Evaluation of Reirradiation in Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancers: Toxicity and Early Clinical Outcomes

Table 1

Treatment characteristics for the first course of radiotherapy.

Patient characteristic		Percent
Gender
Men	17	85%
Women	3	15%
Primary diagnosis
Anterior tongue	3	15%
Base of tongue	3	15%
Retromolar trigone	2	10%
Maxilla	3	15%
Nasal cavity	3	15%
Larynx	3	15%
Hypopharynx	2	10%
CUP	1	5%
Stage
I	4	20%
II	8	40%
III	7	35%
IV	1	5%
Treatment
RT alone	18	90%
CTRT	2	10%
RT dose (mean ± SD Gy)
	(Range 45–66 Gy)
BED3 (mean ± SD Gy)

CUP, carcinoma with unknown primary; CTRT, chemoradiotherapy; BED3, biologically effective dose for α/β value 3; SD, standard deviation.