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. 2019 Jun 13;14:107. doi: 10.1186/s13014-019-1313-1

Table 2.

Univariate analysis predicting OS, PFS, LRFS, DMFS

Variable 5-year OS 5-year PFS 5-year LRFS 5-year DMFS
% p % p % p % p
Age
 > 55 76.1 0.201 65 0.596 74.8 0.877 86.8 0.371
 ≤ 55 61.9 48.8 68 72.7
Sex
 Male 70.4 0.461 56.4 0.739 65.9 0.168 84 0.101
 Female 64 58.3 93.8 70
Degree of orbital invasiona
 Grade I 100 0.043* 91.7 0.041* 91.7 0.223 100 0.121
 Grade II/III 61.4 49.2 66.8 75.7
Foote stage
 C 72.3 0.026* 61.7 0.046* 73.9 0.449 84.6 0.009*
 D 50 37.5 64.3 57.1
Lymph node classification
 N0 72.3 0.026* 61.7 0.046* 73.9 0.449 84.6 0.009*
 N+ 50 37.5 64.3 57.1
Invasion of orbital apex or optic nerve
 Yes 62.3 0.173 53 0.154 80.8 0.849 80.8 0.387
 No 70.2 59.4 71.4 81.5
Chemotherapy
 Yes 65.5 0.335 63.9 0.216 80.3 0.016* 78.4 0.372
 No 80.2 37.9 50.5 87.5
Surgical methods
 Endoscopic group 73.8 0.796 54.5 0.358 68.1 0.268 84.6 0.8
 Open groupb 67.7 46.2 59.2 80
Treatment methods
 Radical radiation 63.5 0.847 69.3 0.394 83.9 0.407 83.1 0.885
 Radiation + surgery 70.7 53.8 66.3 80.2
Type of radiotherapy
 3D-CRT 60.2 0.077 46.9 0.032* 67.7 0.277 71.6 0.028*
 IMRT 89.7 79.6 82.8 100
PENI
 Yes 80.5 0.689 81.8 0.039* 100 0.004* 85.3 0.762
 No 70.1 50 58.1 85.7

Abbreviation: OS overall survival, PFS progression free survival, LRFS locoregional relapse free survival, DMFS distant metastasis free survival, 3D-CRT three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy, IMRT intensity-modulated radiotherapy, PENI prophylactic elective neck irradiation

*Statistically significant, p < 0.05

aGrade I, bone wall erosion; grade II, invasion of extraconal fat; grade III, involvement of extraocular muscles, eye globe, orbital apex, or optic nerve

bOpen group included lateral rhinotomy and craniofacial resection