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. 2016 Sep 12;6:32883. doi: 10.1038/srep32883

Table 7. Univariate analysis of potential prognostic factors.

Factors OS PFS LPFS RPFS DMFS
Gender male vs. female 0.668 0.117 0.330 0.211 0.433
Age ≤50 years vs. >50 years 0.463 0.536 0.352 0.670 0.665
Initial stage I/II vs. III/IV 0.612 0.926 0.535 0.324 0.453
Time to recurrence after initial IMRT ≤2 years vs. >2 years 0.888 0.274 0.947 0.507 0.530
r-T classification T0–2 vs.T3–4 0.004 0.057 0.305 0.106 0.059
r-N category N0 vs. N1–2 0.913 0.295 0.224 0.784 0.318
Chemotherapy Yes vs. No 0.698 0.739 0.439 0.886 0.191
GTV dose ≤66 Gy vs. >66 Gy or IMRT + Brachy 0.699 0.516 0.593 0.656 0.184
Response to re-IMRT CR vs. PR + SD + PD 0.038 0.140 0.652 0.199 0.921
SAE (Mucosal necrosis, TLN, CNP) Yes vs. No 0.034 0.000 0.579 0.895 0.405

SAE – severe adverse effects; TLN – temporal lobe necrosis; CNP – cranial nerve palsy.