Abstract:
BACKGROUND:Several studies have demonstrated that omitting the routine use of adjuvant whole-brain radiation therapy for patients with newly diagnosed brain metastases may be a reasonable first-line strategy. Retrospective evidence suggests that fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy (fSRT) may have a lower level of toxicity with equivalent efficacy in comparison with radiosurgery. OBJECTIVE:To study the phase II efficacy of using a focally directed treatment strategy for symptomatic brain metastases by the use of fSRT with or without surgery and omitting the routine use of adjuvant whole-brain radiation therapy. METHODS:We used a Fleming single-stage design of 40 patients. Patients were eligible if they presented with 1 to 3 newly diagnosed symptomatic brain metastases, Karnofsky performance scale (KPS) greater than 60, and histological confirmation of primary disease. Patients underwent fSRT with the use of a dose of 30 Gy in 5 intensity-modulated fractions as primary or adjuvant treatment after surgical resection. The primary end point was the proportion of patients who experienced neurological death. Secondary end points were overall survival, time to KPS <70, and progression-free survival. RESULTS:Of 40 patients accrued, 39 were eligible for analysis. The proportion of patients dying of neurological causes was 13% (5 patients), which includes 3 patients with an unknown cause of death. Median overall survival, time to KPS <70, and progression-free survival were 16 (95% confidence interval, 9-23), 14 (95% confidence interval, 7-20), and 11 (95% confidence interval, 4-21) months, respectively. CONCLUSION:A focally directed treatment strategy using fSRT with or without surgery appears to be an effective initial strategy. Based on the results of this phase II clinical trial, further study is warranted.
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Neurosurgeryjournal_title
Neurosurgeryauthors
Ammirati M,Kshettry VR,Lamki T,Wei L,Grecula JCdoi
10.1227/NEU.0000000000000325subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2014-06-01 00:00:00pages
586-94; discussion 594issue
6eissn
0148-396Xissn
1524-4040journal_volume
74pub_type
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