Research Article

Outcomes of Image-Guided Moderately Hypofractionated Radiotherapy for Stage III Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

Table 1

Univariate and multivariate analyses of PFS in the whole 143 stage III NSCLC patients.

CharacteristicsUnivariate analysisMultivariate analysis
HR95% CIHR95% CI

RT modality
 Hypo-RT11
 Con-RT1.551.03–2.320.0341.621.07–2.430.021
Age
 <6511
 ≥651.691.1–2.580.0161.661.08–2.560.020
Gender
 Male1
 Female0.680.33–1.40.291NA
Tumor stage
 IIIB1
 IIIA0.680.33–1.40.291NA
PS
 0
 11.170.78–1.760.436NA
Pathology
 Adenocarcinoma1
 Nonadenocarcinoma1.821.17–2.820.0071.701.09–2.640.019
Chemotherapy type
 Concurrent
 Sequential1.310.87–1.990.198NA

PFS: progression-free survival; NSCLC: non-small-cell lung cancer; RT: radiation therapy; Hypo-RT: hypofractionated RT; Con-RT: conventional RT; PS: performance status.