Table 4 Results of treatment in hypopharyngeal cancer with organ preservation approach
Author | Methods | No. | LCS (yr) | DFS (yr) | OS (yr) | LPS (yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lefebvre[5] | Surgery | 94 | Â | 31% (3) | 43% (3) | - |
| Â | IC + RT | 100 | Â | 43% (3) | 57% (3) | 42% (3) |
Zelefsky[8] | IC + RT | 26 | 30% (5) | Â | 15% (5) | 52% (5) |
| Â | Surgery | 30 | 42% (5) | Â | 22% (5) | Â |
Altundag[6] | IC + RT | 45 total (5 hypo.) | 50.9% (2) | Â | Â | 63.3% (2) |
Urba[7] | IC + RT | 59 total (22 hypo.) | Â | Â | 64% (3) | 52% (3) |
Lee [22] | CCRT | 31 (11 hypo.) | 94% (2) | 86% (2) | 63% (2) | 89% (2) |
Lefebvre[11] | IC + RT | 224 (116 hypo.) | 49.7% (3) | Â | 48.5% (5) | 39.5% (5) |
| Â | alternating | 226 (115 hypo.) | 50.6% (3) | Â | 51.9% (5) | 45.4% (5) |
This study | CCRT | 27 | 63.0% (5) | 51% (5) | 34.8% (5) | 59.2% (5) |