TABLE 3

Hazard Ratios and 95% Confidence Intervals from Age- and Sex-Adjusted Cox Regression Models for Cancer Staging According to Imaging Modality

ModalityHazard ratioConfidence intervalP
CXR/MRI*
 Locally advanced2.81.6–5.0<0.001
 Metastatic4.90.6–37.60.13
CCT†/MRI*
 Locally advanced2.71.4–5.50.004
 Metastatic2.51.2–5.20.01
PET/CT
 Locally advanced3.51.5–8.20.004
 Metastatic15.35.9–40.0<0.001

  • ↵* Same MRI scan was used for staging with chest radiography and chest CT.

  • ↵† Extracted from PET/CT.

  • Localized HNSCC serves as baseline for all comparisons.