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. 2019 Dec 6;7(3):344–355. doi: 10.1093/nop/npz063

Table 5.

Factors Associated With MDT Decision Making Using Univariate Logistic Regression

Variable Comparison P
Number of cerebral metastases Single vs multiple < .001
Age, y < 65 vs ≥65 < .001
KPS < 70 vs ≥70 < .001
Primary disease status Controlled vs uncontrolled < .001
Extracranial disease Brain metastasis only vs brain and other metastases < .001
Sentinel location Lobes/cerebellum vs brainstem/basal ganglia/other .05
Sentinel size, cm ≤ 3 vs > 3 .11
Time interval, y < 2 vs > 2 .93
Prior brain surgery Yes vs no .72
Histology of primary SCLC vs TNBC < .01
Preoperative neurological deficit Yes (motor/speech/visual) vs no/missing .09
Headache Yes vs no .10
Delay in MDT decision Yes vs no .28
MRI available Yes vs no > .001

Abbreviations: MDT, multidisciplinary team meeting; SCLC, small cell lung cancer; TNBC, triple-negative breast cancer.