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Table 4 Overall survival (univariate analysis)

From: Radiosurgery alone versus radiosurgery plus whole-brain irradiation for very few cerebral metastases from lung cancer

 

At 6 months

At 12 months

P-value

Treatment approach

   

 Radiosurgery alone (n = 98)

68

49

 

 Radiosurgery + WBI (n = 50)

78

59

0.32

Radiosurgery dose

   

 <20 Gy (n = 63)

75

51

 

 ≥20 Gy (n = 85)

69

54

0.45

Age

   

 ≤59 years (n = 76)

74

63

 

 ≥60 years (n = 72)

69

41

0.10

Gender

   

 Female (n = 68)

82

61

 

 Male (n = 80)

63

46

0.16

ECOG Performance Score

   

 0-1 (n = 93)

76

61

 

 2 (n = 55)

64

38

<0.001

Histology

   

 Adenocarcinoma (n = 92)

76

64

 

 Others (n = 56)

64

33

0.10

Number of cerebral metastases

   

 1 (n = 90)

74

54

 

 2-3 (n = 58)

67

50

0.51

Maximum diameter of all cerebral metastases

   

 ≤18 mm (n = 75)

77

62

 

 ≥19 mm (n = 73)

66

42

0.003

Main site of cerebral metastases

   

 Supratentorial (n = 127)

72

53

 

 Infratentorial (n = 21)

67

51

0.72

Extra-cerebral metastases

   

 No (n = 95)

86

67

 

 Yes (n = 53)

45

28

<0.001

Interval from lung cancer diagnosis to irradiation

   

 ≤11 months (n = 77)

64

47

 

 ≥12 months (n = 71)

80

59

0.060

  1. Significant p-values are given in bold.