Table 2.
Frequency, site of first recurrence, and first salvage treatment modality for 2010 AJCC stage III local and regional recurrences
| IC + CCRT group | CCRT group | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 38) | (n = 92) | |||
| No. | % | No. | % | |
| First failure site | ||||
| Local | 9 | 23.7 | 5 | 5.4 |
| Regional | 3 | 7.9 | 6 | 6.5 |
| Distant | 1 | 2.6 | 11 | 12.0 |
| First treatment modality for local and regional relapse | ||||
| Surgery ± CTx | 1 | 8.3 | 3 | 27.3 |
| RT ± CTx | 9 | 75 | 6 | 54.5 |
| CTx | 1 | 8.3 | 1 | 9.1 |
| Nil | 1 | 8.3 | 1 | 9.1 |
IC + CCRT: induction chemotherapy + concurrent chemoradiation; CCRT: concurrent chemoradiation; Ctx: chemotherapy; RT: radiotherapy.