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Table 3 Multivariate Cox regression model of overall survival of patients with non-metastatic locally recurrent NPC

From: Long-term outcomes of a phase II randomized controlled trial comparing intensity-modulated radiotherapy with or without weekly cisplatin for the treatment of locally recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Variable

β

Relative risk

P valuea

Hazard ratio

95% confidence interval

rT1–2 category vs. rT3–4 categoryb

4.592

1.219

0.000

98.668

9.053–1075.343

Stages I–II versus Stages III–IVb

–2.802

1.098

0.011

0.061

0.007–0.522

CCRT versus RT

0.942

0.313

0.003

2.566

1.389–4.740

≤46 years versus >46 years

0.990

0.309

0.001

2.692

1.470–4.931

  1. Abbreviations as in Tables 1 and 2
  2. aBy Cox proportional hazards model test
  3. bRestage according to the 2002 6th edition TNM staging system of AJCC