Is upfront stereotactic radiosurgery a rational treatment option for very elderly patients with brain metastases? A retrospective analysis of 106 consecutive patients age 80 years and older.

BMC Cancer · 2016 · PMC5160012 · PMID 27978813

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closest p · 1.1× alpha

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of borderline significanceP = 0.053so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

The long interval from primary diagnosis to SRS was of borderline significance in the multivariate analysis ( P = 0.053).

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did not reach statistical significanceno p-value reported

also demonstrated in their case-matched study that post-SRS MST was, in fact, slightly shorter in patients 80 years of age and older than in those 65–79 years of age, although the difference did not reach statistical significance.

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