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Table 3 Dosimetric baseline characteristics of patients who developed RP

From: Abnormal pulmonary function tests predict the development of radiation-induced pneumonitis in advanced non-small cell lung Cancer

Variable

RTOG

CTCAE

No RP n = 26 (%)

Pneumonitis n = 11 (%)

P value

No RP n = 22 (%)

Pneumonitis n = 15 (%)

P value

GTV (cm3)

0–99.9

16 (61.5)

4 (36.4)

0.078

13 (59.1)

6 (40)

0.324

≥100

10 (38.5)

7 (63.6)

9 (40.9)

9 (60)

PTV

0–349.9

19 (73.1)

4 (36.4)

0.013

16 (72.3)

6 (40)

0.086

≥350

7 (26.9)

7 (63.6)

6 (27.3)

9 (60)

V 5 (%)

0–64.9

13 (50)

8 (72.7)

0.284

11 (50)

10 (66.7)

0.50

≥65

13 (50)

3 (27.3)

11 (50)

5 (33.3)

V 20 (%)

0–34.9

4 (15.4)

3 (27.3)

0.648

4 (18.2)

3 (20)

0.999

≥35

22 (84.6)

8 (72.7)

18 (81.8)

12 (80)

MLD (Gy)

0–19.9

10 (38.5)

5 (45.5)

0.727

9 (40.1)

7 (46.7)

0.748

≥20

16 (61.5)

6 (54.5)

13 (59.1)

8 (53.3)

  1. GTV Gross tumoral volume, PTV Planning tumor volume, V 5 Volume of lung receiving at least 5 Gy V 20 Volume of lung receiving at least 20 Gy, MLD Mean lung dose
  2. Significant P values in bold