Table 2. Prospective studies investigating the non-operative approach.
Study | No. of patients with complete response | Radiotherapy dose | Local control | % requiring salvage surgery | Overall survival |
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Habr-Gama et al., 2013 (59) | 47 | 54 Gy | 83% at 3 years | 91% | 94% at 3 years |
Renehan et al., 2016 (60) | 129 | 45 Gy/25# | 62% at 3 years | 88% | 96% at 3 years |
Appelt et al., 2015 (61) | 40 | 60 Gy/30# | 74% at 2 years | 100% | 100% at 2 years |
Martens et al., 2016 (62) | 61 | NR | 84.6% at 3 years | NR | 96.6% at 3 years |
NR, not reported.