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Table 2 Patient demographic and baseline characteristics (N = 122)

From: A randomized phase II/III study of adverse events between sequential (SEQ) versus simultaneous integrated boost (SIB) intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in nasopharyngeal carcinoma; preliminary result on acute adverse events

Characteristics

All (N = 122)

SEQ (N = 54)

SIB (N = 68)

p-value

Age, years

   

0.680

 Mean ± SD

49.39 ± 10.30

49.7 ± 10.63

48.96 ± 9.96

Sex

   

0.563

 Male

95 (77.9 %)

39 (72.2 %)

56 (82.4 %)

 Female

27 (22.1 %)

15 (27.8 %)

12 (17.6 %)

Performance status

   

-

 90–100

122 (100 %)

54 (100 %)

68 (100 %)

WHO classification

   

0.983

 Type I (Keratinizing SCCA)

2 (1.6 %)

1 (1.9 %)

1 (1.5 %)

 Type IIA (NK, diff. SCCA)

11 (9.0 %)

5 (9.2 %)

6 (8.8 %)

 Type IIB (NK,undiff. SCCA)

109 (89.4 %)

48 (88.9 %)

61 (89.7 %)

T stage

   

0.741

 1

35 (28.7 %)

17 (31.5 %)

18 (26.5 %)

 2

50 (41.0 %)

22 (40.7 %)

28 (41.2 %)

 3

24 (19.7 %)

11 (20.4 %)

13 (19.1 %)

 4

13 (10.6 %)

4 (7.4 %)

9 (13.2 %)

N stage

   

0.910

 0

5 (4.1 %)

2 (3.7 %)

3 (4.4 %)

 1

22 (18.0 %)

9 (16.6 %)

13 (19.1 %)

 2

77 (63.2 %)

36 (66.7 %)

41 (60.3 %)

 3

18 (13.8 %)

7 (13.0 %)

11 (16.2 %)

AJCC Stage grouping

   

0.259

 II

18 (14.8 %)

8 (14.8 %)

10 (14.7 %)

 III

75 (61.4 %)

37 (68.5 %)

38 (55.9 %)

 IVA

11 (9.0 %)

2 (3.7 %)

9 (13.2 %)

 IVB

18 (14.8 %)

7 (13.0 %)

11 (16.2 %)

Mean PTV volume, cc

   

0.432

 PTV-HR ± SD

366.29 ± 122.07

354.76 ± 105.61

376.68 ± 135.70

 PTV-LR ± SD

813.7 ± 150.52

802.98 ± 146.84

823.37 ± 154.98

0.558

RT duration, days

   

0.002

 Mean ± SD

49.36 ± 3.72

50.54 ± 3.87

48.43 ± 3.33

  1. AJCC American Joint Committee of Cancer, SEQ Sequential IMRT arm, SIB Simultaneous integrated boost IMRT arm, PTV Planning target volume, HR High risk region, LR low-risk region