962 / 1631
Does RT improve outcome after CR?
Retrospective evidence:
Study
No of
patients
% CR by
PET
%
receiving
RT
Local Control
PFS / EFS
OS
RT No RT RT No RT RT No RT
Emory Univ.
(Shi 2013)
110 86% 13%
92%
49%
85%
44%
92%
69%
Duke Univ.
(Dorth 2012)
79 83% 48%
92%
69%
85%
65%
85%
78%
MDACC
(Phan 2010)
469 100% 30%
100%
NA
82%
59%
91%
68%