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Table 3 Summary of Published Single Institution Experiences

From: Improved survival following surgery and radiation therapy for olfactory neuroblastoma: analysis of the SEER database

Study

Year

Institution

Period

No. of patients (f/u in months)

Treatment Received

Findings

Gruber et al.[9]

2002

Universities of Berne and Zurich

1980-2001

28 (68)

Group 1: S (radical) + RT

Group 2: S(partial) + RT

10 year DFS:

Group 1: 55%

Group 2: 0%

Lund et al.[10]

2003

University College London

1978-2001

45 (57)

Group 1: S alone

Group 2: S + RT

Local Recurrence

Group 1: 28%

Group 2: 8%

Studies Including Chemotherapy

Rastogi et al.[11]

2006

King George Medical University

1988-2004

8 (36)

All Patients:

S (NCFR) + RT + C

3 year DFS/OS:

72.9%/71.4%

Kim et al.[12]

2007

Four General Hospitals in South Korea

1990-2004

10 (44.9)

Group 1: S (+/- RT)

Group 2: CCRT

5 year DFS:

Group 1: 68%

Group 2: 42%

McLean et al.[13]

2007

Emory University-affiliated hospitals

1991-2006

21 (47)

Group 1: S

Group 2: S + RT

Group 3: S +RT+C

Local Recurrence:

Group 1: 0%

Group 2: 53.3%

Group 3: 43%

Porter et al.[14]

2008

Mayo Clinic Rochester

1976-2003

12 (N/A)

Group 1: S (+/- RT)

Group 2: S + C (+/- RT)

Median OS:

Group 1: 78 months

Group 2: 83+ months

Bachar et al.[15]

2008

Princess Margaret Hospital

1972-2006

39 (82.3)

Group 1: S

Group 2: C

Group 3: RT

Group 4: S + RT

10 year OS: 69.2% (all groups; OS per group N/A)

• S +RT optimal

• C did not influence outcome

  1. Abbreviations: f/u (follow-up), S (surgery), RT (radiotherapy), DFS (disease free survival), NCFR (non-craniofacial resection), C (chemotherapy), OS (overall survival), CCRT (concurrent chemoradiotherapy), N/A (not available)