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Table 4 Results of the main series of radiotherapy of chordomas of the mobile spine and the sacrum

From: Helical tomotherapy of spinal chordomas: French Multicentric, retrospective study of a cohort of 30 cases

Beam

# Pts (location)

Dose Gy (RBE)

Dose/Fx Gy (RBE)

Median follow-up (years)

Local control at years

Global non-specific (specific) survival at years

Presence of metastasis

Reference

X

48: 23 (S) 20 (SB) 5 (MS)

50/40/24

2/1/8

  

54% at 5

 

Catton et al. [19]

20% at 10

X

26: 12 (S) 10 (SB) 4 (MS)

[30–66.6]

[1.8–2.5]

  

62% at 5

 

Cummings et al. [20]

(83% at 5)

28% at 10

X (IMRT)

34 (S)

66

[1.8–2]

4.5

27% at 5

70% at 5

9%

Zabel-du Bois et al. [21]

(80% at 5)

X (IMRT)

7 (MS)

66

[1.8–2]

1.45

65% at 2

  

Terezakis et al. [22]

X (SRS)

24: 10 (S) 7 (C) 4 (T) 3 (L)

18–24

[18–24]

2

95% at 4

67% at 4

12.5%

Yamada et al. [23]

X (SBRT)

18: 8 (MS) 7 (SB) 3 (S)

35

[6–8]

3.8

59.1% at 5

74.3% at 5

 

Henderson et al. [24]

1H +/−X

29 (MS)

76.6

1.8

7.3

84% at 5

87% at 5

 

Delaney et al. [4, 5]

 

24: 19 (S) 2 (C) 1 (T) 2 (L)

77.4

[1.8–2.5]

4.7

90.4% at 3 79.8% at 5

78.1% at 5

 

Chen et al. [25]

 

25 (MS, S)

70.4

1.8

2.65

73.3% at 5

64.3% at 5

 

Wagner et al. [26]

 

26: 9 (C) 2 (T) 8 (L) 7 (S)

72

[1.8–2.5]

2.9

86% at 3

84% at 3

 

Rutz et al. [27]

 

19: 12 (SB) 5 (C) 1 (L) 1 (S)

74

[1.8–2]

3.8

81% at 5

89% at 5

 

Rombi et al. [28]

 

40: 16 (C) 4 (T) 10 (L) 11 (S)

72.5

[1.8–2]

3.6

62% at 5

80% at 5

 

Staab et al. [29]

12C

38 (S)

70.4

[4.4–4.6]

6.7

95% at 3 89% at 5

95% at 3

 

Imai et al. [6]

86% at 5

 

17 (S)

70.4

[4.4–4.6]

4.1

100% at 5

53.3% at 5

14%

Nishida et al. [30]

  1. SB skull base, T thoracic, L lumbar, S sacral, MS mobile spine, C cervical