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