Table 1

Patient characteristics

VariableValue
Age in years (median, range)55 (39–72)
Histology (n, %)
 Squamous24 (96%)
 Carcinosarcoma1 (4%)
Disease status
 Primary23 (92%)
 Recurrent2 (8%)
Stage (n, %)
 I2 (8%)
 II11 (44%)
 III3 (12%)
 IVA9 (36%)
Reason ineligible for brachytherapy (n,%)
 Medical9 (36%)
 Technical*7 (28%)
 Refusal9 (36%)
Fractionation schema (n, %)
 30 Gy in five fractions10 (40%)
 25 Gy in five fractions3 (12%)
 28 Gy in four fractions6 (24%)
 24 Gy in four fractions5 (20%)
 12 Gy in three fractions1 (4%)
  • *Technical infeasibility represented cases where the residual disease was larger than 22 cm in the craniocaudal extent or not anatomically accessible using either the intra-cavitary or interstitial approach.