Clinical Study

Induction Chemotherapy in Technically Unresectable Locally Advanced Carcinoma of Maxillary Sinus

Table 3

Selected results in carcinoma maxillary sinus.

StudyNumberProportion of T4Local controlOS

Paulino et al. [5]4850% Sx + RT 3 years —65.2%
RT 3 years —22.7%
NR
Jansen et al.* [6]7359% Sx + RT 5 years —65.0%
RT 5 years —47%
Sx+RT 5 years —60.0%
RT 5 years —9%
Waldron et al. [15]11071% Five years—42%Cause specific survival (5 years)—43%
Hayashi et al. [7]6248% CT-RT + Sx 5 years —84%
RT 5 years —18.2%
CT-RT + Sx 5 years —68.5%
RT 5 years —9.1%
Myers*et al. [16]14188% 51% median 336 days Five years disease specific survival—52%
Duthoy* et al. [17]3944% Two years—73%
Cribriform plate invasion: 7 months
Two years—68%
Dirix et al. [18]127Five years: 53%Five years 54%
Hoppe et al. [20]8552% Five years local progression free: 62%Five years overall survival: 67%
Gabriele* et al. [12]31Sx + RT 5 years —74.0%
RT 5 years —20%
Sx + RT 5 years —72.0%
RT 5 years —25%
Hoppe et al. [20]3939 Five years: 21%Five years: 15%
Ramalingam et al. [22]2412 Five years: 25%Five years: 25%
Qureshi et al. [9]7336 Three years: 54.8%Three years: 38%
Jang et al. [4]3022 Five years: 29%Five years: 34%

These studies which have included paranasal sinus patients rest are restricted to maxillary sinus carcinomas.