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Table 1 Patient and tumor characteristics

From: A non-randomized comparison of gemcitabine-based chemoradiation with or without induction chemotherapy for locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck

 

CRT

ST

 

Characteristics*

n = 27

n = 31

p

Age:

   

   median (range), years

57 (44-78)

58 (41-71)

0.208*

Gender

  

1

   male

22

26

 

   female

5

5

 

WHO performance status

  

0.7734

0

7

10

 

1

20

21

 

Primary tumor site:

  

0.179**

oropharynx

7

14

 

hypopharynx

17

9

 

larynx

1

4

 

paranasal sinus

1

1

 

nasopharynx

 

1

 

unknown

1

2

 

Stage:

  

**1

   III

2

1

0.5931

   IV

25

30

 
  1. CRT = concurrent chemotherapy and radiotherapy
  2. ST = induction chemotherapy followed by CRT
  3. *: Fischer's exact; **: Pearson chi-square; 1: T: p = 0.807; N: p = 0.163
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