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. 2012 Jun 11;7:84. doi: 10.1186/1748-717X-7-84

Table 4.

Salvage treatment for recurrent OCC following initial surgery

Author [ref] Center Year Interval N recurrences after surgery alone IMRT OAS rate after salvage therapy
Surgery (+/−RT) RT (+/−CT)
Schwartz et al [8]
U of Illinois, Chicago
2000
1956-1992
38 (28%)
no
~25% at 5y (n = 27)
0% at 1y (n = 11)
Koo et al [9]
Yonsei U, Seoul
2005
1991-2003
36/127 (28%)
no
~25% at 5y (n = 13)
0% at 2y (n = 10)
Liu et al [10]
U of Taiwan
2007
1995-2003
224 (na)
no
34% at 5y (n = 326)∗
21% at 2y (n = 75)∗
Kokemueller et al [11]
U of Hannover
2011
1980-2009
115/341 (37%)
no
~25% at 5y (n = na)
10% at 4y (n = na)
own group
U hospital of Zurich
2012
2002-2011
38 (na)
yes
55% at 5y (n = 28)
30% at 5y (n = 10)
            75% at 5y (n = 18)∗∗ 25% at 5y (n = 20)∗∗

∗: outcome of recurrent OCC following surgery alone (n = 224) and surgery + RT/CT (n = 177).

∗∗: results when analyzed according to ‘salvage IMRT for R0-1 situations’ versus ‘salvage IMRT for macroscopic disease’. U: University. na: not available.