Is There a Lower Limit of Pretreatment Pulmonary Function for Safe and Effective Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Early-Stage Non-small Cell Lung Cancer? Matthias Guckenberger, MD, Larry L. Kestin, MD, Andrew J. Hope, MD, Jose Belderbos, MD, Maria Werner-Wasik, MD, Di Yan, DSc, Jan-Jakob Sonke, PhD, Jean Pierre Bissonnette, PhD, Juergen Wilbert, PhD, Ying Xiao, PhD, Inga S. Grills, MD Journal of Thoracic Oncology Volume 7, Issue 3, Pages 542-551 (March 2012) DOI: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e31824165d7 Copyright © 2012 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Histogram of pretreatment pulmonary function: FEV1 (A), FEV1% (B), DLCO (C), and DLCO% (D). Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2012 7, 542-551DOI: (10.1097/JTO.0b013e31824165d7) Copyright © 2012 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Kaplan-Meier curves of overall survival for DLCO >11.2 ml/min/mmHg (n = 84) and ⩽11.2 ml/min/mmHg (n = 97). Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2012 7, 542-551DOI: (10.1097/JTO.0b013e31824165d7) Copyright © 2012 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Changes of PF over time: FEV1 (A), FEV1% (B), DLCO (C), and DLCO% (D). Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2012 7, 542-551DOI: (10.1097/JTO.0b013e31824165d7) Copyright © 2012 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions
Figure 4 Relative changes of PF 6–24 months after SBRT in relationship to pretreatment PF (patients grouped into quartiles): FEV1 (A), FEV1% (B), DLCO (C), and DLCO% (D). Shown are mean values and 1 SD. Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2012 7, 542-551DOI: (10.1097/JTO.0b013e31824165d7) Copyright © 2012 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions