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Table 1 Patients and primitive tumor characteristics (n = 184)

From: Changes in the characteristics of patients treated for brain metastases with repeat stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT): a retrospective study of 184 patients

Characteristics

Number

Percentage

Sex

Male

91

49.5

Female

93

50.5

Age at diagnosis of cancer

Median (range)

58 (21–87)

 

≤ 65 yo

135

73

> 65 yo

49

27

Age at diagnosis of brain metastasis

Median (range)

61 (24–88)

 

≤ 65 yo

124

67

> 65 yo

60

33

Primitive cancer

Lung

103

56.0

 Adenocarcinoma

69

67

 Epidermoid

19

18.4

 Small cell

4

3.9

 Undifferentiated

4

3.9

 Other

7

6.8

Breast

24

13.0

 Luminal A

5

20.8

 Luminal B

5

20.8

 Her2+

11

45.8

 Triple negative

3

12.5

Melanoma

24

13.0

Kidney

8

4.3

Digestive

16

8.7

Other

9

4.9

Initial tumor stage

1

23

12.5

2

47

25.5

3

38

20.7

4

30

16.3

Unknown

46

25.0

Initial node stage

0

37

20.1

1

23

12.5

2

49

26.6

3

26

14.1

Unknown

49

26.6

Initial metastasis stage

0

81

44.0

1

90

48.9

Unknown

13

7.1