Table 2 Characteristics of patients.
Characteristics | Response to chemotherapy | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Drug non-sensitive | Drug-sensitive | ||||
No. of patients (n = 13) | % | No. of patients (n = 16) | % | ||
Gender | 1 | ||||
male | 13 | 100 | 15 | 93.8 | |
female | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 | |
Age | 0.16 | ||||
41–60 | 5 | 38.5 | 11 | 68.8 | |
61–80 | 8 | 61.5 | 5 | 31.2 | |
Tumor location | 0.991 | ||||
left pyriform sinus | 5 | 38.5 | 6 | 37.5 | |
right pyriform sinus | 4 | 30.8 | 5 | 31.3 | |
retropharyngeal wall | 1 | 7.7 | 3 | 18.8 | |
lateral pharyngeal wall | 1 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | |
aryepiglottic | 0 | 2 | 12.5 | ||
postcricoid | 2 | 15.4 | 0 | 0 | |
Family history | 1 | 7.7 | 1 | 6.3 | 0.879 |
Stage | 0.983 | ||||
III | 2 | 15.4 | 2 | 12.5 | |
IVA | 7 | 53.8 | 11 | 68.8 | |
IVB | 2 | 15.4 | 3 | 18.8 | |
IVC | 2 | 15.4 | 0 | ||
Differentiation degree | 0.690 | ||||
poor | 3 | 23.1 | 4 | 25.0 | |
moderate | 4 | 30.8 | 7 | 43.8 | |
high | 6 | 46.2 | 5 | 31.3 | |
Gastrointestinal reaction | 0.314 | ||||
0 | 4 | 30.8 | 9 | 56.3 | |
I | 9 | 69.2 | 6 | 37.5 | |
III | 0 | 1 | 6.3 | ||
Myelosuppression | 0.789 | ||||
0 | 9 | 69.2 | 10 | 62.5 | |
I | 3 | 23.1 | 2 | 12.5 | |
II | 1 | 7.7 | 3 | 18.8 | |
III | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 | |
Alcohol | 0.704 | ||||
no | 2 | 15.4 | 2 | 12.5 | |
occasional | 1 | 7.7 | 3 | 18.8 | |
yes | 10 | 76.9 | 11 | 68.8 | |
Smoking | 0.405 | ||||
smoking | 10 | 76.9 | 13 | 81.3 | |
no smoking | 3 | 23.1 | 3 | 18.8 | |
