Table 8.
Prognostic factor | Score (points) |
ECOG performance status | |
1-2 | 9 |
3-4 | 4 |
Ambulatory status prior to RT | |
Not ambulatory | 4 |
Ambulatory before RT | 8 |
Other bone metastases | |
No | 7 |
Yes | 5 |
Visceral metastases | |
No | 8 |
Yes | 2 |
Interval from cancer diagnosis to RT | |
≤ 15 mo | 5 |
> 15 mo | 7 |
Score group | Survival at 6 mo (%) |
20-24 (n = 58) | 6.5-7.4 |
25-34 (n = 189) | 44.6-45.4 |
35-39 (n = 189) | 94.7-95.8 |
ECOG : Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group. RT: Radiotherapy.