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. 2021 Aug;9(16):1291. doi: 10.21037/atm-21-1116

Table 5. Details for each case (n=55).

Group Case1 Case 2 Case 3
N % N % N %
Oligometastases? Agree 49 89 44 80 55 100
Disagree 6 11 11 20 0 0
Experience treating the case Yes 44 80 34 62 41 75
No 11 20 21 38 14 25
RT timing Upfront RT 48 87 16 29 53 96
ADT followed by RT 31 56
No RT 7 13 8 15 2 4
RT field Prostate only 3 6 6 13 0 0
Prostate and metastatic lesion 20 42 24 51 0 0
WP and metastatic lesion 25 52 16 34 0 0
Metastatic lesion only 0 0 1 2 53 100
Fx size for prostate Conventional fx 9 19 8 17
Hypofx 37 77 35 76
SBRT 2 4 3 7
BED for prostate <88.8 Gy10 36 75 35 76
≥88.8 Gy10 12 25 11 24
Fx size for WP Conventional fx 22 88 15 94
Hypofx 3 12 1 6
BED for WP <53.1 Gy10 3 12 1 6
≥53.1 Gy10 22 88 15 94
Fx size for metastatic lesion Conventional fx 20 45 10a/2b 24/6 1 2
Hypofx 23 51 21a/11b 52/30 15 28
SBRT 2 4 10a/23b 24/64 37 70
BED for metastatic lesion <53.1 Gy10 7 16 9a/19b 22a/53b 36 68
≥53.1 Gy10 38 84 32a/17b 78a/47b 17 32
Reason for not use SBRTc WP including regional LNs 22 48 15 39
Preference of other fractionations 18 39 16 42 9 56
Lack of special equipment 1 2 1 3 0 0
Lack of experience of SBRT 8 17 9 24 4 25
Limitation of reimbursement 5 11 15 39 3 19
Wide margin for involved bone mets 27 59 12 32 5 31
Others 1 2 0 0 1 6

a, means pelvic bone metastases; b, means T11 spine metastases; c, the respondents selected multiple answer. RT, radiotherapy; ADT, androgen deprivation therapy; WP, whole pelvis including regional lymph nodes (LNs); Fx, fraction; Hypofx, hypofractionation; SBRT, stereotactic body radiotherapy; BED, biologically effective dose when α/β was assumed to be 10 Gy.