Clinical Study

Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy with a Simultaneous Integrated Boost Combined with Chemotherapy in Stages III-IV Hypopharynx-Larynx Cancer: Treatment Compliance and Clinical Outcomes

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of 60 patients with hypopharyngeal-laryngeal cancer.

Characteristics (%)

Site
 Hypopharynx34 (56.7)
 Larynx26 (43.3)
Age (years)
 Median (range)63 (40–85)
Gender
 Male52 (86.7)
 Female8 (13.3)
Histological grading
 G231 (51.7)
 G329 (48.3)
T stage
 T28 (13.3)
 7T341 (68.3)
 T411 (18.3)
N stage
 N020 (33.3)
 N113 (21.7)
 N225 (41.7)
 N32 (3.3)
Tumor stage
 III29 (48.3)
 IV31 (51.7)
Type of treatment
 NCT-IMRT145 (75.0)
 IMRT-CCT215 (25.0)

NCT-IMRT: induction chemotherapy followed by IMRT. 2IMRT-CCT: IMRT with concurrent administration of cisplatin.