Table 1 Patient and treatment characteristics
From: Palliative radiotherapy in patients with a symptomatic pelvic mass of metastatic colorectal cancer
Characteristic | No. of patients (%) |
|---|---|
Age | Median: 57 years |
< 60 years | 43 (54) |
≥ 60 years | 37 (46) |
Gender | Â |
Male | 43 (54) |
Female | 37 (46) |
ECOG* performance status | Â |
0-2 | 65 (81) |
3-4 | 15 (19) |
Primary site | Â |
Colon cancer | 22 (27) |
Rectal cancer | 58 (73) |
Status of distant metastasis | Â |
Single organ involved | 40 (50) |
Multiple organs involved | 40 (50) |
Symptomb | Â |
Pain | 68 (72) |
Bleeding | 18 (19) |
Obstruction | 9 (9) |
Re-irradiation†|  |
Yes | 30 (32) |
No | 65 (68) |
Biologically equivalent dose†|  |
< 40 Gy10 | 34 (36) |
≥ 40 Gy10 | 61 (64) |
Concurrent chemotherapy†|  |
Yes | 22 (23) |
No | 73 (77) |
Adjuvant chemotherapy†|  |
Yes | 31 (33) |
No | 64 (67) |