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Table 1 Patient characteristics at diagnosis

From: Stereotactic body radiotherapy with or without external beam radiation as treatment for organ confined high-risk prostate carcinoma: a six year study

Ā 

Combined group

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EBRTā€‰+ā€‰Boost

SBRT alone

Age at diagnosis

Ā 

No. patients (%)

P value

No. patients

No. patients

Ā 

40-49

1 (1.0)

Ā 

0

1

Ā 

50-59

13 (13.4)

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9

4

Ā 

60-69

31 (32.0)

Ā 

12

19

Ā 

70-79

39 (40.2)

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20

19

Ā 

80-89

13 (13.4)

Ā 

4

9

Mean (range)

Ā 

70.0 (43.2-85.7)

0.039

69.5 (50.6-84.4)

70.3 (43.2-85.7)

PSA level at treatment

Ā 

ng/mL

Ā Ā Ā 

Combined

Mean (range)

14.4 (0.59-53.1)

Ā 

14.7

14.2

Ā 

Median

11.5

0.0056

12

11.25

PSA level at diagnosis

Ā 

No. patients

Ā Ā Ā 
Ā 

<4 ng/mL

5 (5.2)

Ā 

1

4

Ā 

4-10 ng/mL

30 (30.9)

Ā 

17

13

Ā 

>10-20 ng/mL

39 (40.2)

Ā 

16

23

Ā 

>20 ng/mL

23 (23.7)

Ā 

11

12

Clinical stage

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 
Ā 

T1c

73 (75.2)

0.22

33

40

Ā 

T2x

2 (2.1)

Ā 

2

0

Ā 

T2a

18 (18.6)

Ā 

6

12

Ā 

T2b

2 (2.1)

Ā 

2

0

Ā 

T2c

2 (2.1)

Ā 

2

0

Gleason score

Ā Ā 

0.55

Ā Ā 
Ā 

6

4 (4.1)

Ā 

1

3

Ā 

7 (3ā€‰+ā€‰4)

15 (15.5)

Ā 

7

8

Ā 

7 (4ā€‰+ā€‰3)

16 (16.5)

Ā 

7

9

Ā 

8

46 (47.4)

Ā 

22

24

Ā 

9

16 (16.5)

Ā 

8

8

Hormone treatment

Ā Ā 

0.34

Ā Ā 
Ā 

No

43 (44.3)

Ā 

17

26

Ā 

Yes

54 (55.7)

Ā 

28

26

RT treatment

Ā Ā 

0.86

Ā Ā 
Ā 

SBRT

52 (53.6)

Ā Ā Ā 
Ā 

EBRTā€‰+ā€‰SBRT

45 (46.4)

Ā Ā Ā 

High risk assessment: criteria

Ā Ā 

0.95

Ā Ā 

Gleasonā€‰ā‰„ā€‰8 or PSAā€‰>ā€‰20

Ā 

83 (85.6)

Ā 

45

38

Multiple adverse factors*:

Ā 

14 (14.4)

Ā 

0

14

  1. *Per NCCN 2013, patients with multiple adverse factors can be shifted into the high risk group (T2b-T2c, Gleason score 7, PSA 10ā€“20 ng/mL).