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Table 5 Characteristics of patients who expired and causes of death

From: Comparison of accelerated partial breast irradiation via multicatheter interstitial brachytherapy versus whole breast radiation

Age at Diagnosis

APBI Class

T stage

Histology

Grade

Biomarker Pattern

Adjuvant Treatment

Radiation Modality

Time to Death (months)

Cause of Death

77.5

cautionary

2

ductal

II

+/+/-

R + E

APBI

43.76

CAD*, Anoxic Brain Injury after V Fib episode

35.6

unsuitable

2

ductal

III

-/-/+

R

APBI

60.35

Recreational Drug Overdose

45.4

unsuitable

2

ductal

II

+/+/-

R + C + E

APBI

74.68

Breast Cancer

81.8

acceptable

1a

ductal

II

+/+/-

R

APBI

2.83

Stroke/Fall

57.4

cautionary

1a

ductal

I

+/+/-

R

APBI

8.25

Cirrhosis* with Hepatocellular Cancer

51.6

cautionary

1a

ductal

III

+/-/-

R + E

APBI

35.91

Colon Cancer*

66.5

cautionary

1a

ductal

III

-/-/-

R

APBI

41.95

Myelodysplastic Syndrome

34.7

unsuitable

1b

tubular

I

+/+/-

R

APBI

2.96

Urosepsis

79.1

acceptable

1b

ductal

II

+/+/-

R + E

APBI

16.33

CAD*, MI

80.2

acceptable

1b

ductal

I

+/+/-

R

APBI

32.20

COPD*

72.3

acceptable

1b

ductal

I

+/+/-

R + E

APBI

33.71

High Grade Sarcoma*

70.7

cautionary

1b

ductal

III

-/-/-

R

APBI

46.29

Breast Cancer

50.2

cautionary

1c

ductal

III

-/-/-

R + C

APBI

5.95

Chemotherapy Toxicity

58.6

cautionary

1c

ductal

III

-/-/-

R

APBI

13.50

Ovarian Cancer*

66.1

acceptable

1c

ductal

II

+/+/-

R + E

APBI

56.48

Melanoma

68.8

acceptable

1c

ductal

II

+/+/-

R + E

APBI

58.48

CHF/COPD*

66.8

acceptable

1c

ductal

I

+/+/-

R + E

APBI

80.89

Stroke

49.1

unsuitable

Is

DCIS

II

+/+/-

R

APBI

13.70

Polycystic Kidney Disease*

67.1

cautionary

Is

DCIS

III

-/-/+

R

APBI

74.35

Pneumonia (Restrictive Lung Disease*)

70.93

acceptable

1b

ductal

I

+/+/-

R + E

WBI

14.78

M. avium infection (Chronic bronchiectasis*)

68.55

cautionary

1b

ductal

III

+/+/-

R

WBI

22.01

Breast cancer

68.76

acceptable

1c

mucinous

II

+/+/-

R + E

WBI

23.10

Parkinson's Disease

48.83

unsuitable

is

DCIS

II

+/-/-

R + E

WBI

67.02

CAD*, MI

  1. *condition present prior to diagnosis of breast cancer; abbreviations as Table 3. CAD: coronary artery disease, COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, MI: myocardial infarction