Table 1 Acute and late side effects according to EORTC-RTOG grades and IPSS score.

From: Assessment of the predictive power the radiation-induced lymphocyte apoptosis method in prostate cancer patients

 

Acute GU side

effects

Acute GI side

effects

Cumulative late GU side

effects

Cumulative late GI side

effects

Whole cohort

Cyberknife

treated group

p

Whole cohort

Cyberknife

treated group

p

Whole cohort

Cyberknife

treated group

p

Whole cohort

Cyberknife

treated group

p

grade 0

16 (32.7%)

5 (14.3%)

0.1465

40 (81.6%)

26 (74.3%)

0.7209

24 (49.0%)

16 (45.7%)

0.9794

44 (89.8%)

30 (85.7%)

0.5690

grade 1

8 (16.3%)

6 (17.1%)

8 (16.3%)

8 (22.9%)

14 (28.6%)

10 (28.6%)

5 (10.2%)

5 (14.3%)

grade 2

25 (51.0%)

24 (68.6%)

1 (2.0%)

1 (2.9%)

9 (18.4%)

7 (20.0)

0

0

grade 3

0

0

0

0

2 (4.1%)

2 (5.7%)

0

0

 

Acute IPSS

score

   

Cumulative late IPSS

score

   

Whole cohort

Cyberknife

treated group

p

   

Whole cohort

Cyberknife

treated group

p

   

mild (0–7)

35 (71.4%)

23 (65.7%)

0.6744

   

14 (28.6%)

7 (20.0%)

0.8334

   

moderate (8–19)

10 (20.4%)

7 (20.0%)

   

28 (57.1%)

22 (62.9%)

   

severe (20–35)

3 (6.1%)

4 (11.4%)

   

7 (14.3%)

6 (17.1%)

   
  1. (GU: genitourinary side effects, GI: gastrointestinal side effects, IPSS: international prostate symptom score).