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Table 2 EPIC HRQOL Domain Summary Scores for Patients Treated with US-IMRT and S-IMRT

From: Randomized phase II trial of urethral sparing intensity modulated radiation therapy in low-risk prostate cancer: implications for focal therapy

 

US-IMRT (mean ± S.D.)

S-IMRT (mean ± S.D.)

Total Cohort (mean ± S.D.)

EPIC URINARY DOMAIN

 

EPIC-Urine* 6wkRT

75.8 ± 19.1

75.5 ± 12.9

75.6 ± 15.6

ChangeEPIC-U6wkRT

-11.1 ± 12.8

-6.2 ± 11.9

-8.6 ± 12.2

EPIC-Urine 1mo

79.4 ± 16.9

82.9 ± 12.2

81.1 ± 14.3

Change EPIC-U1mo

-7.6 ± 13.8

1.3 ± 12.2

-3.1 ± 13.4

EPIC-Urine 3mo

86.4 ± 12.7

85.5 ± 11.0

85.9 ± 11.5

Change ΔEPIC-U3mo

-0.5 ± 11.2

3.9 ± 15.3

1.7 ± 13.2

EPIC-Urine 1yr

90.4 ± 12.2

89.3 ± 9.4

89.9 ± 10.5

Change EPIC-U1yr

3.5 ± 4.7

7.7 ± 10.2

5.6 ±8.0

EPIC-Urine 2yr

94.5 ± 8.1

89.6 ± 10.9

92.1 ± 9.6

Change EPIC-U2yr

7.6 ± 8.8

8.0 ± 10.4

7.8 ± 9.3

EPIC BOWEL DOMAIN

 

EPIC-Bowel †† 3mo

95.1 ± 4.5

88.5 ± 14.1

91.8 ± 10.8

Change EPIC-B3mo

-1.6 ± 7.2

-3.9 ± 9.6

-2.7 ± 8.3

EPIC-Bowel 1yr

97.4 ± 5.1

89.8 ± 16.27

93.6 ± 12.3

Change EPIC-B1yr

0.8 ± 5.3

-2.6 ± 11.56

-0.9 ± 8.9

EPIC-Bowel 2yr

96.6 ± 4.45

89.6 ± 12.7

93.1 ± 9.9

Change EPIC-B2yr

0.0 ± 3.0

-2.9 ± 10.4

-1.4 ± 7.5

EPIC SEXUAL DOMAIN

 

EPIC-Sex § 3mo

49.2 ± 17.1

46.8 ± 29.2

48.0 ± 23.2

Change EPIC-S3mo

-3.3 ± 10.8

-0.6 ± 12.8

-2.0 ± 11.5

EPIC-Sex 1yr

43.0 ± 20.1

47.4 ± 25.5

45.2 ± 22.3

Change EPIC-S1yr

-9.6 ± 15.5

0.0 ± 13.4

-4.8 ± 14.8

EPIC-Sex 2yr

39.5 ± 21.4

47.9 ± 32.7

43.7 ± 27.0

Change EPIC-S2yr

-13.0 ± 21.6

0.5 ± 5.97

-6.3 ± 16.8

EPIC HORMONAL/VITALITY DOMAIN

 

EPIC-Hormonal || 3mo

90.4 ± 14.2

92.2 ± 8.9

91.3 ± 11.5

Change EPIC-H3mo

1.0 ± 4.6

1.6 ± 5.4

1.3 ± 4.9

EPIC-Hormonal 1yr

89.3 ± 14.8

93.0 ± 7.6

91.1 ± 11.5

Change EPIC-H1yr

0.0 ± 6.8

2.3 ± 4.8

1.2 ± 5.8

EPIC-Hormonal 2yr

95.3 ± 5.5

95.6 ± 4.9

95.4 ± 5.1

Change EPIC-H1yr

6.0 ± 10.3

5.0 ± 5.6

5.5 ± 8.0

EPIC SATISFACTION DOMAIN

 

EPIC-Satisfaction 3mo

96.4 ± 9.5

90.0 ± 13.7

84.4 ± 25.6

Change EPIC-Sat3mo

10.7 ± 19.7

5.0 ± 20.9

8.3 ± 19.5

EPIC-Satisfaction 1yr

92.9 ± 12.2

95.0 ± 11.2

93.8 ± 8.3

Change EPIC-Sat1yr

7.1 ± 12.2

10.0 ±13.7

8.3 ± 12.3

EPIC-Satisfaction 2yr

100 ± 0

95.0 ± 11.2

97.9 ± 12.5

Change EPIC-Sat2yr

14.3 ± 19.7

10.0 ± 13.7

12.5 ± 16.9

  1. *U = urinary; Δ = change from baseline; ††B = bowel; §S = sexual; ||H = hormonal; Sat = satisfaction
  2. A positive number for change reflects an improvement in HRQOL while a negative number for change reflects a decline in HRQOL. No comparisons between S-IMRT and US-IMRT were statistically different to a p-value <0.05.