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. 2011 Oct 31;29(36):4776–4780. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2011.37.9453

Table 1.

Probability of GHD by Mean Dose to the Hypothalamus and Time After Irradiation Using Peak GH Data Through 36 and 60 Months After Conformal RT

Time After RT Start (months)
Mean Dose to Hypothalamus (Gy)
36-Month Data (GH, ng/mL)*
60-Month Data (GH, ng/mL)
Probability of < 7 Probability of < 3 Predicted Mean Peak Probability of < 7 Probability of < 3 Predicted Mean Peak
12 5 0.15 0.0093 13.55 0.16 0.0107 13.07
10 0.18 0.0120 12.73 0.18 0.0130 12.46
15 0.20 0.0154 11.96 0.20 0.0157 11.89
20 0.23 0.0196 11.23 0.23 0.0189 11.34
25 0.26 0.0247 10.55 0.25 0.0226 10.81
30 0.29 0.0309 9.92 0.27 0.0269 10.31
35 0.33 0.0383 9.32 0.30 0.0318 9.83
40 0.36 0.0472 8.75 0.32 0.0375 9.38
45 0.40 0.0576 8.22 0.35 0.0439 8.94
50 0.44 0.0697 7.73 0.38 0.0513 8.53
55 0.48 0.0837 7.26 0.41 0.0595 8.13
60 0.52 0.0998 6.82 0.44 0.0688 7.76
36 5 0.19 0.0135 12.36 0.18 0.0131 12.44
10 0.28 0.0274 10.25 0.25 0.0227 10.79
15 0.38 0.0518 8.50 0.32 0.0377 9.36
20 0.50 0.0910 7.05 0.41 0.0599 8.12
25 0.61 0.1486 5.85 0.50 0.0912 7.04
30 0.72 0.2267 4.85 0.58 0.1332 6.11
35 0.81 0.3237 4.02 0.67 0.1869 5.30
40 0.88 0.4346 3.33 0.74 0.2524 4.60
45 0.93 0.5508 2.77 0.81 0.3282 3.99
50 0.96 0.6628 2.29 0.86 0.4119 3.46
55 0.98 0.7620 1.90 0.91 0.4998 3.00
60 0.99 0.8426 1.58 0.94 0.5877 2.60
60 5 0.23 0.0193 11.28 0.21 0.0160 11.84
10 0.40 0.0569 8.26 0.33 0.0379 9.34
15 0.59 0.1369 6.04 0.47 0.0800 7.37
20 0.76 0.2720 4.42 0.61 0.1504 5.82
25 0.89 0.4526 3.24 0.75 0.2533 4.59
30 0.95 0.6437 2.37 0.85 0.3844 3.62
35 0.99 0.8039 1.74 0.92 0.5305 2.86
40 1.00 0.9104 1.27 0.96 0.6725 2.25
45 1.00 0.9664 0.93 0.98 0.7931 1.78
50 1.00 0.9898 0.68 0.99 0.8825 1.40
55 1.00 0.9975 0.50 1.00 0.9403 1.11
60 1.00 0.9995 0.37 1.00 0.9731 0.87

Abbreviations: GH, growth hormone; GHD, growth hormone deficiency; RT, radiation therapy.

*

36-month model: peak GH = exp(2.6518 + {time × [0.001385 − (0.00104 × mean dose)]}).

60-month model: peak GH = exp(2.5947 + {time × [0.0019 − (0.00079 × mean dose)]}).

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