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Table 1 Patient characteristics (n = 53)

From: Whole brain radiotherapy with a conformational external beam radiation boost for lung cancer patients with 1-3 brain metastasis: a multi institutional study

Variable

CHUV

Number (%)

HUG

CHCVS

p*

Age (years)

   

0.68

Median

57

61

55

 

Range

48 - 73

41 - 76

25 - 78

 

Gender

   

0.99

Female

6 (46)

7 (26)

5 (39)

 

Male

7 (54)

20 (74)

8 (61)

 

GPA

   

0.50

Median

3.0

2.5

2.5

 

Range

2 - 4

1 - 4

1 - 4

 

RPA

   

0.28

1

5 (38)

8 (30)

6 (46)

 

2

8 (62)

12 (44)

5 (39)

 

3

0 (0)

7 (26)

2 (15.4)

 

Lung cancer, type

   

0.03

Adenocarcinoma

9 (69)

17 (63)

6 (46)

 

SCC

1 (23)

4 (22)

7 (54)

 

Neuro-endocrine

3 (8)

6 (15)

0 (0)

 

Number of metastasis

   

0.88

1

12 (92)

22 (82)

11 (85)

 

2 - 3

1 (8)

5 (18)

2 (15)

 

Brain metastasis

   

0.13

Synchronous

21 (78)

6 (46)

8 (62)

 

Metachronous

6 (22)

7 (54)

5 (38)

 

Brain surgery (metastatectomy)

   

0.44

Yes

11 (85)

19 (70)

8 (62)

 

No

2 (15)

8 (30)

5 (38)

 

Dose (Gy)

   

< 0.01

   ≤ 39

0

26

3

 

   > 39

13

1

10

 
  1. * Fisher test, except for age and GPA (Kruskal-Wallis test)