Table 1.
Patient and treatment characteristics
| Patients with brain metastases | Patients with breast cancer | |
|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | |
| Patients | 67 (100) | 32 (100) |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 34 (50.7) | 0 (0) |
| Female | 33 (49.3) | 32 (100) |
| Age (Years) | ||
| Median (range) | 59.85 (30–73) | 57 (39–74) |
| Family status | ||
| single | 9 (13.4) | 7 (21.9) |
| married | 42 (62.7) | 18 (56.3) |
| divorced | 7 (10.4) | 3 (9.4) |
| widowed | 6 (8.9) | 4 (12.5) |
| missing values | 3 (4.5) | 0 (0) |
| Educational level | ||
| basic educationl | 1 (1.5) | 0 (0) |
| intermediate educationl | 23 (34.3) | 10 (31.3) |
| higher educationl | 20 (29.9) | 12 (37.5) |
| A levelm | 4 (6.0) | 5 (15.6) |
| High School/ universityh | 11(16.4) | 4 (12.5) |
| Other | 1 (1.5) | 0 (0) |
| missing values | 7 (10.4) | 1 (3.1) |
| Professional situation | ||
| in education | 1 (1.5) | 1 (3.1) |
| employed | 15 (22.4) | 12 (37.5) |
| unemployed | 3 (4.5) | 0 (0) |
| housewife | 6 (9.0) | 6 (18.8) |
| pensioner | 31 (46.3) | 13 (40.6) |
| Other | 3 (4.5) | 0 (0) |
| missing values | 8 (11.9) | 0 (0) |
| Primary | ||
| NSCLL | 35 (52.2) | 0 (0) |
| SCLC | 8 (11.9) | 0(0) |
| Breast | 9 (13.4) | 32 (100) |
| Melanoma | 5 (7.5) | 0 (0) |
| RCC | 3 (4.5) | 0 (0) |
| colorectal | 1 (1.5) | 0 (0) |
| Other | 6 (9.0) | 0 (0) |
| RT technique | Whole-Brain RT | Whole-Breast RT |
| 30 Gy (10x3 Gy): 33 (49) | 50 Gy (25-28x1.8-2.0 Gy): 25 (78) | |
| Other: 7 (10.5) | ||
| 40.05 Gy (15x2.67 Gy): 5 (19) | ||
| Fractioned stereotactic RT | Other: 2 (4) | |
| 40 Gy (10x4 Gy): 8 (12) | With additional boost | |
| 35 Gy (7x5Gy): 12 (18) | (5x1.8-2.0 Gy): 13(41) | |
| 30 Gy (5x6Gy): 4 (6) | ||
| Other: 3 (4.5) | ||
| Barthel-Index | ||
| Median (range) | 100 (60–100) | 100 (100) |
| 60-80 | 7 (11.3) | |
| 85-94 | 2 (3.2) | |
| 95-100 | 53 (85.5) | 32 (100) |
| Up-front chemotherapy | 43 (64.2) | 18 (56.3) |
| Up-front surgery | 17 (25.4) | 32 (100) |
| RPA | ||
| I | 23 (34.3) | - |
| II | 43 (64.2) | - |
| III | 1 (1.5) | - |
| Number of BM | ||
| 1-3 | 37 (55.2) | - |
| >4 | 29 (43.3) | - |
| Unkown | 1 (1.5) | - |
Abbreviations: h = high education, l = low education, m = middle education, NSCLL = non small cell lung cancer, RCC = renal cell carcinoma, SCLC = small cell lung cancer.