429 / 1778
PATTERNS OF FIRST FAILURE BY TWO ARMS
Chemo-radiation ARM
(N = 424)
Radiation Alone ARM
(N = 426)
Overall Loco-regional
90 (21∙2%)
94 (22∙1%)
Local Only
66
68
Regional Only
16
18
Loco-regional
08
08
Distant only
58 (13∙7%)
69 (16∙2%)
Para-aortic
12
13
Lung only
16
18
Liver only
08
08
Bone
06
12
Left Supralavicular node
04
06
Combined /others like brain
12
12
Overall Loco-regional +
Distant metastases
31 (7∙3%)
43 (10∙1%)
local +distant metastasis
09
14
Regional + distant metastasis
15
20
Loco-regional + distant
07
09
Secondary malignancy
01 (0∙2%)
01 (0∙2%)
Overall loco-regional and distant metastasis were lower by 5-6%
in Chemo-radiation Arm