TABLE 4.

Comparison of the present study results with previous prospective randomized controlled studies

	RTOG 85-01, n=129		Walsh et al, n=113		FVC, n=138
Survival	RT	CRT	RS	CRT	RT	CRT
Two-year, %	10	36	26	37	18	49
Three- and five-year*, %	0	27	6	32	<5	35

^*Three-year survival was determined by Walsh et al (1) and five-year survival was determined by the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) (3) and the present study at the Fraser Valley Centre (FVC) in Surrey, British Columbia. CRT Combined regimens; RS Radical surgery; RT Radiation therapy