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Table 4 Scoring points of the four characteristics included in the scoring system

From: A scoring system to predict local progression-free survival in patients irradiated with 20 Gy in 5 fractions for malignant spinal cord compression

 

LPFS at 6 months

p-value

Visceral metastases at the time of RT

 No

83

8

 Yes

67

7

Type of primary tumor

 Breast cancer

88

9

 Prostate cancer

80

8

 Myeloma/lymphoma

93

9

 Lung cancer

68

7

 Unknown primary

66

7

 Renal cell carcinoma

77

8

 Colorectal cancer

41

4

 Other tumors

60

6

Time developing motor deficits prior to RT

 1–7 days

59

6

 8–14 days

81

8

 > 14 days

87

9

ECOG performance score

 1–2

87

9

 3

69

7

 4

55

6