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Table 2 Treatment outcome analysis

From: Definitive intensity modulated radiotherapy in locally advanced hypopharygeal and laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma: mature treatment results and patterns of locoregional failure

Factor

Associated level

Cox regression analysis: hazard ratio (95% CI) (p-value)

  

LRC

OS

Univariate analysis

   

 Age (years)

>60

0.86 (0.26, 2.817) (0.80)

1.96 (0.76, 5.07) (0.17)

 Sex

Male

1.14 (0.15, 8.91) (0.90)

0.97 (0.23, 4.16) (0.96)

 Localisation

Larynx

1.29 (0.39, 4.24) (0.67)

1.04 (0.44, 2.45) (0.94)

 T-classification

cT3-4

1.29 (0.16, 10.06) (0.81)

0.53 (0.18, 1.58) (0.26)

 N-classification

c/pN2b-3

1.13 (0.33, 3.87) (0.84)

0.78 (0.33, 1.83) (0.57)

 AJCC stage

IV

0.90 (0.24, 3.40) (0.88)

0.91 (0.35, 2.35) (0.91)

 Grading

G3

0.88 (0.26, 3.01) (0.84)

0.75 (0.30, 1.85) (0.53)

 Neck Dissection

yes

1.48 (0.45, 4.86) (0.52)

0.19 (0.51, 2.81) (0.69)

 Duration RT

>55 days

1.08 (0.23, 5.01) (0.92)

0.70 (0.21, 2.40) (0.57)

Multivariate analysis

   

 Age (years)

>60

0.93 (0.27, 3.39) (0.93)

2.37 (0.83, 6.73) (0.11)

 Sex

Male

1.28 (0.13, 12.43) (0.83)

0.79 (0.14, 4.42) (0.79)

 Localisation

Larynx

1.31 (0.33, 5.12) (0.70)

1.32 (0.46, 3.75) (0.60)

 T-classification

cT3-4

1.51 (0.14, 10.79) (0.73)

0.50 (0.12, 2.05) (0.26)

 N-classification

c/pN2b-3

1.26 (0.13, 12.32) (0.85)

0.55 (0.15, 2.02) (0.57)

 AJCC stage

IV

0.51 (0.05, 5.38) (0.57)

0.92 (0.45, 8.15) (0.38)

 Grading

G3

1.13 (0.28, 4.57) (0.87)

0.99 (0.36, 2.74) (0.98)

 Neck Dissection

yes

1.83 (0.34, 9.89) (0.49)

1.54 (0.52, 4.55) (0.43)

 Duration RT

>55 days

1.11 (0.22, 5.50) (0.90)

0.65 (0.17, 2.43) (0.52)

  1. Abbreviations: LRC Locoregional control, OS Overall survival, CI confidence interval.