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Table 3 Summary of outcomes from SBRT trials with a follow-up of more than 30 months and at least 40 enrolled patients

From: Linac based SBRT for prostate cancer in 5 fractions with VMAT and flattening filter free beams: preliminary report of a phase II study

Study

Schedule

# of patients

Risk class

Medi F/U (mos)

Late grade 3 GU toxicity

Late grade 3 GI toxicity

FFBF

CyberKnife

Katz et al. 2010 [5]

35 – 36.25 Gy in 5 fx

304

L-I-H

48

2%

-

97, 93, 75% at 4 year

Freeman, King, 2011. [6]

7-7.25 Gy in 5 fx

41

L

60

< 1%

-

93% at 5 year

McBride et al. 2012 [7]

36.25-37.5 Gy in 5 fx

45

L

44.5

< 1%

-

97.7% at 3 years

Fuller et al. [8]

38 Gy in 4 fx †

54

L-I

36

4%

-

96% at 3 years

Kang et al. [9]

32-36 Gy in 4 fx

44

L-I-H

40

-

-

100%, 100%, 90.9% at 5 years

King et al. 2012 [10]

36.25 Gy in 5 fx

67

L

32.4

3.5%

-

94% at 4 years

Gantry-based Systems

Madsen et al. 2007 [11]

33.5 Gy in 5 fx

40

L

41

-

-

90% at 4 years

Boike et al. 2011 [12]

45-50 Gy in 5 fx

45

L-I

30, 18, 12

4%

2% plus 1 Grade 4

100% at 1–2.5 years

  1. Abbreviations: L = low; I = intermediate; H = high.