 

50.1%

 

Histology

  

0.735

 

0.944

 

0.821

 

0.844

WHO I-II

22

71.3%

 

67.9%

 

88.9%

 

63.3%

 

WHO III

176

68.6%

 

65.2%

 

89.1%

 

59.1%

 

Treatment method

  

<0.001

 

0.018

 

0.004

 

<0.001

IMRT alone

33

47.7%

 

49.2%

 

74.5%

 

37.5%

 

Chemoradoitherapy

165

73.1%

 

68.5%

 

91.3%

 

63.8%