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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Feb 16.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer J. 2009 JAN–FEB;15(1):1–6. doi: 10.1097/PPO.0b013e3181976614

Table 2.

Phase I/II Ultra-hypofractionation trials: Schedules and equivalent total doses in 2 Gy fractions

Total Equivalent Dose in 2
Gy fractions (EQD2)
≥ Grade 2 Late
Toxicity (%)
REFERENCE No. PTS Dose/fx size/# fxs α/β = 1.5
(tumor)
α/β = 3 (late
effects)
Med. F/U
(mo.)
GI GU
Madsen et al30
Virginia Mason
40 33.5 Gy/6.7 Gy/5 fx 78 Gy 64.9 Gy 41 7.5 20
King et al41
Stanford
41 36.25 Gy/7.25 Gy/5 fx 90.6 Gy 74.3 Gy 33 15 29
Widmark (personal
communication, 2008)
Umea
105 42.7 Gy/6.1 Gy/7 fx 92.7 Gy 77.7 Gy --- --- ---
Tang et al31
Univ. Toronto
30 35 Gy/7 Gy/5 fx 85.1 Gy 70 Gy 12 13 13
Timmerman (personal
communication, 2008)
15
10 (ongoing)
---
47.5 Gy/9.5 Gy/5 fx
50 Gy/10 Gy/5 fx
52 .5 Gy/10.5 Gy/5 fx
149 Gy *
164 Gy
180 Gy
118 Gy
130 Gy
142 Gy
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*

NTD calculations are based upon standard linear quadratic modeling, which may over predict NTD doses for large fraction sizes such as used in the UTSW trial.