Table 2.
No. of` patients | 2‐y LC (%) | 2‐y OS (%) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
P value | P value | ||||
Age | |||||
<63 | 20 | 94 | 0.989 | 82 | 0.793 |
≳63 | 23 | 83 | 86 | ||
Sex | |||||
Male | 13 | 73 | 0.134 | 63 | <0.001 |
Female | 30 | 93 | 93 | ||
Performance status | |||||
0 | 23 | 89 | 0.166 | 90 | 0.004 |
1 | 20 | 85 | 79 | ||
Histology | |||||
Adenoid cystic carcinoma | 29 | 92 | 0.259 | 83 | 0.893 |
Malignant melanoma | 7 | 67 | 86 | ||
Adenocarcinoma | 3 | 100 | 67 | ||
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma | 2 | 100 | 100 | ||
Others | 2 | 100 | 100 | ||
T classification | |||||
T1‐3 | 26 | 86 | 0.393 | 77 | 0.030 |
T4 | 17 | 91 | 94 | ||
Operability | |||||
Operable | 5 | 86 | 0.192 | 81 | 0.489 |
Inoperable | 38 | 100 | 80 | ||
Tumor volume | |||||
<30 cm3 | 22 | 80 | 0.770 | 95 | 0.064 |
≳30 cm3 | 21 | 100 | 73 | ||
Radiation dose | |||||
57.6 Gy (RBE) | 10 | 88 | 0.064 | 89 | 0.962 |
≳64 Gy (RBE) | 33 | 88 | 83 | ||
Fractionation | |||||
≤16 fractions | 27 | 87 | 0.083 | 87 | 0.309 |
>16 fractions | 16 | 83 | 80 |
LC, local control; OS, overall survival; RBE, relative biological effectiveness.