Table 1 Patient and disease characteristics
Characteristic: | No. (%) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
SEX: | SBRT-PATHY | CHT | PALLIATIVE RT | |
Male | 11 (55) | 17 (85) | 11 (55) | 0.070 |
Female | 9 (45) | 3 (15) | 9 (45) | |
AGE(years): | ||||
 Median/range | 68.7/41–88 | 66.9/51–86 | 74.2/56–88 | 0.080 |
ECOG PERFORMANCE STATUS: | ||||
 0–1 | 12 (60) | 15 (75) | 8 (40) | 0.078 |
 2–3 | 8 (40) | 5 (25) | 12 (60) | |
HISTOLOGY: | ||||
 Adenocarcinoma | 8 (40) | 12 (60) | 8 (40) | 0.340 |
 Squamous | 12 (60) | 8 (40) | 8 (40) | 0.340 |
 Other (mixed or no histology) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 4 (20) | 0.013 |
NSCLC STAGE: | ||||
 IIIB | 12 (60) | 7 (35) | 11 (55) | 0.247 |
 IV | 8 (40) | 13 (65) | 9 (45) | |
TREATED BULKY SITE: | ||||
 Central | 14 (70) | 15 (75) | 11 (55) | 0.377 |
 Peripheral | 6 (30) | 5 (25) | 9 (45) | 0.380 |
 LLr | 1 (5) | 2 (10) | 2 (10) | 0.804 |
 LLl | 6 (30) | 2 (10) | 5 (25) | 0.279 |
 ULr | 8 (40) | 11 (55) | 9 (45) | 0.626 |
 ULl | 5 (25) | 5 (25) | 4 (20) | 0.911 |
UNRESCTABLE BULKY NSCLC: | ||||
 diameter mean/range (cm) | 8.1/6–17 | 7.4/6–12 | 8.0/6–13 | 0.047 |
BULKY-RELATED SYMPTOMS: | ||||
 Dyspnea | 15 (75) | 11 (55) | 14 (70) | 0.377 |
 Cough | 9 (45) | 9 (45) | 10 (50) | 0.935 |
 Pain | 12 (60) | 6 (30) | 10 (50) | 0.153 |
 Haemoptysis | 2 (10) | 2 (10) | 6 (30) | 0.147 |
 Two or more symptoms | 12 (60) | 10 (50) | 14 (70) | 0.435 |