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Table 4 Factors affecting in overall response rate

From: Defining the optimal dose of radiation in leukemic patients with extramedullary lesions

Factors ( 2 × 2 analysis)

Response (CR + PR)

Non-response (SD + PD)

Total

p -value

Primary disease

Yes

23

4

27

0.128

AML

No

9

6

15

 

RT site

Yes

14

2

16

0.270

Soft tissue

No

18

8

26

 

Concurrent

Yes

8

1

9

1.000

Chemotherapy

No

24

9

33

 

Initial size

Yes

13

9

22

0.010*

BP ≥ 10 cm2

No

19

1

20

 

Initial size

Yes

14

7

21

0.277

LD ≥ 6.0 cm

No

18

3

21

 

Follow up time

Yes

23

7

30

1.000

≥ 2 weeks

No

9

3

12

 

Total dose

Yes

16

1

17

0.031*

≥ 25 Gy

No

16

9

25

 

BED10

Yes

17

1

18

0.026*

≥ 30 Gy

No

15

9

24

 
  1. Abbreviations: AML = Acute myeloid leukemia, BP = Bidimensional product, LD = Largest dimension, BED = Biologic effective dose
  2. *Statistically significant factors