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Table 5 Association of treatment factors and treatment toxicity

From: Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) as primary, adjuvant, consolidation and re-treatment option in pancreatic cancer: scope for dose escalation and lessons for toxicity

 

Acute toxicity max grade (n = 37)

Late toxicity max grade (n = 32)

0

1–2

3

p-value

0

2

4

p-value

Number of fiducials†

 0–1

1

6

0

0.0002*

4

1

2

0.01*

 2–4

10

17

3

 

22

1

2

 

Treatment days †

 3

11

20

3

0.37

25

2

2

0.012*

 4–7

0

3

0

 

1

0

2

 

Previous surgery†

 Yes

1

5

0

0.47

4

0

1

0.68

 No

10

18

3

 

22

2

3

 

Previous irradiation†

 Yes

0

7

1

0.11

6

0

0

0.43

 No

11

16

2

 

20

2

4

 

Min dose to PTV†

  < 22.35Gy

5

10

2

0.75

9

2

2

0.17

  ≥ 22.35Gy

6

11

1

 

17

0

2

 

SABR purpose†

 Sole primary

1

6

0

0.064

6

1

0

0.62

 Adjuvant

6

4

1

 

7

0

1

 

 Consolidation

4

6

1

 

8

1

1

 

 Retreat

0

5

2

 

5

0

2

 

 Treatment time (mins)

77.5

69.9

68.3

0.570

67.7

59.5

83.0

0.045*

 PTV (cc) ‡

93.5

72.1

67.9

0.355

77.2

61.5

79.3

0.875

 PTV min dose (cGy) ‡

2342.6

2227.6

2115.8

0.605

2317.7

1901.5

2332.4

0.396

 PTV max dose (cGy) ‡

3951.3

3974.7

4149.2

0.8819

4120.6

3920.5

3861.9

0.622

 PTV mean dose (cGy) ‡

3151.9

3118.0

3241.9

0.879

3225.4

3085.6

3015.0

0.493

Prescription dose (cGy) ‡

2736.4

2647.8

2700.0

0.735

2740.4

2700.0

2612.5

0.7067

 Prescription isodose (%) ‡

69.6

67.5

65.3

0.554

67.0

69.0

68.3

0.882

 Percentage cover (%) ‡

96.1

97.0

97.3

0.771

97.1

88.1

91.1

0.002*

 BED (Gy10) ‡

52.3

49.2

52.0

0.650

52.1

51.0

49.0

0.811

 HI ‡

1.44

1.50

1.54

0.523

1.51

1.46

1.47

0.833

  1. *Statistically significant at 0.05% level † Numbers are frequencies, tested for association using Chi-squared test; ‡ Numbers are means, tested for association using ANOVA