Table 1.
Clinical variable/treatment factor | Number of patients | % |
---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 63 | 67.0 |
Female | 31 | 33.0 |
Malignancy | ||
Prostate | 50 | 53.2 |
Primary | 37 | 39.4 |
Postoperative | 11 | 11.7 |
Recurrence | 2 | 2.1 |
Bladder | 12 | 12.8 |
Primary | 8 | 8.5 |
Postoperative | 0 | 0 |
Recurrence | 4 | 4.3 |
Uterus | 7 | 7.4 |
Primary | 5 | 5.3 |
Postoperative | 0 | 0 |
Recurrence | 2 | 2.1 |
Ovary | 6 | 6.4 |
Primary | 1 | 1.1 |
Postoperative | 0 | 0 |
Recurrence | 5 | 5.3 |
Pancreas | 6 | 6.4 |
Primary | 4 | 4.3 |
Postoperative | 1 | 1.1 |
Recurrence | 1 | 1.1 |
Other | 13 | 13.8 |
Image Guided Radiation Therapy | ||
Yes | 32 | 34.0 |
Cone beam computed tomography | 23 | 24.5 |
kV | 9 | 9.6 |
No | 62 | 66.0 |
Diabetes Mellitus | ||
Yes | 23 | 24.5 |
No | 69 | 73.4 |
Not available | 2 | 2.1 |
Hypertension | ||
Yes | 36 | 38.3 |
No | 56 | 59.6 |
Not available | 2 | 2.1 |
Chemotherapy | ||
Any | 37 | 39.4 |
Cisplatin | 17 | 18.1 |
Capecitabine/5-fluorouracil | 12 | 12.8 |
Other | 8 | 8.5 |
Concurrent | 29 | 30.9 |
Cisplatin | 14 | 14.9 |
Capecitabine/5-fluorouracil | 9 | 9.6 |
Other | 6 | 6.4 |
None | 57 | 60.6 |
Androgen Deprivation Therapy (Male Patients Only) |
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Any | 34 | 36.2 |
Concurrent | 32 | 34.0 |
None | 29 | 30.1 |
Previous Gastrointestinal Conditions | ||
Yes | 35 | 37.2 |
No | 57 | 60.6 |
Not available | 2 | 2.1 |
Previous Abdominal Surgery | ||
Yes | 37 | 39.4 |
No | 55 | 58.5 |
Not available | 2 | 2.1 |
Vascular Disease | ||
Yes | 16 | 17.0 |
No | 76 | 80.9 |
Not available | 2 | 2.1 |
Constructed Dose-Volume Histogram Groups | ||
V80 >0 cc | 2 | 2.2a |
V75 >1 cc | 5 | 5.4a |
V75 >0 cc | 12 | 13.0a |
V70 >1 cc | 13 | 14.1a |
V70 >0 cc | 22 | 23.9a |
V65 >1 cc | 33 | 35.9a |
V65 >0 cc | 50 | 54.3a |
V60 >1 cc | 49 | 53.3a |
V60 >0 cc | 65 | 70.7a |
These percentages were calculated using 92 in the denominator because 2 patients received multiple sets of radiation therapy and their dose-volume histograms could not be appropriately summed together.