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Table 4 Published HRr series with local control and toxicity data

From: Hypofractionated radiosurgery for intact or resected brain metastases: defining the optimal dose and fractionation

Series

N (patients/metastases)

Lesion size(median)

Fractionation

Local control

Reported toxicity

Aoki et al. [[7]]

44/65

-

5-6 Gy x 3-5

72% at 1 year

2% grade 3

Aoyama et al. [[8]]

87/159

3.3 cc

8.75 Gy x 4

81% at 1 year

7% grade 3

DePotter et al. [[9]]

35/58

8.6 cc

WBRT + 6 Gy x 5

66% at 1 year

11% grade 3

Fahrig et al. [[17]]

150/228

6.1 cc

6-7 Gy x 5

-

22%

5 Gy x 7

-

7%

10 Gy x 4

-

0%

Giubilei et al. [[10]]

30/44

2.1 cm/4.8 cc

6 Gy x 3/ 8 Gy x 4

86% at 1 year

-

Kwon et al. [[11]]

27/52

1.2 cm/0.5 cc

20-35 Gy in 4-6

68% at 1 year

5.8% radiation necrosis

Lindvall et al. [[12]]

47/47

-

8 Gy x 5

84% crude

6.25% radiation necrosis, 1 patient death

Narayana et al. [[13]]

20/20

-

6 Gy x 5

70% at 1 year

15%

Ogura et al. [[14]]

39/46

1.8 cm

7 Gy x 5 or

17% at 1 year

2.5% grade 3

WBRT + 4-5 Gyx5

Wang et al. [[15]]

37/37

cavity > 3 cm

8 Gy x 3

80% at 6 months

9%

Current Study

42/42

3.9 cm/13.6 cc

5-8 Gy x 3-5

62% at 1 year

7% radiation necrosis