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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Risk factors of distant brain failure for patients with newly diagnosed brain metastases treated with stereotactic radiotherapy alone

Parameters

Total (n = 132)

No DBF (n = 72)

DBF (n = 60)

Sex (male %)

75 (56.8%)

47 (65.3%)

28 (46.7%)

Age (years)

57 (27-87)

58 (38-80)

57 (27-87)

No. of metastases

1 (1-6)

1 (1-4)

2 (1-6)

1

86 (65.2%)

57 (43.2%)

29 (22.0%)

> 1

46 (34.8%)

15 (11.4%)

31 (23.5%)

Total target volume (cc)

4.26 (0.10-57.84)

3.42 (0.23-57.84)

3.45 (0.10-45.47)

> 6

50 (37.9%)

22 (16.7%)

28 (21.2%)

≤ 6

82 (62.1%)

50 (37.9%)

32 (24.2%)

Extracranial disease

   

Progressive

91 (68.9%)

43 (32.6%)

48 (36.4%)

Absent or controlled

41 (31.1%)

29 (22.0%)

12 (9.1%)

IT (months)

12 (0-240)

12 (0-240)

13 (0-192)

≥ 60

20 (15.2%)

15 (11.4%)

5 (3.8%)

< 60

112 (84.8%)

57 (43.2%)

55 (41.7%)

KPS score

80 (40-90)

80 (40-90)

70 (50-90)

KPS = 70

45 (34.1%)

18 (13.6%)

27 (20.5%)

KPS ≠ 70

87 (65.9%)

54 (40.9%)

33 (25.0%)

Histologic characteristics

   

NSCLC

79 (59.8%)

45 (34.1%)

34 (25.8%)

Melanoma

5 (3.8%)

2 (1.5%)

3 (2.3%)

Breast cancer

15 (11.4%)

8 (6.1%)

7 (5.3%)

RCC

9 (6.8%)

6 (4.5%)

3 (2.3%)

Other

24 (18.2%)

11 (8.3%)

13 (9.8%)

  1. IT, interval time; KPS, Karnofsky performance score; NSCLC, non-small cell lung cancer; RCC, renal cell carcinoma