Table 2 Radiotherapy treatment details
From: Merkel cell carcinoma: a forty-year experience at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Treatment Group | Local excision - > RT (n = 291) | WLE - > RT (n = 92) | Definitive RT (n = 47) | Palliative RT (n = 13) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
RT dose to primary/met/intransits Site (Gy) | ||||
Median [range] | 50.0 [2.5–60.0] | 50.0 [8.0–60.0] | 50.0 [8.0–60.0] | 30.0 [21.0–30.0] |
IQR | 40.5–50.0 | 45.0–50.0 | 45.0–55.0 | 24.0–30.0 |
Missing | 28 | 4 | 12 | 4 |
RT fractions to primary/met/intransits Site | ||||
Median [range] | 25.0 [1.0–31.0] | 25.0 [1.0–30.0] | 25.0 [3.0–30.0] | 5.0 [3.0–10.0] |
IQR | 15.0–25.0 | 15.0–25.0 | 19.0–27.5 | 5.0–9.0 |
Missing | 28 | 4 | 12 | 4 |
RT dose to node (Gy) | ||||
Median [range] | 50.0 [2.5–63.0] | 50.0 [20.0–68.0] | 54.0 [36.0–60.0] | 30.0 [20.0–40.0] |
IQR | 45.0–50.0 | 46.0–50.0 | 50.0–60.0 | 29.2–30.0 |
Missing | 83 | 24 | 14 | 5 |
RT fractions to node | ||||
Median [range] | 25.0 [1.0–31.0] | 25.0 [5.0–33.0] | 27.0 [12.0–30.0] | 7.0 [5.0–16.0] |
IQR | 15.8–25.0 | 20.0–25.0 | 25.0–30.0 | 5.0–10.0 |
Missing | 83 | 24 | 14 | 5 |