Table 3. Failure patterns.

Failure pattern	Arm Aa (n = 65)		Arm Bb (n = 71)		p
	No.	Percentage(%)	No.	Percentage(%)
Locoregional	5	9.2	7	9.9	0.66
Para-aortic region alone	0	0	0	0	-
Distant alonec	9	13.8	3	2.8	0.048
Locoregional and distantd	2	1.5	3	5.6	0.72
Total relapse	16	24.5	13	18.3	0.37

^aArm A consisted of paclitaxel plus cisplatin chemotherapy combined with radiotherapy.

^bArm B consisted of paclitaxel plus cisplatin chemoradiotherapy followed by paclitaxel plus cisplatin consolidation chemotherapy.

^cSite(s) of metastasis other than para-aortic lymph nodes or para-aortic node metastasis plus other distant site(s).

^dLocoregional recurrence plus any extrapelvic metastasis including para-aortic lymph nodes.