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ArticleJournal of oncology2014

Development of a score predicting survival after palliative reirradiation.

Carsten Nieder, Nicolaus Andratschke, Kent Angelo, Ellinor Haukland, Anca L Grosu

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Article in Journal of oncology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Carsten NiederDepartment of Oncology and Palliative Medicine, Nordland Hospital, 8092 Bodø, Norway ; Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø, 9019 Tromsø, Norway.ORCID 0000-0003-1592-2908
Nicolaus AndratschkeDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-3647-5916
Kent AngeloDepartment of Oncology and Palliative Medicine, Nordland Hospital, 8092 Bodø, Norway.ORCID 0000-0002-8283-6543
Ellinor HauklandDepartment of Oncology and Palliative Medicine, Nordland Hospital, 8092 Bodø, Norway.
Anca L GrosuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose. To develop a prognostic model for predicting survival after palliative reirradiation (PR). Methods and Materials. We analyzed all 87 PR courses administered at a dedicated palliative radiotherapy facility between 20.06.2007 (opening) and 31.12.2009. Uni- and multivariate survival analyses were performed, the previously published survival prediction score (SPS) was evaluated, and a PR-specific prognostic score was calculated. Results. In multivariate analysis, four parameters significantly influenced survival: performance status, use of steroids, presence of liver metastases, and pleural effusion. Based on these parameters, a 4-tiered score was developed. Median survival was 24.5 months for the favorable group, 9.7 and 2.8 months for the two intermediate groups, and 1.1 months for the unfavorable group (P = 0.019 for comparison between the two favorable groups and P ≤ 0.002 for all other pair-wise comparisons). All patients in the unfavorable group died within 2 months. Conclusion. The performance of PR-specific score was promising and might facilitate identification of patients who survive long enough to benefit from PR. It should be validated in independent patient groups, ideally from several institutions and countries.

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