Table 1.
Characteristics of included patients (N = 22)
| Age, years | |
|---|---|
| Median | 75 |
| Range | 62-90 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 17 |
| Female | 5 |
| Diagnosis | |
| Prostate cancer | 14 |
| Colorectal cancer | 5 |
| Bladder cancer | 3 |
| Baseline ECOG performance status | |
| 0 | 3 |
| 1 | 14 |
| 2 | 5 |
| Radiation schedules | |
| 2 Gy × 25 = 50 Gy | 7(6 PC, 1 CRC, 1 BC*) |
| 3 Gy × 10 = 30 Gy | 6(3 PC, 2 CRC, 1 BC) |
| 2 Gy × 30 = 60 Gy | 4(4 PC) |
| 3 Gy × 13 = 39 Gy | 2(1 CRC, 1 BC) |
| 2 Gy × 20 = 40 Gy | 1(1 PC) |
| 4 Gy × 5 = 20 Gy | 1(1 CRC) |
| Survival (in months) from last radiation treatment | |
| 3 month survival | 91% |
| 6 month survival | 73% |
| 1 year survival | 68% |
| 2 year survival | 36% |
*One patient with bladder cancer did not complete the planned radiotherapy regimen (completed 13 fractions of the planned 2Gy × 25) due to general fatigue and a wish to be discharged from the hospital. The remaining 21 patients completed their prescribed treatments.