From: A new prognostic histopathologic classification of nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Characteristic | RT alone | RCT | P value |
---|---|---|---|
Total (cases) | 1077 | 2816 | |
Age (years) | <0.001† | ||
Median (range) | 48 (11–90) | 47 (10–85) | |
Follow-up time (months) | <0.001† | ||
Median (range) | 60 (2–120) | 52 (2–120) | |
Sex [cases (%)] | 0.120* | ||
Male | 785 (72.9) | 2120 (75.3) | |
Female | 292 (27.1) | 696 (24.7) | |
Clinical stage [cases (%)] | <0.001* | ||
III | 685 (63.6) | 1144 (40.6) | |
IV | 392 (36.4) | 1672 (59.4) | |
Proposed classification [cases (%)] | <0.001* | ||
EC | 622 (57.8) | 1845 (65.5) | |
MSEC | 228 (21.2) | 531 (18.9) | |
SC | 178 (16.5) | 320 (11.3) | |
SCC | 49 (4.5) | 120 (4.3) | |
WHO classification [cases (%)] | <0.001* | ||
NKUC | 889 (82.5) | 2215 (78.6) | |
NKDC | 160 (14.9) | 560 (20.0) | |
KSCC | 28 (2.6) | 41 (1.4) | |
OS rate (%) | <0.001§ | ||
5-year (95% CI) | 64.8 (61.7–67.6) | 75.6 (73.8–77.3) |