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Table 5 Univariate Cox regression analysis for locoregional failure and distant failure

From: Comparison of concurrent chemoradiotherapy versus neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by radiation in patients with advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma in endemic area: experience of 128 consecutive cases with 5 year follow-up

 

Locoregional failure

Distant failure

 

Event

HR

95% CI

P-value

Event

HR

95% CI

P-value

Gender

        

 Male (n = 101)

16

1.00

  

20

1.00

  

 Female (n = 27)

5

1.11

0.41-3.04

0.83

2

0.36

0.08-1.53

0.16

WHO Classification

        

 Type I (n = 6)

1

1.00

  

1

1.00

  

 Type II (n = 43)

8

0.98

0.12-7.82

0.98

6

0.75

0.09-6.21

0.79

 Type III (n = 79)

12

0.83

0.11-6.39

0.86

15

1.05

0.14-7.94

0.96

cT

        

 T1-2 (n = 75)

9

1.00

  

10

1.00

  

 T3-4 (n = 53)

12

2.11

0.89-5.02

0.09

12

1.90

0.82-4.39

0.14

cN

        

 N0-1 (n = 34)

5

1.00

  

3

1.00

  

 N2-3 (n = 94)

16

1.20

0.44-3.29

0.72

19

2.43

0.72-8.24

0.15

Stage

        

 IIB/III (n = 83)

9

1.00

  

10

1.00

  

 IVA/IVB (n = 45)

12

2.84

1.19-6.77

0.02

12

2.62

1.13-6.08

0.02

Treatment

        

 CCRT group (n = 90)

12

1.00

  

14

1.00

  

 NACT group (n = 38)

9

1.75

0.74-4.16

0.20

8

1.29

0.54-3.08

0.56