Table 5. Covariate analysis of minimal mean hepatic tolerance dose 6 weeks after BT (per protocol, n = 22).
Covariate* | p-value(group influence) | p-value(co-variate influence) |
Sex (m/f) | 0.015 | 0.458 |
Age (y) | 0.016 | 0.864 |
Weight (kg) | 0.010 | 0.117 |
Height (cm) | 0.011 | 0.485 |
ECOG at baseline (0 and 1 vs 2) | 0.008 | 0.310 |
EQ5D visual analogue score | 0.015 | 0.868 |
History of liver surgery | 0.007 | 0.064 |
Steatosis hepatis | 0.014 | 0.845 |
Diabetes mellitus | 0.015 | 0.627 |
Chemotherapy pre treatment | 0.012 | 0.373 |
Used chemotherapeutic agents | ||
Oxaliplatin | 0.013 | 0.991 |
Irinotecan | 0.011 | 0.327 |
Biologicals | 0.012 | 0.459 |
Number of treated metastases | 0.013 | 0.681 |
Maximum diamter of metastases (mm) | 0.023 | 0.669 |
Clinical target volume (cm3) | 0.013 | 0.815 |
Liver volume (cm3) | 0.018 | 0.937 |
Interval from BT to 6 weeks FU (days) | 0.008 | 0.258 |
Liver volume with a dose exposure >10 Gy (%) | 0.013 | 0.598 |
Chemotherapy during follow-up | 0.015 | 0.191 |
Bilirubin baseline | 0.030 | 0.401 |
Albumin baseline | 0.020 | 0.784 |
Aspartate transaminase baseline | 0.025 | 0.263 |
Alanine transaminase baseline | 0.006 | 0.092 |
Cholinesterase baseline | 0.013 | 0.425 |
Gamma glutamyltransferase baseline | 0.012 | 0.317 |
Glutamate dehydrogenase baseline | 0.011 | 0.352 |
International normalized ratio baseline | 0.008 | 0.783 |
Interleukin 6 baseline | 0.030 | 0.401 |
Fibrinogen baseline | 0.002 | 0.232 |
Factor VIII activity baseline | 0.005 | 0.615 |
Protein C activity baseline | 0.004 | 0.868 |
Protein S activity baseline | 0.004 | 0.831 |
von Willebrand factor activity baseline | 0.004 | 0.763 |
Antithrombin III activity baseline | 0.008 | 0.261 |
*Two-way ANOVA for categorical factors, ANCOVA for metric covariables.