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Table 1 Characteristics of included patients (N = 22)

From: Patient reported outcomes of symptoms and quality of life among cancer patients treated with palliative pelvic radiation: a pilot study

Age, years

 

   Median

75

   Range

62-90

Sex

 

   Male

17

   Female

5

Diagnosis

 

   Prostate cancer

14

   Colorectal cancer

5

   Bladder cancer

3

Baseline ECOG performance status

 

   0

3

   1

14

   2

5

Radiation schedules

 

   2 Gy × 25 = 50 Gy

7(6 PC, 1 CRC, 1 BC*)

   3 Gy × 10 = 30 Gy

6(3 PC, 2 CRC, 1 BC)

   2 Gy × 30 = 60 Gy

4(4 PC)

   3 Gy × 13 = 39 Gy

2(1 CRC, 1 BC)

   2 Gy × 20 = 40 Gy

1(1 PC)

   4 Gy × 5 = 20 Gy

1(1 CRC)

Survival (in months) from last radiation treatment

 

   3 month survival

91%

   6 month survival

73%

   1 year survival

68%

   2 year survival

36%

  1. *One patient with bladder cancer did not complete the planned radiotherapy regimen (completed 13 fractions of the planned 2Gy × 25) due to general fatigue and a wish to be discharged from the hospital. The remaining 21 patients completed their prescribed treatments.