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Table 2 Site of second new primary, time-interval from index cancer and final clinical outcomes

From: Intensity-modulated radiation therapy versus three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: long-term and mature outcomes of a prospective randomized trial

Sr. No.

Arm

Primary site

Site of second new primary cancer

Time-interval from index cancer

Final clinical outcome

1

3D-CRTa

Base of tongue

Buccal mucosa

13 months

Alive without disease

2

3D-CRT

Tonsil

Alveolus

72 months

Died of post-operative complications

3

3D-CRT

Pyriform sinus

Esophagus

19 months

Died of 2nd malignancy

4

3D-CRT

Glottic larynx

Esophagus

100 months

Died of 2nd malignancy

5

IMRTb

Tonsil

Lung

19 months

Died of 2nd malignancy

6

IMRT

Pyriform sinus

Lung

27 months

Died of 2nd malignancy

7

IMRT

Supraglottic larynx

Urinary bladder

64 months

Cured of bladder cancer

Tonsil (3rd primary)

72 months

Died of 3rd malignancy

8

IMRT

Base of tongue

Pyriform sinus

95 months

Died of 2nd malignancy

9

IMRT

Tonsil

Esophagus

56 months

Died of 2nd malignancy

  1. a3D-CRT three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy, b IMRT intensity-modulated radiation therapy