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Table 1 Patients` characteristics

From: Stereotactic radiosurgery combined with targeted/ immunotherapy in patients with melanoma brain metastasis

Characteristic

Number of patients absolute relative

Sex

 Female

11

39.3%

 Male

17

60.7%

Karnofsky performance status (KPS)

 90–100%

22

78.6%

 80%

5

17.9%

 70%

1

3.6%

BRAF Status

 BRAF V600-E-Mutation

14

50.0%

 No BRAF V600-E-Mutation

14

50.0%

Controlled extracranial disease

 Yes

10

35.7%

 No

18

64.3%

RPA class

 1

6

21.4%

 2

22

78.6%

 3

0

0%

Melanoma-molGPA

 0.5–1.0

2

7.1%

 1.5–2.0

11

39.3%

 2.5–3.0

11

39.3%

 3.5–4.0

4

14.3%

Number of SRS lesions per patient

 1

13

46.4%

 2

7

25.0%

 3

7

25.0%

 4

1

3.6%

Whole brain radiotherapy

 Yes

4

14.3%

Before first SRS

1

3.6%

After first SRS

3

10.7%

 No

24

85.7%

Targeted/ immunotherapy (TT/IT)

 BRAFi (Dabrafenib/ Vemurafenib)

 MEKi (Trametinib)

2

1

7.1%

3.6%

 Anti-CTLA-4 (Ipilimumab)

2

7.1%

 Anti-PD1 (Nivolumab/Pembrolizumab)

6

21.4%

 BRAFi+MEKi (Dabrafenib-Trametinib/ Encorafenib-Binimetinib)

3

10.7%

 BRAFi+MEKi ➔ Anti-PD1

1

3.6%

 Anti-PD1 + Anti-CTLA-4 (Nivolumab-Ipilimumab)

7

25.0%

 BRAFi+MEKi ➔Triple combination (Pembrolizumab-Dabrafenib-Trametinib)

1

3.6%

none

5

17.9%

Concurrent TT/IT

 Yes

20

71.4%

 No

8

28.6%