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. 2012 May;8(3 Suppl):e31s–e37s. doi: 10.1200/JOP.2012.000548

Table 1.

Toxicity, Outcomes, and Model Assumptions

Cancer Type Toxicity
Acute (%)
Late (%)
IMRT
SBRT
IMRT
SBRT
Zietman et al18 Zelefsky et al19 Storey et al20 King et al16 Boike et al17 Jabbari et al23 Zietman et al18 Zelefsky et al19 Kuban et al21 King et al16 Freeman et al22 King et al25
GU
    RTOG grade
        < 2 29 38 46 20 33 45 45 14 16 20 40 11
        ≥ 2 63 28 29 0 7 33 29 11 10 13 29 5
GI
    RTOG grade
        < 2 26 22 42 13 54 5 41 27 9 7 53 5
        ≥ 2 64 4 42 7 0 0 29 25 2 7 15 3
Study Outcomes
bPFS
PSA Failure Measurement
Rate Range (%) Survival (years)
Zietman et al18 91-98 5 PSA > 4
Kuban et al21 88-94 8 1996 ASTRO
Zelefsky et al19 86-92 3 1996 ASTRO
King et al25 92.7 5 Phoenix
Variable Model Assumptions
Baseline Value/Mean SD Range in Simulation Distribution Reference
Yearly transition rates
    IMRT 0.02 0.01 0.0036-0.04 β Zietman et al,18 Zelefsky et al,19 Kuban et al21
    SBRT 0.02 0.01 0.0036-0.04 β Freeman et al,22 Jabbari et al,23 King et al26
    Hormone therapy 0.13 0.0219 0.06-0.019 β Shipley et al27
    Chemotherapy 1 Beekman et al28
Utility values
    IMRT 0.9 0.05 0.8-1.0 β Konski et al,24 Stewart et al29
    SBRT 0.9 0.05 0.8-1.0 β Konski et al,24 Stewart et al29
    Hormone therapy 0.68 0.26 0.5-0.8 β Bayoumi et al30
    Chemotherapy 0.4 Uniform Albertsen et al31
Costs
    IMRT $29,530 ± 30% $20,000-$40,000 Triangle Konski et al,24 UTSW data
    SBRT $14,315 ± 30% $10,000-$20,000 Triangle UTSW data
    Hormone therapy $7,200 $4,300 $2,000-$15,000 Normal Red Book
    Chemotherapy $24,000 $15,000 $5,000-$100,000 Normal Piper et al32

NOTE. Costs are expressed in 2010 US dollars; detailed cost analysis provided in Appendix Table A1, online only.

Abbreviations: ASTRO, American Society of Therapeutic Radiation Oncology; bPFS, biologic progression-free survival; GU, genitourinary; IMRT, intensity-modulated radiation therapy; PSA, prostate-specific antigen; RTOG, Radiation Therapy Oncology Group; SBRT, stereotactic body radiation therapy; SD, standard deviation; UTSW, University of Texas Southwestern.