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Table 3 Observed infield acute and late severe (≥ grade 3) toxicity, graded by use of CTCAE v4.03

From: Metastasis directed stereotactic radiotherapy in NSCLC patients progressing under targeted- or immunotherapy: efficacy and safety reporting from the ‘TOaSTT’ database

Patient (n)

Toxicity

Grade

Location SRT

Treated metastases (n)

Treatment dose (Gy/fx)

Concurrent therapy

Start of concurrent therapy

Systemic therapy paused during SRT

Acute infield toxicity

 1

Headache

3

Brain

3

24 Gy/1fx 100% Isodose)

Nivolumab

8 days after SRT

 2

Headache

3

Brain

1

20 Gy/1fx (80% Isodose)

Bevacizumab

365 days before SRT

No

 3

Headache

3

Brain

2

20 Gy/1fx (80% Isodose)

Nivolumab

52 days before SRT

No

Gait disturbance

3

 4

Headache

4

Brain

3

20 Gy/1fx (80% Isodose)

Nivolumab

11 days after SRT

Nausea

3

 5

Dyspnea

3

Lung

1

7 Gy/5fx (65% Isodose)

Gefitinib

503 days before SRT

No

 6

Thromboembolic event

3

Brain

1

20 Gy/1fx (80% Isodose)

Osimertinib

98 days before SRT

No

Late infield toxicity

 7

Radionecrosis

3

Brain

5

20 Gy/1fx (80% Isodose)

Afatinib

22 days before SRT

No

Nausea

3

Hemiparesis

4

 8

Weight loss

3

Lung

1

7 Gy/5fx (65% Isodose)

Erlotinib

575 days before SRT

4 days