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Table 1 Characteristics of enrolled patients

From: Preliminary evidence for endoscopic surgery combined with postoperative anti-PD-1 immunotherapy in advanced recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Clinical features

ENPG alone group (n = 20)

Consolidation immunotherapy group (n = 10)

N

%

p-value

Age, n (%)

    

1.000

 ≥50 years

12

6

18

60.0

 

 <50 years

8

4

12

40.0

Sex, n (%)

    

1.000

 Male

16

8

24

80.0

 

 Female

4

2

6

20.0

Body mass index, n (%)

    

0.838

 <18.5

2

1

3

10.0

 

 18.5–24.9

12

7

19

33.3

 >24.9

6

2

8

26.7

ICA embolization, n (%)

    

1.000

 Yes

18

9

27

90.0

 

 No

2

1

3

10.0

Pathologic type, n (%)

    

1.000

 WHO type II

12

6

18

60.0

 

 WHO type III

8

4

12

40.0

Postoperative reconstruction, n (%)

    

0.677

 Septal flap

7

2

9

30.0

 

 Middle turbinal flap

1

1

2

13.3

 Dural substitute

2

0

2

6.7

 Temporalis muscle flap

8

6

14

46.7

 No use

2

1

3

10.0

T stage (initial status), n (%)

    

0.741

 T2

3

2

5

16.7

 

 T3

16

8

24

80.0

 T4

1

0

1

3.3

T stage (first relapse stauts), n (%)

    

1.000

 T3

18

9

27

90.0

 

 T4

2

1

3

10.0

Lymph node metastasis, n (%)

    

1.000

 Yes

6

3

9

30.0

 

 No

14

7

21

70.0

Period bewteen recurrence and the last session of radiotherapy, n (%)

    

1.000

 ≥3 years

12

6

18

60.0

 

 <3 years

8

4

12

40.0

Preoperative combined chemotherapy before surgery, n (%)

    

0.958

Cisplatin

19

9

28

93.3

 

Gemcitabine

12

6

18

60.0

Docetaxel

7

3

10

33.3

No

1

1

2

6.7

Recurrence site previously irradiated, n (%)

    

0.301

 Yes

18

10

28

93.3

 

 No

2

0

2

6.7

Negative margin, n (%)

    

-

 Yes

20

10

30

100.0

 

 No

0

0

0

0

  1. Abbreviation: ENPG endoscopic nasopharyngectomy, ICA internal carotid aetery, WHO World Health Organization