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. 2020 Dec 1;10:586449. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2020.586449

Table 2.

Treatment characteristics.

n = 437 [%]
Time primary diagnosis until radiation therapy start (weeks)
 mean 11.1
 median 10
 standard deviation 6.9
 quartile 1–quartile 3 5.3–16.1
 minimum-maximum 0–33
Time chemotherapy start until radiation therapy start (weeks)
 mean 7.2
 median 5.5
 standard deviation 6.2
 quartile 1–quartile 3 2–12
 minimum-maximum 0–26.9
Time primary diagnosis until radiochemotherapy end (weeks)
 mean 17.4
 median 16.3
 standard deviation 7.2
 quartile 1–quartile 3 11.9–22.6
 minimum-maximum 0–40
Time radiochemotherapy end until first imaging follow-up (weeks)
 mean 3.8
 median 3.4
 standard deviation n.a.
 quartile 1–quartile 3 0–5.7
 minimum-maximum 0–16.3
Specification of radiochemotherapy end
 regular end 387 [88.6%]
  regular dose 362 [82.8%]
  dose reduction 25 [5.7%]
 premature end 50 [11.4%]
  therapy related toxicity 14 [3.2%]
  disease progression 15 [3.4%]
  other reasons 21 [4.8%]
Major interruptions of radiation therapy (>3 days)
 no 319 [73.0%]
 yes 118 [27.0%]
Duration interruptions of radiation therapy (days)
 mean 2.7
 median 2
 standard deviation 3.21
 quartile 1–quartile 3 0–4
 minimum-maximum 0–9
Radiotherapy total dose (cGy)
 mean 6198
 median 6000
 standard deviation 321.7
 quartile 1–quartile 3 6,000–6,600
 minimum-maximum 5,400–6,600
Platinum-based chemotherapy
 Cisplatin 223 [51.4%]
 Carboplatin 211 [48.6%]
Platinum-based chemotherapy combination partner
 Alimta 8 [1.8%]
 Docetaxel 1 [0.2%]
 Etoposide 18 [4.1%]
 Gemcitabine 25 [5.7%]
 nab-Paclitaxel 1 [0.2%]
 Paclitaxel 9 [2.1%]
 Permetrexed 3 [0.7%]
 Vincristin 1 [0.2%]
 Vinorelbine 371 [84.9]
Number of platinum-based chemotherapy cycles
 mean 2.93
 median 3
 standard deviation 1.19
 quartile 1–quartile 3 2–4
 minimum-maximum 0–8