Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of the 113 patients.
| n | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 83 | 73.5 |
| Female | 30 | 26.5 |
| Median age (years) | 57 (26-83) | |
| Median KPS | 80 (60-90) | |
| Primary tumor | ||
| Nasopharyngeal carcinoma | 31 | 27.4 |
| Oral carcinoma | 27 | 23.9 |
| Hypopharyngeal carcinoma | 16 | 14.2 |
| Laryngeal carcinoma | 15 | 13.3 |
| Nasal/pararnasal sinuses carcinoma | 10 | 8.8 |
| Lymph-node metastasis of unknown | 7 | 6.2 |
| Skin carcinoma | 3 | 2.7 |
| salivary carcinoma | 2 | 1.8 |
| Oropharyngeal carcinoma | 1 | 0.9 |
| Thyroid cancer | 1 | 0.9 |
| Pathology | ||
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 111 | 98.2 |
| Adenosquamous carcinoma | 2 | 1.8 |
| Previous surgery | 65 | 57.5 |
| Once | 50 | |
| Twice and/or more | 15 | |
| Previous radiotherapy | 103 | 91.2 |
| Once | 86 | |
| Twice and/or more | 17 | |
| Previous chemotherapy ± target therapy | 62 | 54.8 |
| Median previous cumulative dose (Gy) | 66 (30-160) |