A Study of Relationship Between PPC (Probability of Primary Clearance: a multivariate modelling system predicting tumor clearance proposed by RTOG) and Survival in the Patients with Carcinoma of the Nasopharynx following Radiation Therapy

비인강암의 방사선치료 : RTOG에서 제시한 PPC와 생존율에 대한 고찰

  • Cho Kwan Ho (Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Yonsei Cancer Center) ;
  • Park Kyung Ran (Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Yonsei Cancer Center) ;
  • Oh Won Yong (Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Yonsei Cancer Center) ;
  • Chun Mison (Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Yonsei Cancer Center) ;
  • Suh Chang Ok (Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Yonsei Cancer Center) ;
  • Kim Gwi Eon (Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Yonsei Cancer Center) ;
  • Loh John J.K. (Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Yonsei Cancer Center)
  • 조관호 (연세대학교 의과대학 연세암센타, 치료방사선과) ;
  • 박경란 (연세대학교 의과대학 연세암센타, 치료방사선과) ;
  • 오원용 (연세대학교 의과대학 연세암센타, 치료방사선과) ;
  • 전미선 (연세대학교 의과대학 연세암센타, 치료방사선과) ;
  • 서창옥 (연세대학교 의과대학 연세암센타, 치료방사선과) ;
  • 김귀언 (연세대학교 의과대학 연세암센타, 치료방사선과) ;
  • 노준규 (연세대학교 의과대학 연세암센타, 치료방사선과)
  • Published : 1986.06.01

Abstract

RTOG proposed a multivariate modelling system predicting the response of head and neck cancers to radiation therapy in 1984. The aim of this study was to veri(y whether PPC (Probaility of primary clearance calculated by a multivariate modelling system) had any correlation with the survival in the patients with carcinoma of the nasopharynx following radiation therapy Analysing 81 patients with carcinoma of the nasopharynx treated with radiotherapy between January 1, 1971 and December 31, 1983 at Yonsei University College of Medicine, Yonsei Cancer Center the actuarial 5 year survival rate was $36\%$ and median survival was 39 months. The survivals for Group 1 (27 who had more than $80\%$ of PPC), Group 2 (20 who had between 71 and $80\%$ of PPC), and Group 3 (29 who had less than $71\%$ of PPC) were $66\%$ (median survival months : more than 72), $27\%$ (31), and $4\%$ (12) respectively. There was a definite correlation between PPC and survival among the three groups.

1984년 RTOG에서 두경부 편평세포암의 방사선치료시, 원발병소의 완전관해 가능성을 예측할 수 있는 Multivariate Modelling System을 제시하였다. 저자들은 1971년 1월부터 1983년 12월까지 조직병리학적으로 확진된 비인강암으로 연계대학교 의과대학 연세암센타, 치료방사선과에 내원하여 근치적 방사선 치료를 받은 81예를 대상으로, 그들이 제시한 system에 의해 계산된 PPC(Probability of Primary Clearance : 원발병소 완전관해 가능성)와 생존율과의 관계를 후향적으로 분석 고찰하였다. 전례를 대상으로 한 5년 생존율은 $36\%$, 중앙생존기간은 39개월이었다. 편의상, PPC에 따라 3군으로 구분하였고, 각군에 따른 생존율은 Group 1 (PPC가 $81\%$이상인 27예)은 $66\%$(중앙생존기간: 72개월 이상), Group 2(PPC가 $71\~80\%$의 20예)는 $27\%$(31개월) 및 Group 3(PPC가 $70\%$ 이하의 29예)의 $4\%$(12개월)순이었다. 그러고 각 Group간의 PPC와 생존율은 통계학적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다.

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