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Table 3 Literature review on linac-based SRS on BSM

From: Stereotactic radiosurgery for the treatment of brainstem metastases: a multicenter retrospective study

Study

Population

Metastases

Median prescription dose (range)

Local control

Survival (median)

Neurological death rate

Death by local progression rate

Toxicity

Samblàs et al. [28]

28

30

Median 11.1 Gy (5–20)

n/a

16.8 months

42.8%

3.5%

n/a

Hatiboglu et al. [10]

60

60

Median 15 Gy (8–18)

1-y: 35%

4 months

7%

2%

Hemiparesis (6.6%)

Nausea/vomiting (6.6%)

Headache (5%)

Cranial nerve deficit (3%)

Hemorrage (3%)

Kelly et al. [29]

24

24

Median 13 Gy (8–16)

1-y: 78.6%

5.3 months

12.5%

0%

Ataxia (4%)

Acute confusion (4%)

Valery et al. [21]

30

43

Median 13.4 Gy (8.2–15)

1-y: 79%

10 months

42% (8 of 19 assessable cases)

n/a

Headache (13%)

Lin et al. [11]

45

48

Median 14 Gy (10–17)

1-y: 88%

11.6 months

n/a

n/a

Overall: 4.7%

Sugimoto et al. [30]

24

25

24–40 Gy/7–13 fr

96%

9 months

n/a

0%

Nausea (4%)

Present study

105

111

35.7 Gy10 (23.8–60)

1-y: 90.4%

11 months

24.7%

2.8%

Headache (2.8%)

Pseudoprogression (1%)