Clinical Study

Intensified Adjuvant Treatment of Prostate Carcinoma: Feasibility Analysis of a Phase I/II Trial

Table 3

(a) Acute toxicity (RTOG). (b) Patients and treatment parameters: impact on gastrointestinal acute toxicity. (c) Patients and treatment parameters: impact on genitourinary acute toxicity.
(a)

Grade
01234

Gastrointestinal64 (52.0%)43 (35.0%)13 (10.6%)3 (2.4%)0 (0.0%)
Genitourinary60 (48.8%)47 (38.2%)12 (9.8%)4 (3.3%)0 (0.0%)

(b)

Number of patientsGradeGrade
0-1≥2 =0–2≥3 =

Age
65 years7260 (83.3%)12 (16.7%)0.15270 (97.2%)2 (2.8%)0.772
65 years 5147 (92.2%)4 (7.8%)50 (98.0%)1 (2.9%)
Dose
 64.8 Gy1814 (77.8%)4 (22.2%)0.18518 (100.0%)0 (0.0%)0.619
 70.2 Gy10593 (88.6%)12 (11.4%)102 (97.1%)3 (2.9%)
ENI
 No5248 (92.3%)4 (7.7%)0.07252 (100.0%)0 (0.0%)0.189
 Yes7159 (83.1%)12 (16.9%)68 (95.8%)3 (4.2%)
AHT
 No3834 (89.5%)4 (10.5%)0.75837 (97.4%)1 (2.6%)0.276
 Bicalutamide4842 (87.5%)6 (12.5%)48 (100.0%)0 (0.0%)
 LH-RH agonist3731 (83.8%)6 (16.2%)35 (94.6%)2 (5.4%)

ENI: elective nodal irradiation; AHT: adjuvant hormonal therapy.
(c)

  Number of patientsGradeGrade
0-1≥2 =0–2≥3 =

Age
65 years7262 (86.1%)10 (13.9%)0.73069 (95.8%)3 (4.2%)0.497
65 years 5145 (88.2%)6 (11.8%)50 (98.0%)1 (2.0%)
Dose
 64.8 Gy1817 (94.4%)1 (5.6%)0.27818 (100.0%)0 (0.0%)0.527
 70.2 Gy10590 (85.7%)15 (14.3%)101 (96.2%)4 (3.8%)
ENI
 No5248 (92.3%)4 (7.7%)0.07150 (96.2%)2 (3.8%)0.566
 Yes7159 (83.1%)12 (16.9%)69 (97.2%)2 (2.8%)
AHT
 No3835 (92.1%)3 (7.9%)0.05037 (97.4%)1 (2.6%)0.264
 Bicalutamide4844 (91.7%)4 (8.3%)45 (93.8%)3 (6.3%)
 LH-RH agonist3728 (75.7%)9 (24.3%)37 (100.0%)0 (0.0%)

ENI: elective nodal irradiation; AHT: adjuvant hormonal therapy.