Table 1.
Characteristics of 35 NPC patients.
| Characteristics | All Patients (n = 35) |
|---|---|
| Age (years ± SD) | 55.8 ± 12.5 |
| Gender (%) | |
| Male | 32 (91) |
| Female | 3 (9) |
| Smoking (%) | |
| Never | 9 (26) |
| Past and present | 26 (74) |
| Alcohol (%) | |
| Never | 15 (43) |
| Past and present | 20 (57) |
| Tumor stage (%) | |
| T1–2 (early) | 8 (23) |
| T3–4 (advanced) | 27 (77) |
| Lymph node metastasis (%) | |
| N0 (negative) | 4 (11) |
| N1–3 (positive) | 31 (89) |
| Metastasis (%) | |
| M0 (negative) | 33 (94) |
| M1 (positive) | 2 (6) |
| Stage (%) | |
| I–II (early) | 8 (23) |
| III–IV (advanced) | 27 (77) |
| Histology (WHO Type) | |
| Keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma | 0 (0) |
| Non-keratinizing carcinomaDifferentiated type | 21 (60) |
| Non-keratinizing carcinomaUndifferentiated type | 14 (40) |
| Recurrent outcomes (%) | |
| No recurrence | 22 (63) |
| Recurrence | 13 (37) |
| PFS (mean month ± SD) | 34.3 ± 28.5 |
| OS (mean month ± SD) | 49.5 ± 31 |
NPC, nasopharyngeal carcinoma; SD, standard deviation; PFS, progression-free survival; OS, overall survival.