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Table 1 Characteristic of treatment and patients

From: Whole brain radiotherapy for brain metastases from breast cancer: estimation of survival using two stratification systems

AGE

MEDIAN

RANGE

Patients

57

38 – 82

BRAIN METASTASES SCORE

NUMBER

%

BM-S O

34

19.5

B M-S 1

54

31

BM-S 2

61

35

BM-S 3

25

14.5

KPS

  

< 70

89

51.1

>= 70

85

48.8

SURGICAL RESECTION

  

Yes

27

15.5

No

147

84.5

DOSE(Gy)

FRACTIONATION (fr)

  

40 Gy/20 fr

66

37.9

30 Gy/10 fr

108

62.1

NUMBER LESIONS

  

Single

66

37.9

Multiple

108

62.1

CHEMOTHERAPY

  

Yes

32

18.3

No

142

81.6

RPA CLASS

  

Class I

39

22.4

Class II

46

26.4

Class III

89

51.2

LOCALIZATION

  

Supratentorial

140

80.5

Infratentorial

24

13.8

Both

10

5.7

PRIMARY DISEASE CONTROL

  

Yes

86

49.4

No

88

50.6

EXTRACRANIAL METASTASES

  

Controlled

80

46

No Controlled

94

54