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. 2011 Apr;84(1000):367–374. doi: 10.1259/bjr/67058055

Table 5. Treatment options and outcome in relation to tumour stage for all patients.

n TRT option St I St II St III St IV St X Recurrence (recurr)/progression (progr) n death/cause
Definitive IMRT (48 patients)
18 RT 4 9 4** 0 1 2 Tu recurr, 1 LN recurr 1 postop complic, 1 LN recurr, 2nd primary
10 CRT 0 3* 2** 5 0 1 Tu recurr, 1 Tu & LN recurr, 1 Tu progr 1 Tu progr, 2 × 2nd primary, 1 toxic death
2 ICT→RT 1 0 0 1 0
18 ICT→CRT 0 1 1 16 0 1 Tu recurr, 2 LN recurr, 1 Tu & LN recurr, 1 Tu recurr, 1 LN recurr & liver M+,
4 Tu progr, 1 LN progr 3 Tu progr, 1 Tu progr & skin/lung M+
Post-operative IMRT (30 patients)
23 RT 2 6 8 7 0 1 Tu & LN recurr, 1 Tu progr 1 Tu progr & lung M+, 1 intercurrent death
7 CRT 0 1 1 5 0 1 Tu recurr 1 Tu recurr

TRT, treatment; postop, post-operative; CRT, concurrent chemotherapy and IMRT; ICT, induction chemotherapy; RT, radiotherapy; IMRT, intensity modulated radiotherapy; St, stage; M+, metastasis; Tu, primary tumour; LN, lymph node; complic, complication.

*Salvage surgery in 1 patient; **salvage surgery in 2 patient.