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. 2015 Jul 14;26(4):284–292. doi: 10.3802/jgo.2015.26.4.284

Table 2. Number and site of relapse according to adjuvant treatment and stage of disease.

Variable No. Relapse Site of relapse p-value*
Pelvic Distant Pelvic and distant
Observation 55 17 (30.9) 7 (12.7) 8 (14.6 ) 2 (3.6) 0.084
 Stage I-II 48 12 (25) 5 (10.4) 6 (12.5) 1 (2)
 Stage III 7 5 (71.4) 2 (28.6) 2 (28.6) 1 (14.3)
EBRT 98 32 (32.7) 12 (12.2) 15 (15.3) 4 (4.1) 0.039
 Stage I-II 60 21 (35) 9 (15) 10 (16.7) 1 (1.7)
 Stage III 38 11 (28.9) 3 (7.9) 5 (13.2) 3 (7.9)
Chemotherapy 59 22 (37.3) 9 (15.3) 10 (16.9) 3 (5.1) 0.02
 Stage I-II 13 3 (23.1) 2 (15.4) 1 (7.7) 0
 Stage III 46 19 (41.3) 7 (15.2) 9 (19.6) 3 (6.5)
Sequential chemo-EBRT 42 7 (16.7) 2 (4.8) 3 (7.1) 1 (2.4) -
 Stage I-II 13 1 (7.7) 0 1 (7.7) 0
 Stage III 29 6 (20.7) 2 (6.9) 1 (3.4) 1 (3.4)

Values are presented as number (%).

EBRT, external beam radiotherapy.

*Fisher exact test for the reduction of relapse compared with sequential chemo-EBRT.