Table 1 Patients with bone metastasis - details and treatment characteristics
Lesion and treatment characteristics | Number |
|---|---|
Radiotherapy indication | |
Patient number | 33 |
Lesion number | 48 |
Pain | 44/48 (92%) |
Instability | 24/48 (50%) |
Neurological impairment | 4/48 (8%) |
Radiotherapy | |
Overall dose (median, range) | 30 Gy (3 to 40 Gy) |
Single dose (median, range) | 3 Gy (2 to 8 Gy) |
Number of fractions (median, range) | 10 (1 to 20) |
Number of applied doses ≥ 30 Gy | 38 |
Number of treatment schedules ≥ 20 days | 10 |
Most frequent treatment schedules | 10 x 3 Gy, 26 lesions (54%) |
Short Protocol (SF 4 or 8 Gy) | 5/48 lesions (10%) |
Conventional fractionation (SF 2/2.5 Gy) | 11/48 lesions (23%) |
Treatment duration (median, range) | 15 (1 to 30 days) |
Early discontinuation | 7/48 lesions (15%) |
Previous systemic treatment | 26 (79%) |
Symptom response | 18/33 (55%) |
Localization | |
Spine | 30 (63%) |
Upper/lower extremities | 2 (4%) |
Pelvis | 8 (17%) |
Skull base | 3 (6%) |
Ribs | 2 (4%) |
Shoulder | 4 (8%) |
Spine/sacrum | 1 (2%) |
Spine/ribs | 1 (2%) |