Table 2. Treatment characteristics.
OVERALL | mEHT | Control | P Value (t-test) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | 206 | 104 [50.5%] | 102 [49.5%] | ||
Total radiation dose | Mean | 84.3Gy | 84.7Gy | 84Gy | p = 0.624 |
SD | 9.55 | 7.65 | 11.18 | ||
Range | 2-86Gy | 20-86Gy | 2-86Gy | ||
Total external beam radiation | Mean | 48.2Gy | 49.4Gy | 48.0Gy | p = 0.724 |
SD | 8.47 | 7.74 | 9.19 | ||
Range | 2-50Gy | 20-86Gy | 2-50Gy | ||
Days to complete all RT | Mean | 41.79 | 41.46 | 42.13 | P = 0.560 |
SD | 8.16 | 5.88 | 9.98 | ||
Range | 0–97 days | 12–65 days | 0–97 days | ||
No of Cisplatin doses | Mean | 1.31 | 1.38 | 1.25 | p = 0.179 |
SD | 0.69 | 0.67 | 0.58 | ||
0 | 27 [13%] | 11 [11%] | 16 [16%] | ||
1 | 88 [43%] | 43 [41%] | 45 [44%] | ||
2 | 91 [44%] | 50 [48%] | 41 [40%] | ||
Mean | 2.88 | 2.89 | 2.87 | p = 0.778 | |
SD | 0.55 | 0.52 | 0.58 | ||
No of brachytherapy fractions | 0 | 2 [1%] | 1 [1%] | 1 [1%] | |
1 | 2 [1%] | 0 [0%] | 2 [3%] | ||
2 | 4 [2%] | 3 [4%] | 1 [1%] | ||
3 | 198 [95%] | 100 [95%] | 98 [95%] | ||
No of mEHT doses | Mean | 9.09 | |||
SD | 2.07 | ||||
Range | 1–10 | ||||
Average administered (KJ) | Mean | 369.32KJ | |||
SD | 71.06 | ||||
Range | 237- 429KJ |
Abbreviations: mEHT: Modulated electro-hyperthermia; SD: Standard Deviation; RT: Radiotherapy; KJ: Kilojoules.