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Table 2 Patient and volume characteristics

From: Quality assurance analysis of hippocampal avoidance in a melanoma whole brain radiotherapy randomized trial shows good compliance

 

HA-WBRT

(n = 22)

Bilateral HA-WBRT

(n = 20)

Unilateral (right) HA-WBRT (n = 2)

Female

5 (23%)

5 (25%)

0

Male

17 (77%)

15 (75%)

2 (100%)

Median age (years)

65 (27–88)

65 (27–88)

69 (61–76)

≤ 65 years

11 (50%)

10 (50%)

1 (50%)

>  65 years

11 (50%)

10 (50%)

1 (50%)

Number of MBM:

 1 MBM

13 (59%)

12 (60%)

1 (50%)

 2 MBM

7 (32%)

6 (30%)

1 (50%)

 3 MBM

2 (9%)

2 (10%)

0

First treatment of MBM:

 Surgery only

10 (45%)

9 (45%)

1 (50%)

 SRS only

6 (27%)

5 (25%)

1 (50%)

 Surgery and SRS

4 (18%)

4 (20%)

0

 Exclusive SIB concurrent with HA-WBRT

2 (9%)

2 (10%)

0

SRS:

 Median volume (cm3)

2.07 (0.04–42.6)

3.01 (0.04–42.6)

0.96 (0.96)

 Median dose (Gy)

20 (14–22)

20 (14–22)

16 (16)

Volumes (cm3):

 PTV volume

1434.8

1412.7

1516.9

Median (Range)

(1177–1640)

(1177–1640)

(1488–1545)

 R hippocampus volume

2.27

2.27

2.54

Median (Range)

(0.9–5.66)

(0.90–5.66)

(1.80–3.27)

 L hippocampus volume

2.02

1.96

2.58

Median (Range)

(1.01–4.45)

(1.01–4.45)

(2.58)

 Volume of 2 hippocampus

4.47

4.38

5.85

Median (Range)

(2.28–9.98)

(2.28–9.98)

(5.85)

 Sparing volume of 2 hippocampus

29.52

28.53

34.77

Median (Range)

(13.4–49.4)

(13.4–49.4)

(34.7)

Details of the SIB treatment:

n = 6

n = 5

n = 1

 1 MBM

3 (50%)

3 (60%)

0

 2 MBM

2 (33%)

1 (20%)

1

 3 MBM

1 (17%)

1 (20%)

0

 Median volume (cm3)

5.71 (0.54–29.9)

5.71 (0.74–29.9)

6.26 (0.54–11.97)

 Median dose (Gy)

49.5 (40–50.4)

47.3 (40–50.4)

50 (50)

 Median distance to nearest hippocampus (cm)

2.8 (0–5.0)

3.8 (2.0–5.0)

0.3 (0–0.6)

  1. Bilateral/Unilateral HA-WBRT: Patients treated with intention to spare bilateral/unilateral hippocampus, HA-WBRT Hippocampal avoidance during whole brain radiotherapy, Hippo Hippocampus, MBM Melanoma brain metastases, PTV Planning target volume, SIB Simultaneous integrated boost, SRS Stereotactic radiosurgery, WBRT Whole brain radiotherapy