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Table 6 Predictive factors for grade 2 to 5 toxicities

From: Long term efficacy and toxicity after stereotactic ablative reirradiation in locally relapsed stage III non-small cell lung cancer

Variable

Rate of G2–5 toxicities

Chi Square

Binary logistic regression

p-value

Binary logistic regression

p-value

Gender

 Male (n = 35)

25.7%

p = 0.2

NI

 

NI

 

 Female (n = 11)

9.1%

     

Age

  ≥ 66 years (n= 23)

30.4%

p = 0.15

NI

 

NI

 

  < 66 years (n = 23)

13%

     

Period between irradiations

  > 24 months (n = 20)

20%

p = 0.7

NI

 

NI

 

  ≤ 24 months (n = 25)

24%

     

 Missing value (n = 1)

      

  > 12 months (n = 36)

16.7%

p = 0.07

NI

 

NI

 

  ≤ 12 months (n = 9)

44.4%

     

 Missing value (n = 1)

      

Dose of first irradiation

 BED < 76 Gy (n = 18)

22.2%

p = 0.9

NI

 

NI

 

 BED ≥76 Gy (n = 28)

21.4%

     

Dose of reirradiation

 BED ≤130 Gy (n = 18)

27.8%

p = 0.4

NI

 

NI

 

 BED > 130 Gy (n = 28)

17.9%

     

Tumor size

  ≥ 33 mm (n = 21)

38.1%

p = 0.02

1

p = 0.10

1

p = 0.09

  < 33 mm (n = 22)

9.1%

 

OR = 0.22

 

OR = 0.21

 

 Missing value (n = 3)

  

[0.04–1.36]

 

[0.04–1.2]

 

GTV Volume

  ≥ 13 mL (n = 22)

36.4%

p = 0.03

  

NI

 

  < 13 mL (n = 22)

9.1%

 

NI

   

 Missing value (n = 2)

      

SABR duration

  ≥ 6 days (n = 25)

36%

p = 0.8

NI

 

NI

 

  < 6 days (n = 21)

38.1%

     

Number of fractions

  > 3 (n = 30)

26.7%

p = 0.2

NI

 

NI

 

  ≤ 3 (n = 16)

12.5%

     

Dose per fraction

  > 12 (n = 23)

13%

p = 0.15

NI

 

NI

 

  ≤ 12 (n = 16)

30.4%

     

Performans Status - ECOG *

 0 (n = 27)

22.2%

p = 0.3

NI

 

NI

 

 1 (n = 11)

9.1%

     

 Missing value (n = 8)

      

Location of relapse

 Central (n = 24)

37.5%

p = 0.007

1

p = 0.07

1

p = 0.03

 Peripheral (n = 22)

4.5%

 

OR = 0.12 [0.01–1.17]

 

OR = 6.4 [1.1–37.7]

 

In-field relapse and central tumors

 No (n = 27)

7.4%

p = 0.005

NI

 

NI

 

 Yes (n = 19)

42.1%

     

Primary stage (at first irradiation)

 IIIA (n = 21)

28.6%

p = 0.3

NI

 

NI

 

 IIIB (n = 25)

16%

     

In-field relapse

 Yes (n = 29)

31%

 

1

p = 0.3

  

 No (n = 17)

5.9%

p = 0.04

OR = 0.33 [0.03–3.49]