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Table 4 Patient characteristics for patients with any failures in elective nodal regions

From: Exclusion of elective nodal irradiation is associated with minimal elective nodal failure in non-small cell lung cancer

Patient with ENF

T-Stage

N-Stage

Pathologic diagnosis

Primary tumor location

Dose (Gy)

Chemotherapay

Site of failure

Dose to failure site (Gy)

1

2

1

Squamous

Left hilum

60

None

Right supraclavicular*

< 1.0

2

4

3

Adenocarcinoma

Left lower lobe

63

Concurrent carboplatin/paclitaxel

Ipsilateral mediastinum

22.5

3

2/1

0/0

Adenocarcinoma

Left lower lobe/right upper lobe†

66

None

Left hilum, Left supraclavicular, Right supraclavicular

23.3, 24.4, 44.3

4

2

3

Adenocarcinoma

Right upper lobe

60

Induction and concurrent carboplatin/paclitaxel

Right supraclavicular*

10.7

5

2

3

Squamous

Right upper lobe, contralateral mediastinum, right hilum

63

Concurrent carboplatin/paclitaxel

Left hilum

30.4

  1. * Site of first failure in isolated elective nodal region.
  2. † Synchronous primary tumor