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Published in final edited form as: Head Neck. 2006 Jan;28(1):64–73. doi: 10.1002/hed.20299

Table 5.

Patient characteristics (mean and percent) by treatment protocol before chemoradiation treatment.

	TFHX, Taxol infusion	TFHX, taxol bolus	TFHX, bolus, induction	RADPLAT	p value
Number of patients	13	16	15	9
Mean age, y	57.4	58.2	56.1	56.6	.95
Mean dose, cGy	7071	7162	7063	7042	.92
Mean % oral intake	100	96	81	100	.04^*
% Male	92	56	87	78	.09
% Stage 4	92	81	100	67	.10
% T4	46	19	40	44	.39
% G-tubes	15	25	0	22	.24
% Oral intake ≤ 50%	8	0	0	22	.06
% Aspirating	8	13	0	11	.58

p < .05.