Table 2.
Results of Trial Group Analyses for Survival
Variable | Main Analysis (13 trials)
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HR | 95% CI | Interaction P | |
Planned chemotherapy type | |||
Platinum based | 0.84 | 0.72 to 0.98 | |
Nonplatinum based | 0.76 | 0.62 to 0.94 | .48 |
Planned radiotherapy dose | |||
≥ 45 Gy + BRT | 0.78 | 0.68 to 0.89 | |
< 45 Gy + BRT | 0.93 | 0.70 to 1.24 | .26 |
Planned radiotherapy duration, weeks | |||
≤ 8 | 0.83 | 0.72 to 0.96 | |
> 8 | 0.73 | 0.57 to 0.93 | .35 |
Planned chemotherapy cycle length, weeks* | |||
≤ 1 | 0.74 | 0.60 to 0.92 | |
> 1 | 0.95 | 0.72 to 1.25 | .16 |
Planned cisplatin dose-intensity, mg/m2/wk* | |||
≤ 25 | 0.93 | 0.70 to 1.24 | |
> 25 | 0.76 | 0.62 to 0.96 | .25 |
Cisplatin regimen* | |||
Single agent | 0.76 | 0.62 to 0.93 | |
Combination | 0.93 | 0.70 to 1.24 | .25 |
Chemotherapy regimen | |||
Single agent | 0.75 | 0.63 to 0.88 | |
Combination | 0.86 | 0.71 to 1.04 | .29 |
NOTE. Two trials in which additional adjuvant chemotherapy was administered on the treatment arm are excluded.
Results are based only on trials in which cisplatin-based chemoradiation was administered.