Table 2.
Local control and prognostic factors
| Local control | Yes | No | p | ||
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| n | % | n | % | ||
| Age | 0.456 | ||||
| >61 | 26 | 54.2 | 6 | 42.9 | |
| <61 | 22 | 45.8 | 8 | 57.1 | |
| Gender | 0.299 | ||||
| Male | 39 | 81.3 | 13 | 92.9 | |
| Female | 9 | 18.8 | 1 | 7.1 | |
| Smoking status | 0.408 | ||||
| Yes | 29 | 60.4 | 11 | 78.6 | |
| No | 17 | 35.4 | 3 | 21.4 | |
| Ex-smoker | 2 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Grade | 0.776 | ||||
| G1 | 6 | 12.5 | 2 | 14.3 | |
| G2 | 27 | 56.3 | 9 | 64.3 | |
| G3 | 15 | 31.2 | 3 | 21.4 | |
| VC impairment | 0.404 | ||||
| Yes | 42 | 87.5 | 11 | 78.6 | |
| No | 6 | 12.5 | 3 | 21.4 | |
| AC involvement | 0.717 | ||||
| Yes | 30 | 62.5 | 8 | 57.1 | |
| No | 18 | 37.5 | 6 | 42.9 | |
| Extensive/bulky disease | 0.037* | ||||
| Yes | 36 | 75 | 14 | 100 | |
| No | 12 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
| Treatment modality | 0.010* | ||||
| CCRT | 29 | 60.4 | 3 | 21.4 | |
| RT | 19 | 39.6 | 11 | 78.6 | |
Abbreviations: VC, vocal cord; AC, anterior commissure; RT, radiotherapy; CCRT, concurrent chemoradiation.
*
p<0.05 (significant).