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Table 7 Comparison with data from VARA-I

From: Pattern of use of radiotherapy for lung cancer: a descriptive study

Dose (%)

Associated CT (%)

Stage (%)

Intent (%)

  

VARA′04

VARA 07

 

VARA′04

VARA 07

  

VARA′04

VARA′07

  

VARA′04

VARA´07

NSCLC R

<60 Gy

147 (77.4)

136 (27.5)

No

106 (25.9)

189 (31)

NSCLC

I/II/III

332 (90)

415 (84)

NSCLC

R

212 (63.1)

274 (55.4)

≥60 Gy *

43 (22.6)

358 (72.5)

Yes **

303 (74.1)

421 (69)

IV #

37 (10)

79 (16)

P ##

124 (36.9)

220 (44.6)

SCLC R

<45 Gy

33 (54.1)

1 (1.2)

   

SCLC

LS

54 (79.1)

82 (71)

SCLC

R

54 (79.1)

82 (71)

≥45 Gy *

28 (45.9)

115 (98.8)

   

ES §

14 (20.9)

34 (29)

P §

14 (20.9)

34 (29)

Age (years) §

Gender (%)

ECOG (%)

Radiation rate (%) *

VARA′04

VARA′07

 

VARA′04

VARA′07

 

VARA′04

VARA´07

VARA´04

VARA′07

64,6 ± 10,7

66 ± 10

33 (8)

55 (9)

0 §§

94 (39.8)

141 (43.9)

416 (16)

610 (20)

  

^

383 (92)

555 (91)

1

85 (36)

131 (40.7)

  
     

2

36 (15.3)

40 (12.5)

  
     

3

18 (7.6)

7 (2.2)

  
     

4

3 (1.3)

2 (0.7)

  
  1. NSCLC: non small cell lung cancer. SCLC: small cell lung cancer. LS: limited stage. ES: extended stage. R: radical. P: Palliative.
  2. Differences: *p < 0.01; **p = 0.08; #p = 0.011; ##p = 0.028; §p > 0.1; §§p = 0.02; ^p = 0.54.