Table 3.
Clinicopathologic Characteristics at Presentation for Radiotherapy: Log-Rank Tests of Factors Predictive of Locoregional Recurrence-Free, Progression-Free, and Disease-Specific Survival
Prognostic Factor | No. of Patients (%) | Survival Analysis: Pa | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
OS | DSD | LRR | DP | ||
Stage | .03b | .003b | .68 | .29 | |
I and II | 13 (27) | ||||
III | 18 (38) | ||||
Recurrent | 17 (35) | ||||
Lymph node status before RT | .11 | .01b | .48 | .009b | |
Negative | 17 (35) | ||||
Positive | 31 (65) | ||||
Positive/close margins | .70 | .42 | .87 | .31 | |
No | 31 (65) | ||||
Yes | 13 (27) | ||||
Unknown | 4 (8) | ||||
Concurrent/adjuvant chemotherapy | .83 | .26 | .38 | .99 | |
No | 42 (88) | ||||
Yes | 6 (13) | ||||
RT dose to primary, Gy | .24 | .89 | .26 | .54 | |
<60 | 16 (33) | ||||
≥60 | 21 (44) | ||||
None | 11 (23) |
Abbreviations: DP, disease progression; DSD, disease-specific death; Gy, gray; LRR, locoregional recurrence; OS, overall survival; RT, radiotherapy.
P values were determined with the log-rank test (OS) or the Gray test (DSD, LRR, and DP).
Statistically significant.