Table 2.
Total number GK procedures | 188 |
Total number metastases treated with GK | 550 |
Median number GK treatments per patient | 1.0 |
Median number isocenters at first GK treatment | 6.0 |
Median number metastases treated at first GK | 2.0 |
Median minimum marginal dose (Gy) at first GK | 19 |
Number patients receiving GK with: | |
1 treatment (number, %) | 85 (66) |
2 treatments (number, %) | 35 (27) |
3 treatments (number, %) | 5 (4) |
4 treatments (number, %) | 3 (2) |
>4 treatments (number, %) | 1 (1) |
Patients receiving therapy with: | |
Chemotherapy, initial (number, %) | 52 (40) |
Chemotherapy, salvage (number, %) | 19 (15) |
Biologic agents, initial (number, %) | 43 (33) |
Biologic agents, salvage (number, %) | 15 (12) |
WBRT, initial (number, %) | 36 (28) |
WBRT, salvage (number, %) | 25 (19) |
GK, boost after WBRT (number, %) | 4 (3) |
GK, salvage after WBRT (number, %) | 32 (25) |
Craniotomy, initial (number, %) | 40 (31) |
Craniotomy, salvage (number, %) | 13 (10) |
GK, gamma knife radiosurgery; WBRT, whole-brain radiation therapy.