The effect of timing of post-operative radiation on outcomes in anaplastic thyroid cancer.

Radiat Oncol · 2026 · PMC12905978 · PMID 41519753

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approaching significanceP = 0.053so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Notably, on multivariate analysis, patients who were treated at academic centers were found to have a possible survival advantage with results approaching significance (HR: 0.756, P = 0.053).

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trending toward significanceP = 0.053so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Utilizing univariate results, a subsequent multivariate Cox regression analysis demonstrated a significant survival advantage for patients who received Late PORT and patients with R0/R1 resection margins while patients treated at academic facilities were found to have a survival advantage that was trending toward significance ( P = 0.053).

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a slight trendP = 0.440not close (p > 0.1)

The report herein showed that there was only a slight trend for improved survival with the use of chemotherapy on univariate cox regression analysis ( P = 0.440, Table 3 ; Fig. 3 ), but the comparison was limited by the fact that the vast majority of patients (> 80%) received chemotherapy.

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