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Table 4 Statistical analysis for OS and PFS.

From: Concomitant treatment of brain metastasis with Whole Brain Radiotherapy [WBRT] and Temozolomide [TMZ] is active and improves Quality of Life

Univariate Analysis for Overall Survival (OS) cancer patients with brain metastases

 

OS (months)

95% C.I.

P value

Radiological response:

   

Tumor control (SD, CR, PR)

13.00

12.35 – 13.65

< 0.0001

Brain progression (PD)

5.00

3.83 – 6.17

 

Lung Cancer

13.00

12.10 – 13.90

0.9263

All the others

12.00

10.32 – 13.68

 

Males

11.00

7.63 – 14.37

0.239

Females

13.00

12.22 – 13.78

 

KPS <70

5.00

2.39 – 7.61

0.0006

KPS ≥ 70

13.00

12.37 – 13.63

 

No previous chemotherapy

13.00

11.53 – 14.47

0.7568

Previous chemotherapy

12.00

10.86 – 13.14

 

No extracranial disease

13.00

13.19 – 14.81

0.0681

Extracranial disease

10.00

7.31 – 14.69

 

Age > 65 years

6.00

2.56 – 9.23

0.0050

Age ≤ 65 years

12.00

10.01 – 13.67

 

RPA 1

13.00

11.95 – 14.05

0.0025

RPA 2

13.00

12.16 – 13.84

 

RPA 3

5.00

2.39 – 7.61

 

Univariate Analysis for Progression Free Survival (PFS) cancer patients with brain metastases

 

PFS (months)

95% C.I.

P value

Radiological response:

   

Tumor control (SD, CR, PR)

10.00

8.54 – 11.46

< 0.0001

Brain progression (PD)

4.00

3.63 – 4.37

 

Lung Cancer

9.00

7.85 – 10.15

0.3578

All the others

10.00

7.67 – 12,33

 

Males

9.00

7.42 – 10.58

0.4815

Females

9.00

6.50 – 11.50

 

KPS <70

4.00

3.22 – 4.78

0.0016

KPS ≥ 70

10.00

8.40 – 11.60

 

No previous chemotherapy

10.00

8.05 – 11.95

0.7835

Previous chemotherapy

8.00

6.73 – 9.27

 

No extracranial disease

11.00

9.54 – 12.45

0.0247

Extracranial disease

8.00

5.80 – 10.20

 

Age > 65 years

5.00

4.10 – 6.43

0.02

Age ≤ 65 years

10.00

7.22 – 11.98

 

RPA 1

11.00

8.56 – 13.44

0.0027

RPA 2

9.00

7.25 – 10.75

 

RPA 3

4.00

3.22 – 4.78

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