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. 2012 Jul 27;14(9):1163–1170. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/nos146

Table 2.

Summary of evaluable patient treatment outcomes on study

Patient Treatment Duration (courses) Best Reduction in Target Left/Right Tumor Volume (% baseline volume) Progression of Target Left/Right Tumor Volume (% baseline volume) Best Change in WRS in Target Left/Right ear (absolute score in %; difference from baseline) Best Change in PTA (dB) for Target Tumor in Left/Right (absolute PTA; difference from baseline) Reason for Treatment Discontinuation
1 21 −13.73 NA NA NA Patient preference
2 3 No reduction +17.57 0 (−4) 56.25 (+10.00) R VS growth
3 12 −3.90/−11.48 +20.78/+19.67 100/NA (+16) 28.75/NA (0) R and L VS growth
4 3 NA +10.41 NA NA R VS growth
5 15 −6.25 NA 44 (+40) 51.25 (−3.75) Patient preference
6 21 16.57 NA 80 (+8) 48.75 (+10.00) Progressive hearing loss
7 6 No reduction +10.89/+16.89 NA/NA NA/NA R VS growth
8 6 No reduction +21.14 100 (+4) 21.25 (−5.00) L VS growth
9 12 23.90/20.25 NA/NA NA/100 (+8) NA/23.75 (−3.75) Growth of R VS cystic component
10 15 19.79 NA NA NA Delay in wound healing
11 9 −3.33 NA 96 (+12) 31.25 (−2.50) Progressive hearing loss
12 12 −14.15 NA 100 (0) 3.75 (+1.25) Completed 12 cycles
13 12 15.74 NA 100 (0) 10.00 (−2.50) Completed 12 cycles
14 16 −7.31 NA 100 (+4) 21.25 (0) Patient preference
15 12 −1.77 +22.12 NA NA R VS growth
16 3 −3.64/NA NA/+18.64 32/NA (−4) 63.75/NA (−2.50) R VS growth
17 12 −5.73/−3.91 NA/NA 100/96 (0/+4) 10.00/40.00 (−1.25/−7.50) Completed 12 cycles

Boldface values signify that the value met the clinical definition for response.

Abbreviations: R, right; L, left; VS, vestibular schwannoma; WRS, word recognition score; PTA, pure tone average; NA, not applicable.