Adjuvant therapy after resection of brain metastases. Frameless image-guided LINAC-based radiosurgery and stereotactic hypofractionated radiotherapy

Brömme, J.; Abu-Isa, J.; Kottke, R.; Beck, J.; Wiest, R.; Malthaner, M.; Schmidhalter, D.; Raabe, A.; Aebersold, D. M.; Pica, A. (2013). Adjuvant therapy after resection of brain metastases. Frameless image-guided LINAC-based radiosurgery and stereotactic hypofractionated radiotherapy. Strahlentherapie und Onkologie, 189(9), pp. 765-770. Springer Berlin Heidelberg 10.1007/s00066-013-0409-z

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BACKGROUND:

Tumor bed stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) after resection of brain metastases is a new strategy to delay or avoid whole-brain irradiation (WBRT) and its associated toxicities. This retrospective study analyzes results of frameless image-guided linear accelerator (LINAC)-based SRS and stereotactic hypofractionated radiotherapy (SHRT) as adjuvant treatment without WBRT.
MATERIALS AND METHODS:

Between March 2009 and February 2012, 44 resection cavities in 42 patients were treated with SRS (23 cavities) or SHRT (21 cavities). All treatments were delivered using a stereotactic LINAC. All cavities were expanded by ≥ 2 mm in all directions to create the clinical target volume (CTV).
RESULTS:

The median planning target volume (PTV) for SRS was 11.1 cm(3). The median dose prescribed to the PTV margin for SRS was 17 Gy. Median PTV for SHRT was 22.3 cm(3). The fractionation schemes applied were: 4 fractions of 6 Gy (5 patients), 6 fractions of 4 Gy (6 patients) and 10 fractions of 4 Gy (10 patients). Median follow-up was 9.6 months. Local control (LC) rates after 6 and 12 months were 91 and 77 %, respectively. No statistically significant differences in LC rates between SRS and SHRT treatments were observed. Distant brain control (DBC) rates at 6 and 12 months were 61 and 33 %, respectively. Overall survival (OS) at 6 and 12 months was 87 and 63.5 %, respectively, with a median OS of 15.9 months. One patient treated by SRS showed symptoms of radionecrosis, which was confirmed histologically.
CONCLUSION:

Frameless image-guided LINAC-based adjuvant SRS and SHRT are effective and well tolerated local treatment strategies after resection of brain metastases in patients with oligometastatic disease.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Haematology, Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Laboratory Medicine and Hospital Pharmacy (DOLS) > Clinic of Radiation Oncology
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Head Organs and Neurology (DKNS) > Clinic of Neurosurgery
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Haematology, Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Laboratory Medicine and Hospital Pharmacy (DOLS) > Clinic of Radiation Oncology > Medical Radiation Physics
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology and Nuclear Medicine (DRNN) > Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology

UniBE Contributor:

Brömme, Jens, Abu-Isa, Janine, Kottke, Raimund, Beck, Jürgen, Wiest, Roland Gerhard Rudi, Malthaner, Marco, Schmidhalter, Daniel, Raabe, Andreas, Aebersold, Daniel Matthias, Pica, Alessia

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

0179-7158

Publisher:

Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Language:

English

Submitter:

Nicole Söll

Date Deposited:

03 Apr 2014 09:23

Last Modified:

02 Mar 2023 23:24

Publisher DOI:

10.1007/s00066-013-0409-z

PubMed ID:

23934329

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.44522

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/44522

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