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Table 3 Univariate analyses of clinical and dose-volumetric parameters associated with the risk of radiation-induced liver disease

From: Radiation-induced liver disease after stereotactic body radiotherapy for small hepatocellular carcinoma: clinical and dose-volumetric parameters

Variables

< Grade 2 (%)

≥ Grade 2 (%)

p-value

Age (years)

61.7 ± 8.7

59.3 ± 11.1

0.324

Gender

  

0.323

  Male

61 (83.6)

12 (16.4)

 

  Female

14 (73.7)

5 (26.3)

 

ECOG performance score

  

0.402

  0-1

72 (80.9)

17 (19.1)

 

  2

3 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

 

Child-Pugh class

  

0.008

  A

59 (88.1)

8 (11.9)

 

  B

16 (64.0)

9 (36.0)

 

Viral etiology

  

0.278

  HBs-Ag (+)

58 (84.1)

11 (15.9)

 

  HBs-Ag (-)

17 (73.9)

6 (26.1)

 

SBRT dose (Gy)

46.5 ± 9.2

43.4 ± 8.8

0.200

Fraction size (Gy)

14.0 ± 2.1

13.2 ± 1.9

0.124

Normal liver volume (cm3)

1199.3 ± 251.0

1036.5 ± 300.2

0.022

GTV (cm3)

15.9 ± 20.5

15.7 ± 12.8

0.965

PTV (cm3)

58.5 ± 53.5

54.4 ± 31.0

0.761

Mean liver dose (Gy)

8.6 ± 3.5

9.2 ± 4.5

0.569

D33%* (Gy)

8.2 ± 4.7

9.3 ± 6.8

0.435

D50% (Gy)

4.5 ± 3.4

5.2 ± 4.6

0.494

rV60Gy

1191.7 ± 249.8

1030.5 ± 300.9

0.023

rV55Gy

1188.8 ± 249.8

1028.8 ± 301.2

0.024

rV50Gy

1183.5 ± 249.0

1026.9 ± 300.9

0.027

rV45Gy

1167.0 ± 244.6

1015.6 ± 294.1

0.029

rV40Gy

1153.0 ± 244.8

999.7 ± 303.5

0.028

rV35Gy

1133.9 ± 243.8

977.1 ± 307.2

0.025

rV30Gy

1114.0 ± 243.1

959.4 ± 308.0

0.027

rV25Gy

1086.7 ± 241.3

936.1 ± 308.1

0.030

rV20Gy

1045.5 ± 239.0

900.0 ± 309.3

0.035

rV15Gy

976.5 ± 237.7

835.8 ± 308.0

0.040

rV10Gy

856.6 ± 249.9

728.9 ± 310.3

0.073

rV5Gy

655.5 ± 262.8

569.4 ± 295.5

0.237

  1. Abbreviations: ECOG Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, HBs-Ag hepatitis B surface-antigen, SBRT stereotactic body radiotherapy, GTV gross tumor volume, PTV planning target volume.
  2. *Dose to 33% of the normal liver.
  3. Dose to 50% of the normal liver.