2016_Head & Neck COURSE BOOK

Larynx Preservation

100 60 70 80 90

Logrank test* p=.10 Hazard ratio 0.79 CI (0.60-1.05) *: censoring for the competing risk of death

30 40 50 0 10 20

0

2

4

6

8

10

(years)

O N 107 224 94 226

Number of patients at risk :

105 117

64 73

28 39

12 18

Sequential Alternating

SEQ (N)

ALT (N)

Speaking: Intelligible /sociable Swallowing: Normal diet, intake

125 111 111

145 135 131

Breathing: No dyspnea

Of patients without laryngectomy at their last report of functioning. Lefebvre et al. ASCO 2007. Abstract LBA6016.