The Impact of Demographic and Clinico-Pathological Characteristics on Recurrence-Free Survival in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma.

Cancers (Basel) · 2025 · PMC12731194 · PMID 41463245

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borderline significantp = 0.06so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Stage IV disease demonstrated a borderline significant association with worse disease-free survival, with a HR of 2.81 (95% CI 0.96–8.27, p = 0.06) compared to stages I-III.

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showed a trendp = 0.14not close (p > 0.1)

did not reach statistical significanceno p-value reported

Smoking history showed a trend toward increased recurrence risk with a HR of 1.61 (95% CI 0.85–3.04, p = 0.14), though this did not reach statistical significance.

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