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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Nov 30.
Published in final edited form as: Brachytherapy. 2014 May 28;13(6):584–590. doi: 10.1016/j.brachy.2014.04.002

Table 1.

Demographic, ophthalmic, tumor and treatment characteristics with proportions of patients experiencing local tumor recurrence and enucleation among the cohort studied

Local tumor
recurrence
Enucleation

N Yes No Yes No
Demographic characteristics

  Gender
    Male 14 50% 9 5 64.3% 3 11 21%
    Female 14 50% 4 10 28.6% 1 13 7%
  Age (years)
    <50 5 18% 3 2 60.0% 1 4 20%
    50–69 14 50% 7 7 50.0% 3 11 21%
    ≥70 9 32% 3 6 33.3% 0 9 0%
Ophthalmic characteristics
  Visual acuity in eye with tumor
    ≥20/20 1 4% 0 1 0.0% 0 1 0%
    20/25–20/40 19 68% 8 11 42.1% 1 18 5%
    20/50–20/160 5 18% 2 3 40.0% 1 4 20%
    ≤20/200 3 11% 3 0 100.0% 2 1 67%
  Visual acuity in fellow eye
    ≥20/20 2 7% 1 1 50.0% 0 2 0%
    20/25–20/40 25 89% 11 14 44.0% 3 22 12%
    20/50–20/160 1 4% 1 0 100.0% 1 0 100%
    ≤20/200 0 0% 0 0 0 0
Tumor characteristics
  Tumor apical height (mm)
    <2.5 11 39% 6 5 54.5% 1 10 9%
    2.5–5.0 17 61% 7 10 41.2% 3 14 18%
  Longest basal dimension (mm)
    <4.5 0 0% 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0%
    4.5–8.0 5 18% 3 2 60.0% 1 4 20%
    8.1–11.0 14 50% 7 12 36.8% 2 17 11%
    11.1–14.0 4 14% 3 1 75.0% 1 3 25%
  Distance to proximal edge of optic disc (mm)
    <2 1 4% 1 0 100.0% 0 1 0%
    2.1–4.0 7 25% 5 2 71.4% 3 4 43%
    4.1–6.0 7 25% 5 2 71.4% 0 7 0%
    6.1–8.0 4 14% 1 3 25.0% 1 3 25%
    >8 9 32% 1 8 11.1% 0 9 0%
  Distance to center of foveal avascular zone (mm)
    0 4 14% 4 0 100.0% 2 2 50%
    0.1–2.0 4 14% 2 2 50.0% 1 3 25%
    2.1–5.0 3 11% 3 0 100.0% 1 2 33%
    5.1–8.0 6 21% 3 3 50.0% 0 6 0%
    >8.0 1 39% 1 10 9.1% 0 11 0%
1
  Location of anterior tumor border
    Ciliary body 4 14% 0 4 0.0% 0 4 0%
    Equator to ora serrata 1 36% 3 7 30.0% 0 10 0%
0
    Posterior to equator 1 50% 10 4 71.4% 4 10 29%
4
  Location of posterior tumor border
    Equator to ora serrata 1 4% 0 1 0.0% 0 1 0%
    Posterior to equator 2 96% 13 14 48.1% 4 23 15%
7
  Retina detached over tumor
    No 2 82% 9 14 39.1% 2 21 9%
3
    Yes 5 18% 4 1 80.0% 2 3 40%
  Tumor shape
    Dome 2 89% 11 14 44.0% 4 21 16%
5
    Collar button 1 4% 1 0 100.0% 0 1 0%
    Placoid 2 7% 1 1 50.0% 0 2 0%
Treatment characteristics
  Delivered dose at tumor apex (Gy)
    65.0–80.0 1 68% 7 12 36.8% 2 17 11%
9
    80.1–85.0 7 25% 5 2 71.4% 1 6 14%
    85.1–90.0 2 7% 1 1 50.0% 1 1 50%
  Delivered dose to sclera (Gy)
    <293.0 2 79% 11 11 50.0% 2 20 9%
2
    293.0–342.9 2 7% 1 1 50.0% 1 1 50%
    343.0–409.9 4 14% 1 3 25.0% 1 3 25%
    ≥410 0 0% 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0%
  Plaque model (physical diameter, active diameter in mm)
    CCX (11.6, 9.5) 1 4% 1 0 100.0% 0 1 0%
    CCA (15.3, 13.0) 2 79% 12 10 54.5% 4 18 18%
2
    CIA (15.3, 13.0) 3 11% 0 3 0.0% 0 3 0%
    CIB (20.2, 17.8) 2 7% 0 2 0.0% 0 2 0%
  Plaque serial number
    CCX-104 1 4% 1 0 100.0% 0 1 0%
    CCA-571 9 32% 5 4 55.6% 1 8 11%
    CCA-992 1 39% 5 6 45.5% 2 9 18%
1
    CCA-892 2 7% 2 0 100.0% 1 1 50%
    CIA-173 2 7% 0 2 0.0% 0 2 0%
    CIA-156 1 4% 0 1 0.0% 0 1 0%
    CIB-307 2 7% 0 2 0.0% 0 2 0%
  Difference in plaque diameter and tumor largest base diameter
    <6 mm 1 57% 10 6 62.5% 3 13 19%
6
    ≥6 mm 1 43% 3 9 25.0% 1 11 8%
2
  Adjuvant transpupillary thermotherapy
    Yes 8 29% 2 6 25.0% 1 7 13%
    No 2 71% 11 9 55.0% 3 17 15%
0