Table 4. Summary of Kaplan-Meier Analyses of Potential Prognostic Factors on One-Year Local Control.
Variable | Number of Patients | 1-year LC (95% CI) | p-value |
Initial KPS | 0.949 | ||
< 80% | 12 patients | 62.50% (95% CI: 22.93 - 86.07%) | |
≥ 80% | 19 patients | 41.27% (95% CI: 7.55 - 73.85%) | |
Tumor Location | 0.175 | ||
Other Locations | 24 patients | 65.34% (95% CI: 34.90 - 84.20%) | |
Oropharynx | 7 patients | 53.33% (95% CI: 6.83 - 86.31%) | |
Age | 0.379 | ||
< 70 years | 16 patients | 54.73% (95% CI: 20.38 - 79.58%) | |
≥ 70 years | 15 patients | 46.67% (95% CI: 7.08 - 80.30%) | |
GTV | 0.792 | ||
< 25 cc | 5 patients | 47.39% (95% CI: 19.45 - 68.43%) | |
≥ 25 cc | 26 patients | 51.84% (95% CI: 21.08 - 75.79%) | |
< 50 cc | 8 patients | 27.78% (95% CI: 1.00% - 70.04%) | 0.700 |
≥ 50 cc | 23 patients | 63.92% (95% CI: 32.59 - 83.64%) | |
Prescription Dose (Five-fraction SBRT) | 0.030* | ||
< 40 Gy | 19 patients | 36.84% (95% CI: 9.67 - 67.98%) | |
≥ 40 Gy | 12 patients | 75.00% (95% CI: 22.48 - 91.83%) |