Figures & data
Table 1. Motor impairment a at the start of treatment according to the primary cancer diagnosis (p < 0.001) b
Table 2. Comparison of the use of multiple-fraction (MF) and single-fraction (SF) radiotherapy (RT) as primary treatment for spinal metastatic disease in 845 patients a
Table 3. Comparison of the use of surgery and radiotherapy (RT) as primary treatment of spinal metastatic disease in 903 patients a
Table 4. Median survival from start of treatment according to the primary cancer diagnosis, motor impairment, multiplicity of metastases in the spine, and age
Figure 1. Kaplan-Meier plots with results of log-rank tests of survival related to pretreatment factors. A. Primary tumor (p < 0.001). B. Age (p < 0.001). C. Motor impairment a (p < 0.001). D. Multiplicity of metastases in spine (p < 0.001). E. Time from diagnosis of cancer to treatment b (p < 0.001). F. Metastases in spine at the time of primary cancer diagnosis c (p = 0.6).
![Figure 1. Kaplan-Meier plots with results of log-rank tests of survival related to pretreatment factors. A. Primary tumor (p < 0.001). B. Age (p < 0.001). C. Motor impairment a (p < 0.001). D. Multiplicity of metastases in spine (p < 0.001). E. Time from diagnosis of cancer to treatment b (p < 0.001). F. Metastases in spine at the time of primary cancer diagnosis c (p = 0.6).](/cms/asset/94ac03c5-6609-4286-8760-096388af0542/iort_a_566142_f0001_b.jpg)