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Table 4 Results of the univariate analysis

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

Parameter

Number of patients

MDBFT (months)

95% confidence interval

p value

No. of metastases

   

0.003

1

86 (65.2%)

54

--

 

> 1

46 (34.8%)

8

2.0-14.1

 

Total target volume (cc)

   

0.021

> 6

50 (37.9%)

10

4.7-15.3

 

≤ 6

82 (62.1%)

21

11.8-30.2

 

Extracranial disease

   

0.003

progressive

91 (68.9%)

11

6.3-15.7

 

absent or controlled

41 (31.1%)

Not reach

--

 

IT(months)

   

0.011

≥ 60

20 (15.2%)

Not reach

--

 

< 60

112 (84.8%)

12

7.6-16.5

 

KPS score

   

0.012

KPS = 70

45 (34.1%)

10

3.3-16.7

 

KPS ≠ 70

87 (65.9%)

21

9.5-32.5

 

Histologic characteristics

   

0.762

Melanoma

5 (3.8%)

18

0-41.4

 

Others

127 (96.2)

15

7.7-23.3

 

Risk factor scores

   

< 0.001

0-1

27 (20.5%)

Not reach

--

 

2-3

92 (69.7%)

13

8.4-17.6

 

4

13 (9.8%)

3

2.0-4.0

 
  1. IT, interval time; KPS, Karnofsky performance score