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Table 3 Treatment characteristics in our CCUP patient cohort

From: Radiotherapeutic management of cervical lymph node metastases from an unknown primary site – experiences from a large cohort treated with modern radiation techniques

Treatment

n/median

%

Radiotherapy

 definitive

21

36.2

 adjuvant

35

60.3

 palliative

2

3.4

Completion radiotherapy

 no

4

6.9

 yes

52

89.7

 unknown

2

3.4

Radiotherapy dose (median, range)

 Total dose (including boost)

60.0 Gy (18.0–72.0)

Single radiation dose

 1.7 Gy

1

1.7

 1.8 Gy

3

5.2

 2 Gy

52

89.7

 3 Gy

2

3.4

Boost,n = 48

 integrated

4

8.3

 sequential

44

91.7

Simultaneous chemotherapy

 no

18

31.0

 yes

40

69.0

Chemotherapy,n = 40

 cisplatin

27

67.5

 cisplatin/5-fluorouracil

4

10.0

 cetuximab

1

2.5

 carboplatin

5

12.5

 others1

3

5.0

Completion chemotherapy, n = 40

 no

6

15.0

 yes

26

65.0

 unknown

8

20.0

  1. 1mitomycin C/5-fluorouracil, cisplatin/vinorelbine, cisplatin/mitomycin C/5-fluorouracil