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Table 3 Univariate analysis of prognostic factors

From: Maintenance chemotherapy using S-1 following definitive chemoradiotherapy in patients with N3 nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Characteristic

LFFS

DMFS

OS

HR(95%CI)

P value

HR(95%CI)

P value

HR(95%CI)

P value

Gender(Male/Female)

0.44 (0.123–1.582)

0.209

0.441 (0.201–0.966)

0.041

0.540 (0.231–1.265)

0.156

Age(y)

0.996 (0.947–1.047)

0.872

1.021 (0.990–1.053)

0.193

1.013 (0.978–1.013)

0.464

Pathology (Type II/III)

0.873 (0.114–6.687)

0.896

1.489 (0.526–4.213)

0.453

2.471 (0.941–6.485)

0.066

GTV Dose (Gy)

0.998 (0.990–1.006)

0.635

1.004 (1.000–1.007)

0.026

1.003 (1.000–1.007)

0.086

T stage(T1/T2/T3/T4)

0.923 (0.561–1.520)

0.754

1.250 (0.905–1.727)

0.176

1.472 (1.000–2.166)

0.050

NeoCT (cycles)

0.982 (0.524–1.840)

0.954

0.716 (0.457–1.121)

0.144

0.598 (0.337–1.060)

0.078

ConCT (cycles)

0.961 (0.509–1.817)

0.904

1.037 (0.698–1.541)

0.856

1.071 (0.681–1.683)

0.767

AdjCT (cycles)

0.937 (0.469–1.870)

0.853

0.983 (0.647–1.494)

0.983

1.207 (0.782–1.862)

0.395

Total chemotherpy (cycles)a

0.935 (0.577–1.515)

0.784

0.845 (0.631–1.130)

0.256

0.919 (0.660–1.280)

0.618

Response to NeoCT(CR/PR/SD)

0.856 (0.092–7.936)

0.891

0.510 (0.139–1.878)

0.312

0.503 (0.120–2.105)

0.347

Short-term treatment responseb(CR/PR)

1.535 (0.533–4.425)

0.427

1.260 (0.661–2.402)

0.483

1.208 (0.583–2.503)

0.611

MC

0.037 (0.000–15.944)

0.287

0.256 (0.062–1.067)

0.061

0.168 (0.023–1.240)

0.080

  1. Abbreviations: GTV, gross tumour volume; NeoCT, neoadjuvant chemotherapy; ConCT, concurrent chemotherapy; AdjCT, adjuvant chemotherapy; CR, complete response; PR, partial response; MC, maintenance chemotherapy; HR = Hazard ratio, CI=Confidence interval
  2. aTotal chemotherapy cycles was caculated as the total cycles of NeoCT, ConCT and AdjCT. bEvaluated 4–6 weeks upon completion of radiotherapy