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. 2018 Aug 31;10(8):e3237. doi: 10.7759/cureus.3237

Table 3. Summary of Kaplan-Meier Analyses of Potential Prognostic Factors on One-Year Overall Survival.

OS: overall survival; CI: confidence interval; KPS: Karnofsky performance status; GTV: gross tumor volume; SBRT: stereotactic body radiation therapy; cc: cubic centimeters

Variable Number of Patients 1-year OS (95% CI) p-value
Initial KPS     0.315
< 80% 15 patients 35.71% (95% CI: 13.03 - 59.44%)  
≥ 80% 30 patients 39.25% (95% CI: 20.26 - 57.82%)  
Tumor Location     0.202
Other Locations 35 patients 42.66% (95% CI: 25.26 - 59.00%)  
Oropharynx 10 patients 15.43% (95% CI: 0.77 - 48.83%)  
Age     0.725
< 70 years 25 patients 38.79% (95% CI: 22.07 - 55.24%)  
≥ 70 years 20 patients 29.17% (95% CI: 4.23 - 61.88%)  
GTV      
< 25 cc 9 patients 25.93% (95% CI: 3.89 - 57.04%) 0.698
≥ 25 cc 36 patients 40.67% (95% CI: 23.31 - 57.35%)  
< 50 cc 14 patients 39.68% (95% CI: 14.78 - 63.96%) 0.598
≥ 50 cc 31 patients 36.71% (95% CI: 18.67 - 54.97%)  
Prescription Dose (Five-fraction SBRT)     0.028*
< 40 Gy 31 patients 23.64% (95% CI: 9.66 - 41.07%)  
≥ 40 Gy 14 patients 67.79% (95% CI: 34.92 - 86.53%)