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Table 3 Characteristics of clinical trials

From: Brachytherapy for cervix cancer: low-dose rate or high-dose rate brachytherapy – a meta-analysis of clinical trials

Year

Study

Patients

Fraction of LDR

(Gy/fraction)

Fraction of HDR

(Gy/Fraction)

Pelvic RT Dose

(Gy)

Clinical stage

      

LDR

HDR

2004

Lertsanguansinchai

237

25–35/2

15–16.6/2

40–50

IB-5

IB-7

      

IIA-2

IIA-1

      

IIB-61

IIB-64

      

IIIB-41

IIIB-40

2002

Hareyama

132

IIA-50/4

IIA-29,5/4

30–40

II-26

II-22

   

IIB-40/3

IIB-23,3/3 or 4

 

III-39

III-45

   

III-30/3

III-17,3/3 or 2

   

1993

Teshima

430

I-56/2

I-28/4

16–20

I-28

I-32

   

II-57/2

II-30/4

 

II-61

II-80

   

III-58/2

III-29/3

 

III-82

III-147

1994

Patel

482

I-II>3 cm-75/2

I-II>3 cm-38/2

35–40

I-39

I-35

   

I-II<3 cm-35/1

I-II<3 cm-18/2

 

II-93

II-90

   

III-35/1

III-18/2

 

III-114

III-111

2006

Shrivastava

800

I and II-60/2

I and II-35/5

40/20

I II-200

I II-200

   

III-30/1

III-21/3

 

III-200

III-200