The role of induction chemotherapy followed by surgery in unresectable stage IVb laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancers: a case series

Table 3 Multivariate analysis of factors positively affecting the overall survival rate

Variables	Hazard ratio	95% confidence interval	p-value
Primary site
Larynx vs. Hypopharynx	0.14	0.03–0.60	0.009
Chemotherapy regimen
TPF vs. CP/PF	0.08	0.01–0.45	< 0.001
Treatment
Surgery vs. Non-surgery	0.26	0.09–0.69	0.007

TPF = docetaxel, cisplatin, and 5-fluorouracil, CP = carboplatin and paclitaxel, PF = cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil

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