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Table 1 Patient characteristics (n = 18)

From: Stereotactic body radiotherapy for metastatic sarcoma to the lung: adding to the arsenal of local therapy

 

No

%

Median age at SBRT

61.7

Range 17.1 – 84.8

Sex

 Female

5

27.8

 Male

13

72.2

Primary site of disease

 Extremity

6

33.3

 Trunk

7

38.9

 Pelvis

1

5.6

 Head and neck

2

11.1

 Retroperitoneum

2

11.1

Primary tumor grade

 Low

0

0

 Intermediate

2

11.1

 High

12

66.7

 Unknown/not graded

4

22.2

Stage at primary diagnosis

 Localized

11

61.1

 Metastatic

7

38.9

Smoking status

 Smoker

7

38.9

 Never smoked

11

61.1

Median time from primary diagnosis to first distant metastasis, months

21.5

Range 0.2–175.2

Prior sarcoma treatment

 Chemotherapy*

10

55.6

 Radiation to lung

3

16.7

 Thoracic surgery

5

27.8

Extent disease at time of SBRT treatment

  ≤ 5 metastases

13

72.2

  > 5 metastases

5

27.8

  1. *Chemotherapy administered for primary disease or at diagnosis of metastasis