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. 2018 Oct 24;17:1533033818806472. doi: 10.1177/1533033818806472

Table 3.

Pain Progression-Free Rate on Univariate and Multivariate Analyses.

Characteristics (Number of Cases) 1-Year Pain Progression-Free Rate Univariate P Value Multivariate Analysis
P Value HR 95% CI
Karnofsky PS
 ≥80 (105) 64.70% .17 .24 0.98 0.95-1.01
 <80 (26) 41.00%
Histopathology
 Colorectal (22) 36.90% .02a .02a 2.42 1.10-5.31
 Thyroid (20) 50.0%
 Renal cell (14) 80.8%     69.9%
 Sarcoma (6) Not reached
 Other (72) 74.50%
Systemic disease
 Controlled (71) 69.50% .31 ND ND ND
 Active (63) 56.30%
Number of spinal levels
 1 (61) 69.80% .62 ND ND ND
 2 (24) 43.90%
 ≥3 (31) 77.90%
Radiation history
 Radiation-naïve (52) 81.10% <.01a .01a 0.31 0.12-0.77
 Prior spine radiation (82) 49.40%
Surgical decompression
 −89 60.80% .41 ND ND ND
 +45 62.30%
Bilsky grade at SBRT
 0/I (98) 67.30% .22 ND ND ND
 II/III (36) 66.50%
D 95%
 ≥82% × PD (64) 54.60% .42 ND ND ND
 <82% × PD (70) 71.00%
D 50%
 ≥106% × PD (55) 72.10% .24 ND ND ND
 <106% × PD (79) 51.40%
D max
 ≥125% × PD (64) 71.40% .33 ND ND ND
 <125% × PD (70) 49.60%
Systemic therapy after SBRT
 +56 62.60% .59 ND ND ND
 −74 56.40%
 Unknown (4) Not reached

Abbreviations: CI, confidence index; DX %, dose to the X% of the PTV; HR, hazard ratio; ND, no data; PD, prescribed dose; PS, performance status; RT, radiotherapy; SBRT, stereotactic body radiotherapy.

a Significant prognostic variable.