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Table 2 Treatment characteristics

From: Intensity modulated or fractionated stereotactic reirradiation in patients with recurrent nasopharyngeal cancer

Treatment characteristics

 

primary RT course technique

 

2d

12 (71%)

3d

5 (29%)

primary RT dose (boost)

 

median

66

range

50-72

primary RT dose (nodal regions)

 

median

56

range

50-60

second RT course technique

 

IMRT

14 (82%)

FSRT

3 (18%)

second RT course dose

 

median

50,4

range

36-60

second RT PTV volume

 

median

127

range

26-347

time between RT courses

 

median

52

range

6-132

cumulative dose both RT courses

 

median

112

range

91-132

second RT course systemic therapy

 

concurrent chemotherapy

7 (41%)

concurrent immunotherapy

1 (6%)

adjuvant chemotherapy

2 (12%)

no chemotherapy

9 (53%)

  1. all doses in Gy, IMRT: intensity modulated radiotherapy, FSRT: fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy, PTV volume in ccm, time between RT courses in months, chemotherapy platin-based in all patients, immunotherapy: cetuximab