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Table 1 Clinicopathological characteristics and follow-up data of 1093 NPC patients

From: Secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine (SPARC) is associated with nasopharyngeal carcinoma metastasis and poor prognosis

Characteristic

Number of patients

(%)

Sex

 

Female

318 (29.1)

Male

775 (70.9)

Age (years)

 

Median

 

(range)

47 (15-90)

≤ 47

568

> 47

517

Missing

8

Follow-up time (months)

 

Median

67 (1-120)

(range)

 

Clinical stage

 

I-II

315 (29.0)

III-IV

773 (71.0)

Missing

5

Relapse

 

No

1001 (91.7)

Yes

91 (8.3)

Missing

1

Metastasis

 

No

984 (90.1)

Yes

108 (9.9)

Missing

1

Therapeutic modality

 

Radiotherapy

766 (70.6)

Chemotherapy

10 (0.9)

Radiochemotherapy

309 (28.5)

Missing

8

WHO histological classification

 

NKUC

853 (78.3)

NKDC

206 (18.9)

KSCC

30 (2.8)

Missing

4

OS rate (%)

 

5-year

69.1

  1. Abbreviations: NPC nasopharyngeal carcinoma; WHO World Health Organization; NKUC non-keratinizing undifferentiated carcinoma; NKDC non-keratinizing differentiated carcinoma; KSCC keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma; OS overall survival