The Characteristics and Survival Outcomes in Patients Aged 70 Years and Older with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma in the Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy Era.

Cancer Res Treat · 2019 · PMC6333982 · PMID 29409313

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borderline significancep=0.053so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

In addition, the rate of OS was higher for stage I-III than that of stage IV, with borderline significance (HR, 1.67; 95% CI, 0.99 to 2.82; p=0.053).

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3B ) were higher in patients treated with chemo-radiotherapy than RT alone, this did not reach statistical significance.

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