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Table 6 Factors affecting in volume reduction rate

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

Factors

Mean Volume Reduction Rate (%)

p -value

Primary disease

Yes

75.0

0.077

AML

No

56.9

 

RT site

Yes

75.7

0.254

Soft tissue

No

64.1

 

Concurrent

Yes

78.7

0.248

Chemotherapy

No

65.3

 

Initial size

Yes

48.4

0.065

BP ≥ 30 cm2

No

72.5

 

Initial size

Yes

58.5

0.175

LD ≥ 6.0 cm

No

73.0

 

Follow up time

Yes

69.0

0.877

≥ 2 weeks

No

67.3

 

Total dose

Yes

76.6

0.178

≥ 25 Gy

No

63.0

 

BED10

Yes

76.9

0.140

≥ 30 Gy

No

62.2

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