Brain 17 Vienna

Median percentage of baseline WBCs, hemoglobine, platelets

WBC P-CSI x-CSI

55% (13-100%) 46% (25-84%) 97% (76-113%) 88% (74-100%) 65% (36-108%) 48% (5-78%)

P=0.04

WBC P-CSI x-CSI

78% (24-139%) 56% (18-146%) 105% (74-124%) 88% (68-106%) 87% (41-266%) 73% (17-158%)

P=0.1

Hemo- globin

P-CSI x-CSI

P=0.009

Hemo- globin

P-CSI x-CSI

P=0.002

Platelets P-CSI x-CSI

P=0.05

Platelets P-CSI x-CSI

P=0.1

• P-CSI experienced significantly smaller reductions in blood counts than x-CSI • Better recovery one month after RT in P-CSI than after x-CSI patients