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Table 2 Treatment characteristics

From: Clinically significant bleeding in incurable cancer patients: effectiveness of hemostatic radiotherapy

Characteristics (N=62)

 

n (%)

Chemotherapy before hRT

  

 No

 

29 (47)

 Yes

 

33 (53)

Time last ChT to hRT (months)

  

 Median (range)

3 (0.2-43)

 

Chemotherapy during hRT

  

 No

 

60 (97)

 Yes

 

2 (3)

Other RT prior hRT*

  

 No

 

54 (87)

 Yes

 

8 (13)

Time last RT to hRT (months)

  

 Median (range)

32 (2–128)

 

Other hemostatic measure

  

 No

 

49 (79)

 Yes

 

13 (21)

Total hRT dose (Gy)

  

 Median (range)

20 (5–45)

 

Region treated by hRT

  

 Uterovaginal

 

19 (31)

 Bladder

 

17 (27)

 Lung

 

10 (16)

 Upper GI

 

10 (16)

 Other#

 

6 (10)

Treatment time hRT (days)

  

 Median (range)

8 (1–25)

 
  1. Abbreviations: RT=radiotherapy; hRT=hemostatic radiotherapy; ChT=chemotherapy; GI=gastrointestinal; *in the same region as hemostatic RT; #including lower gastrointestinal (n=4), skin (n=1) and abdominal wall (n=1).