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Table 7 Overview of published clinical data on hypofractionation in prostate cancer

From: Acute toxicity profile in prostate cancer with conventional and hypofractionated treatment

References

Fractions

Fraction size

Total dose

weeks

NTD2 for α/β

Acute toxicity

     

α/β = 1.5

α/β =3

α/β =10

GI (%)

GU (%)

Livsey et al. [12]

6

6

36

3

77.1

64.8

48

  

Kupelian et al. [9]

28

2.5

70

5.5

80

77

72.9

19

15

Soete et al. [15]

16

3.5

56

4

80

72.8

63

38

39

Madsen et al. [10]

5

6.7

33.5

1

78.5

65

46.6

22

13

Pollack et al. [13]

26

2.7

70.2

5

84.2

80.5

74.3

18

48

Martin et al. [14]

20

3

60

4

77.1

72

65

12

25

FAMEMA trial (present study)

23

3

69

4.5

88.7

83

76

20.5%

23.2%

  1. Abbreviations: GI = gastrointestinal;GU = genitourinary; NTD2 = Equivalent dose (Gy) for 2-Gy fractionation; BED = biological effective dose.