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Table 1 Patients characteristics and dosimetric parameters

From: A randomized hypofractionation dose escalation trial for high risk prostate cancer patients: interim analysis of acute toxicity and quality of life in 124 patients

 

Arm 1

Arm 2

N

57

67

Age (years)

  

Median (range)

64 (51–75)

66 (50–76)

Gleason score

  

≤7

49 (86%)

64 (95%)

>7

8 (14%)

3 (5%)

cT-stage

  

<T2c

11 (19%)

12 (18%)

≥T2c

46 (81%)

55 (82%)

iPSA

  

≤20 ng/ml

40 (70%)

57 (85%)

>20 ng/ml

17 (30%)

10 (15%)

PTV volume

  

PTVP ± SE (cc)

116 ± 35

116 ± 31

PTVSV ± SE (cc)

92 ± 25

92 ± 17

PTVLN ± SE (cc)

608 ± 89

613 ± 102

Bladder

  

Total volume ± SE (cc)

139 ± 94

125 ± 60

V52.6% ± SE (cc)

101 ± 54

113 ± 51

V65.8% ± SE (cc)

71 ± 35

79 ± 30

V78.9% ± SE (cc)

47 ± 20

51 ± 19

V92% ± SE (cc)

31 ± 12

34 ± 13

V100% ± SE (cc)*

16 ± 8

20 ± 12

Rectum

  

Total volume ± SE (cc)

70 ± 16

69 ± 17

V52.6% ± SE (cc)*

43 ± 12

54 ± 15

V65.8% ± SE (cc)*

30 ± 10

37 ± 12

V78.9% ± SE (cc)*

21 ± 7

24 ± 9

V92% ± SE (cc)

14 ± 5

15 ± 6

V100% ± SE (cc)*

4 ± 4

7 ± 5

  1. Abbreviations: Arm 1 = conventional fractionation; Arm 2 = hypofractionation.
  2. *p <0.05 between groups, two-sample t test.