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Table 6 Treatment success and post-treatment ambulatory ststus of the three prognostic groups

From: Identifying patients with malignant spinal cord compression (MSCC) near end of life who can benefit from palliative radiotherapy

Prognostic group

Successful treatment (p < 0.0001)

Ambulatory post-treatment (p < 0.0001)

Regaining ambulatory status (p < 0.0001)

Maintaining ambulatory status (p < 0.0001)

0 Points

4% (13/311)

4% (11/311)

4% (11/311)

Not available

1 Point

15% (24/164)

43% (71/164)

18% (11/60)

58% (60/104)

2–3 Points

39% (27/70)

86% (60/70)

50% (2/4)

58% (58/66)