Validation of the graded prognostic assessment for gastrointestinal cancers with brain metastases (GI-GPA)

Radiation Oncology

Table 2 Patient characteristics

Parameter	Number	Percent
Male gender	56	61
Female gender	36	39
Colon cancer	37	40
Rectal cancer	34	37
Esophageal cancer	14	15
Other GI cancer (gastric, pancreatic etc.)	7	8
Extracranial metastases	68	74
No extracranial metastases	24	26
Single brain metastasis	37	40
2–3 brain metastases	31	34
> 3 brain metastases	24	26
Age < 60 years	26	28
Age ≥ 60 years	66	72
KPS < 80	55	60
KPS 80	16	17
KPS 90–100	21	23
Upfront whole brain radiotherapy^a	49	53
Upfront neurosurgery	32	35
Upfront radiosurgery	7	8
Upfront stereotactic fractionated radiotherapy	4	4

KPS Karnofsky performance status
^aincludes patients with delayed (salvage) neurosurgery, radiosurgery, fractionated re-irradiation

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