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Table 2 Survival outcomes in patients with CRPT during RT and only at the end of RT

From: Primary tumor regression speed after radiotherapy and its prognostic significance in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a retrospective study

Variable

CRPT during RT (N = 41)

CRPT at the end of RT (N = 35)

HR †(95% CI*)

P ‡

5-yr OS rate

79.9%

88.6%

0.590 (0.177-1.962)

0.383

5-yr FFS rate

80.2%

97.1%

0.144 (0.018-1.151)

0.033

5-yr DMFS rate

87.1%

97.1%

0.233 (0.027-1.992)

0.146

5-yr LRFS rate

92.4%

100%

0.018 (0.000-206.004)

0.113

  1. †HR, Hazard ratios calculated using the unadjusted Cox proportional hazards model; *CI, confidence interval; ‡ P-values were calculated by the unadjusted log-rank test. RT, Radiotherapy; OS, Overall survival; FFS, Failure-free survival; DMFS, Distant metastasis-free survival; LRFS, Local relapse-free survival; CRPT, Complete response of primary tumor.