Characteristic | Subject group | Group P | Statistically significant |
Patients (n = 207) | 103 | 104 |
|
Age range (mean) | 80 - 93 (83.8) | 75 - 79 (76.7) |
|
Initial treatment Radical standard RT alone RT + chemotherapy Operation Operation + RT Palliative Untreated |
83 (80.6%) 27 26 23 7 8 (7.8%) 12 (11.7%) |
93 (89.4%) 16 26 35 16 5 (4.8%) 6 (5.8%) | NS |
Initial treatment (radical standard) According our policy Compromised and modified treatment |
64 19 |
85 8 |
p < 0.01
|
Achievement of the planned initial treatment Achievement Omission |
77 (84.6%) 14 |
93 (94.9%) 5 |
p < 0.05
|
Complication after treatment Appearance (treatment-related death) None |
24 (4) 67 |
19 (0) 78 |
NS
|
Prognosis Disease specific 5 year survival rate Limited in case of the patients treated according to our policy |
35.8%
62.7% |
53.9%
63.2% |
p < 0.01
NS |