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Table 3 Point scoring system of predictive factors and median overall survival by risk zones

From: Novel risk scores for survival and intracranial failure in patients treated with radiosurgery alone to melanoma brain metastases

Prognostic factor

Multivariable analysis hazard ratio (95 % CI)

Point score

KPS

  

 >80

1.00

0

 ≤80

8.09 (3.79-17.28)

4

Extracranial disease

  

 absent

1.00

0

 active/stable

5.37 (1.65-17.48)

3

No. of lesions

  

 1

1.00

0

 2-4

2.61 (1.37-4.96)

1.5

 >4

3.24 (1.56-6.72)

2

Gender

  

 Female

1.00

0

 Male

1.76 (1.04-2.97)

1

Risk zone

Point ranges

No. of patients (%)

Median OS, mo (95 % CI)

Low

0-3

15 (17.4)

not reached

Moderate

4-6

61 (71.7)

7.60 (3.73-11.47)

High

6.5-10

10 (11.6)

2.40 (1.79-3.01)

  1. Abbreviations: CI 95 % confidence interval, KPS Karnofsky performance status, OS overall survival