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. 2016 Sep 12;7(52):87523–87531. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.11983

Table 3. Response to treatment according to the Brief Pain Inventory score and daily oral morphine equivalent.

1 Week 3 months
Radiofrequency ablation
(n = 41)
Brachytherapy (n = 38) Radiofrequency ablation
(n = 26)
Brachytherapy (n = 25)
Overall response 29 (71%) 18 (47%) 21 (81%) 19 (76%)
Complete response 5 (12%) 1 (3%) 6 (23%) 6 (24%)
Partial response 24 (59%) 17 (45%) 15 (58 %) 13 (52%)
Indeterminate response 12 (29%) 19 (50%) 5 (21%) 4 (16%)
Pain progression 1 (2%) 1 (3%) 1 (4%) 2 (8%)