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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Feb 26.
Published in final edited form as: Radiother Oncol. 2018 Jul 14;129(3):513–519. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2018.06.041

Table 1:

Patient and Tumor Characteristics at Diagnosis and Failure

Characteristic All N (%) / Median (Range) No Re-RT N (%) / Median (Range) Re-RT N (%) / Median (Range)
Age, years 7 (1.8–19) 6 (1.8–18) 9.9 (2–19)
Sex
Male 17 (74) 9 (39) 8 (35)
Female 6 (26) 2 (9) 4 (17)
Histology
Alveolar 7 (30) 1 (4) 6 (26)
Embryonal 16 (70) 10 (43) 6 (26)
Primary Site
Head and Neck Other 2 (9) 0 2 (9)
Parameningeal 8 (35) 4 (17) 4 (17)
Bladder/Prostate 6 (26) 3 (13) 3 (13)
Vagina 1 (4) 0 1 (4)
Extremity 3 (13) 1 (4) 2 (9)
Pelvis, unknown 1 (4) 1 (4) 0
Orbital 2 (9) 2 (9) 0
Initial Regional Nodal Involvement
Yes 7 (30) 4 (17) 3 (13)
No 16 (70) 7 (30) 9 (39)
Initial Risk Stratification
Low 4 (17.5) 2 (18.2) 2 (16.7)
Intermediate 16 (69.5) 8 (72.7) 8 (66.7)
High 3 (13) 1 (9) 2 (16.7)
Initial Oberlin Score
1 2 (8.7) 1 (9) 1 (8)
3 1 (4) 0 1 (8)
Initial IRSG Stage
1 7 (30) 3 (13) 4 (17)
2 1 (4) 1(4) 0
3 12 (52) 6 (26) 6 (26)
4 3 (13) 1 (4) 2 (9)
Initial IRSG Group
I 1 (4) 0 1 (4)
II 1 (4) 0 1 (4)
III 18 (78) 10 (43) 8 (35)
IV 3 (13) 1 (4) 2 (9)
Translocation Status
Absent 6 (26) 3 (13) 3 (13)
Present (PAX3 t(2:13) or PAX7 t(1:13)) 7 (30) 2 (9) 5 (22)
None Available 10 (43) 6 (26) 4 (17)
Favorable Site
Yes 5 (22) 2 (9) 3 (13)
No 18 (78) 9 (39) 9 (39)
Time to 1st Failure from 1st RT course (months) 12 (10–22) 12 (9.4–15.5) 12.2 (11–36)
1st Failure Type
Local Only 13 (56.5) 8 (72.7) 5 (41.6)
Local + Regional 7 (30.4) 3 (27.3) 4 (33.3)
Local + Distant 2 (8.7) 0 (0) 2 (16.7)
Local + Regional + Distant 1 (4.3) 0 (0) 1 (8.3)

No Re-RT = unirradiated at relapse, Re-RT = re-irradiated at relapse, M = median, IRSG = International Rhabdomyosarcoma Study Group.