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Table 1 Patient, disease and treatment characteristics

From: Primary and postoperative radiotherapy in acute neurological symptoms due to malignant spinal compression: retrospective analysis from a German university hospital

Patients, N

131

Age (years), median (min–max)

59 (30–89)

Sex: female: male, N (%)

53 (40.5): 78 (59.5)

Charlson Comorbidity Index, N (%)

1–3

18 (13.7)

4–6

96 (73.3)

7–10

19 (14.5)

Disease and Treatment characteristics, N (%)

SCC as first symptom of disease

14 (10.7)

DS before RT

56 (42.7)

Chemotherapy, prior to SCC

70 (53.4)

Immunotherapy, prior to SCC

15 (11.5)

  1. DS = decompressive surgery, RT = Radiotherapy, SCC = spinal cord compression