Purpose: A majority of published series report on stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for 1-2 contiguous vertebral levels due to concerns regarding setup accuracy and radiation toxicity. This study evaluates patients with metastases spanning ≥ 3 contiguous levels treated with SBRT and augments its findings with a review of other studies investigating multilevel spine SBRT.
Methods: Analysis of a prospectively collected database of 49 patients with 55 metastases spanning ≥ 3 contiguous vertebral levels treated with SBRT at a single institution (2002-2023) was performed.
Background And Objectives: The role of radiosurgery in the treatment of benign intracranial tumors is well established. However, there are limited long-term follow-up studies on outcomes after stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for benign intradural spinal tumors. In this article, we report a large single-institution experience in using SRS to treat patients with benign intradural tumors of the spine.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Spinal metastases may result in intractable pain, neurological deficit, and vertebral body collapse. There are only a few studies describing outcomes following spine stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) specifically for prostate cancer metastases.
Methods: A prospectively collected database of patients with prostate cancer spinal metastases treated at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center from 2003 to 2023 was analyzed.
Background And Objectives: In patients experiencing pain secondary to pathological compression fractures, balloon-assisted kyphoplasty and subsequent stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) may allow for restoration of vertebral height and irradiation of the underlying malignancy to control local disease progression. The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of kyphoplasty treatment before SBRT in patients with spinal metastases and benign tumors.
Methods: An analysis of a prospectively collected database of 70 patients and 75 metastatic and benign spinal lesions that underwent kyphoplasty before SBRT at a single institution (2002-2023) was conducted.
Objective: Primary thyroid cancer metastasizing to the spine portends poor survival and low quality of life. Current management strategies continue to evolve. This single-institution retrospective study analyzes outcomes after spinal stereotactic radiosurgery for patients with spinal metastases from thyroid cancer.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: There is no consensus on treatment volumes for adjuvant stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for pancreatic cancer. Herein, we report patterns of failure after pancreatic SBRT for close/positive margins, which may inform target volume design.
Methods And Materials: An institutional review board-approved retrospective review of patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma treated with adjuvant SBRT for close/positive margins from 2009 to 2018 was conducted.
Background: Data supporting linear accelerator (linac) stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for jugulotympanic paragangliomas (JTPs) come from small series with minimal follow-up. Herein, we report a large series of JTPs with extended follow-up after frameless linac-based SRS.
Methods: JTPs treated with linac-based SRS from 2002 to 2019 with 1+ follow-up image were reviewed for treatment failure (radiographic or clinical progression, or persistent symptoms after SRS requiring intervention) and late toxicities (CTCAE v5.
Purpose: To determine the feasibility of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for isolated nodal recurrences of gynecologic malignancies within a previously irradiated area.
Methods And Materials: A retrospective review was performed on 20 patients who underwent 21 curative-intent reirradiation SBRT treatments for locoregional recurrences of gynecologic malignancies. Disease control and survival outcomes were analyzed with the Kaplan-Meier method and log-rank test.
Purpose: Patients with close or positive margins after surgery for pancreatic carcinoma are at a high risk for recurrence. Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) allows for safe dose escalation with great conformity and short duration of treatment. Herein, we report the initial results of a prospective observational study that evaluated the efficacy and safety of this treatment option.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Patients with oligometastatic colorectal cancer have demonstrated excellent clinical outcomes with surgical resection of hepatic and pulmonary metastases. Stereotactic ablative radiation therapy (SABR) has emerged as an alternative local therapy for nonsurgical candidates. Herein, we report the oncologic and patient-reported quality-of-life (PR-QoL) outcomes for a subset of patients with oligometastatic colorectal cancer who were treated in a prospective phase 2 multicenter clinical trial.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Oligometastatic disease has emerged as a potentially curable state in the spectrum of cancer progression. Aggressive local therapy such as stereotactic ablative radiation therapy (SABR) may improve oncologic outcomes. Herein, we report the initial oncologic outcomes and patient-reported quality of life (PR-QoL) from a phase 2 multicenter trial for patients with oliogmetastatic disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Local failure following concurrent chemoradiation and in-lobe failures following stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) are common. We evaluated our institutional experience using SBRT as salvage in this setting.
Methods And Materials: Seventy-two patients were reirradiated with SBRT for residual, locally recurrent, or new primary non-small cell lung cancer within or adjacent to a high-dose external beam radiation therapy or SBRT field.
Purpose: To document the 5- and 10-year rates of late toxicity and vertebral compression fracture (VCF) in long-term survivors after stereotactic radiosurgery for spine metastases.
Methods And Materials: A retrospective review was performed on 562 patients treated with SRS for spine metastases between April 2001 and July 2011. Selecting those with at least 5-year survival after SRS, included were 43 patients who collectively underwent 84 treatments at 54 spine sites.
Purpose Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is increasingly used in the management of patients with oligometastatic cancers and is under prospective evaluation by the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG). Here we report outcomes from a high-volume institution of patients treated with SBRT for pulmonary oligometastases. Materials and methods We conducted a retrospective review of 105 patients who had one to five pulmonary oligometastases (185 lesions) without extrapulmonary disease treated with SBRT from 2002-2014.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Stereotactic ablative radiation therapy's (SABR's) great conformity and short duration has become an attractive treatment modality. We report a phase 2 clinical trial to evaluate efficacy and safety of induction chemotherapy (ICT) followed by SABR in patient with borderline resectable (BR) and locally advanced (LA) pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).
Methods And Materials: Patients with biopsy-proven BR or LA PDAC were treated with four 21-day cycles of intravenous gemcitabine and oral capecitabine.
Objectives: The seminal phase II trial for pulmonary stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) suggested that SBRT to central lesions resulted in unacceptable toxicity. Alternative dose-fractionation schemes have been proposed which may improve safety without compromise of efficacy. We report our institutional outcomes of SBRT for hilar/mediastinal non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study aims to assess the viability of salvage stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for recurrent malignant gliomas through assessing overall survival, local control and toxicity. We performed a retrospective review of 65 patients with 76 lesions (55 high-grade, 21 low-grade) treated with salvage SRS between 2002 and 2012. Median follow-up from salvage SRS was 14.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground/introduction: Early reports of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) used single fraction, but eventually shifted to multifraction regimens. We conducted a single institution review of our patients treated with single- or multifraction SBRT to determine whether any outcome differences existed.
Methods And Materials: Patients treated with SBRT in any setting for PDAC at our facility were included, from 2004 to 2014.
Background: Historically, survival for even highly select cohorts of brain metastasis patients selected for SRS alone is <2 yr; thus, limited literature on risks of recurrence exists beyond 2 yr.
Objective: To investigate the possibility that for subsets of patients the risk of intracranial failure beyond 2 yr is less than the commonly quoted 50% to 60%, wherein less frequent screening may be appropriate.
Methods: As a part of our institutional radiosurgery database, we identified 132 patients treated initially with stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) alone (± pre-SRS surgical resection) with at least 2 yr of survival and follow-up from SRS.
Background: The role of adjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT) following pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) for pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDA) remains controversial. Recent data suggest that increased margin clearance (MC: distance between tumor and cut surface) is associated with improved survival after PD, but the role of adjuvant CRT in patients with known MC is undefined. We sought to delineate the impact of adjuvant CRT on survival based on MC following PD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) carries a poor prognosis with high recurrence rates. Salvage stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) may be an effective treatment option.
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 34 patients (41 lesions) treated with salvage SRS for recurrent GBM between 2004 and 2012.
Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) with concomitant cetuximab is an effective treatment option for previously irradiated, locally recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Its local control and overall survival are similar to those of other available treatment options. Each retreatment depends heavily on the prior treatment and every patient is a special case.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of this study is to provide a practical approach to the planning technique and evaluation of plan quality for the multi-lesion, single-isocenter stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) of the lung. Eleven patients with two or more lung lesions underwent single-isocenter volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) radiosurgery or IMRS. All plans were normalized to the target maximum dose.
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