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Table 2 Failure patterns of NCT + CCRT group and CCRT group

From: Can neoadjuvant chemotherapy improve survival in stage T3-4N1 nasopharyngeal carcinoma? A propensity matched analysis

Variables

NCT + CCRT group (N = 85)

CCRT group(N = 85)

Pvalue

Locoregional recurrence alone

9 (10.6%)

8 (9.4%)

0.486

Distant recurrence alone

3 (3.5%)

6 (7.0%)

0.774

Locoregional and distant recurrence

3 (3.5%)

1 (0.01%)

0.313

Death

11 (12.9%)

9 (10.69%)

0.635

  1. Abbreviations: NCT Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy; CCRT Concurrent chemoradiotherapy