Table 5

Failure patterns of all patients

VariableNo. of patients (%)
Pattern of failure
 Distant metastasis118 (14.9)*
 Local and/or regional failures78 (9.8)*
 Local failures alone60 (7.6)
 Regional failures alone18 (2.3)
 Local and regional failures9 (1.1)
 Distant+local/regional failures15 (1.9)
Total196 (24.7)
Cause of death
 Distant metastasis106 (13.4)
 Local or regional failure45 (5.7)
 radiotherapy or chemotherapy-related complications5 (0.6)
 Other malignant tumours1 (0.1)
 No cancer causes3 (0.4)
 Unknown causes2 (0.3)
Total162 (20.5)
  • *The number includes the 15 patents with both distant and local/regional failures.