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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients in the N group and CRT group

From: Comparison of radiotherapy combined with nimotuzumab vs. chemoradiotherapy for locally recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Characteristic

N group (N = 32)

CRT group (N = 55)

P

 

No. (%)

No. (%)

 

Gender

  

0.886

 Male

24 (75.0%)

42 (76.4%)

 

 Female

8 (25.0%)

13 (23.6%)

 

Age (years)

  

0.193

 < 50

18 (56.2%)

23 (41.8%)

 

  ≥ 50

14 (43.8%)

32 (58.2%)

 

KPS score

  

0.814

 70–80

11 (34.4%)

17 (30.9%)

 

 90–100

21 (65.6%)

38 (69.1%)

 

Histology

  

0.439

 Keratinizing (WHO type I)

1 (3.1%)

1 (1.8%)

 

 Non-keratinizing differentiated (WHO type II)

10 (31.3%)

11 (20.0%)

 

 Non-keratinizing undifferentiated (WHO type III)

21 (65.6%)

43 (78.2%)

 

Recurrent T classification

  

0.205

 T1

1 (3.1%)

6 (10.9%)

 

 T2

2 (6.3%)

5 (9.1%)

 

 T3

16 (50.0%)

16 (29.1%)

 

 T4

13 (40.6%)

28 (50.9%)

 

Recurrent N classification

  

0.557

 N0

24 (75.0%)

34 (61.9%)

 

 N1

5 (15.6%)

15 (27.3%)

 

 N2

2 (6.3%)

5 (9.0%)

 

 N3

1 (3.1%)

1 (1.8%)

 

Recurrent Clinical Stage

  

0.416

 I

1 (3.1%)

2 (3.6%)

 

 II

2 (6.2%)

8 (14.6%)

 

 III

15 (46.9%)

17 (30.9%)

 

 IVa

14 (43.8%)

28 (50.9%)

 
  1. N group, radiotherapy combined with nimotuzumab group; CRT group, chemoradiotherapy group; KPS, Karnofsky performance status; WHO, World Health Organization. The P-value was calculated using the χ2-test or Fisher’s exact test