Table 1 Characteristics of the patients in the primary cohort and validation cohort.

From: Prognostic model and optimal treatment for patients with stage IVc nasopharyngeal carcinoma at diagnosis

Number of patients(%)

Characteristic

Primary cohort (n = 289)

Validation cohort (n = 156)

Gender

Male

249 (86.1)

129 (82.7)

Female

40 (13.9)

27 (17.3)

Age (years)

Median

52

49

Range

15-73

24–77

Karnofsky performance score (KPS)

>70

240 (83.0)

127 (81.4)

≤70

49 (17.0)

29 (18.6)

T category

T1-2

100 (34.6)

20 (12.8)

T3-4

189 (65.4)

136 (87.2)

N category

N0-1

81 (28.0)

22 (14.1)

N2-3

208 (72.0)

134 (85.9)

Sites of metastasis

Bone

195 (67.4)

100 (76.3)

Liver

96 (33.2)

40 (25.6)

Lung

56 (17.6)

34 (21.8)

Others

20 (6.9)

18 (11.5)

Multi-organ metastases (≥ 2)

Yes

71 (24.6)

50 (32.1)

No

218 (75.4)

106 (67.9)

Numbers of metastatic lesions

1

56 (19.3)

31 (19.9)

2-5

105 (36.3)

42 (26. 9)

≥ 6

128 (44.4)

83 (53.2)

Hemoglobin, Hb (g/L)

<120

39 (13.4)

17 (10.9)

≥120

250 (86.6)

139 (89.1)

Alkaline phosphatase, ALP (IU/L)

≤110

224 (77.6)

126 (81.8)

>110

65 (22.4)

30(19.2)

Lactate dehydrogenase, LDH (IU/L)

≤245

187 (64.7)

95 (60.9)

>245

102 (35.3)

61 (39.1)

Chemotherapy cycles

1-3

86 (29.8)

39 (25.0)

≥4

203 (70.2)

117 (75.0)

Chemotherapy response

CR+PR

162 (56.1)

88 (56.4)

SD

93 (32.2)

36 (23.1)

PD

34 (11.8)

32 (20.5)