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

Table 4. Summary of Kaplan-Meier Analyses of Potential Prognostic Factors on One-Year Local Control.

LC: local control; 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 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%)