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. 2015 Nov 19;2015:636918. doi: 10.1155/2015/636918

Table 4.

Summary of literature on SRS for renal cell brain metastasis.

Study Year Number of patients Number of lesions Median tumor volume (cm3) Dose range (Gy) Radiosurgery device Median overall survival (months) One-year local control (%) One-year distant progression-free survival (%)
Present study 2014 66 207 0.688 12–30 Cyberknife 13.9 84% (SRS only)
94% (Surgery + SRS)
88% (WBRT + SRS)
35.2

Seastone et al. [31] 2014 166 487 1.96 12–35 Gamma knife ND 90a ND

Lwu et al. [32] 2013 16 41 0.4f 15–25 Gamma knife ND 91 ND

Kim et al. [9, 14] 2012 46 99 3.0b 12–25 Gamma knife 10 84.7a ND

Kano et al. [29] 2011 158 531 2.8 10–22 Gamma knife 8.2 86 45

Nieder et al. [43] 2011 35 ND ND ND ND 10.1 ND ND

Lo et al. [33] 2011 14 22 4b,f 15–22f Gamma knife 6.5f 95.5a 40.2f

Fokas et al. [24] 2010 51 ND ND 15–22 LINAC 12 81 ND

Marko et al. [34] 2010 19 59 1.72b 21.3b Gamma knife 12.58 95a ND

Hara et al. [44] 2009 18 145f 1.47f 14–24f Cyberknife 14.2 87f 38f

Shuch et al. [45] 2008 138 ND 1.7 ND ND 10.7j ND ND

Powell et al. [35] 2008 23 303g ND 8–30g Gamma knife 5.1g 93.6 37.3g

Jensen et al. [21] 2008 28 59 0.9 15–22 LINAC 7.03f 60.9a ND

Samlowski et al. [36] 2008 32 71 0.03–26.9d 15–24 LINAC 6.7 86 ND

Shuto et al. [30] 2006 69 314 1.5b 8–30 Gamma knife 9.5 82.6a ND

Manon et al. [46] 2005 14 ND ND 15–24g ND 8.3g 67.8g,h 67.8g,h

Chang et al. [16] 2005 77 99 1.5 15–24 LINAC 9.1 64.3 60

Muacevic et al. [37] 2004 85 376 1.2 15–35 Gamma knife 11.1 94a ND

Noel et al. [19] 2004 28 65 1.28 10.9–22.3 LINAC 11 93 70

Sheehan et al. [7] 2003 69 146 2.8 12.5–32 Gamma knife 6 96a ND

Petrovich et al. [47] 2002 29 70 ND 20c Gamma knife 12 ND ND

Hernandez et al. [17] 2002 29 92 4.7 13–30 Gamma knife 7 ND ND

Siebels et al. [38] 2002 58 277 3.4 15–35 Gamma knife 9.9 95a ND

Wowra et al. [39] 2002 75 350 1.6 15–35 Gamma knife 11 95i ND

Hoshi et al. [18] 2002 42 110 1.5c,e 20–30 Gamma knife 12.5 93a ND

Gerosa et al. [40] 2002 74 102 ND 22b Gamma knife 14.6 86a ND

Brown et al. [15] 2002 16 ND ND 12–25 Gamma knife 17.8 85a ND

Amendola et al. [20] 2000 22 ND 3.9b 15–22 Gamma knife 8 98.5a ND

Payne et al. [41] 2000 21 37 4.4 10.5–40 Gamma knife 8 100a ND

Goyal et al. [42] 2000 29 66 1.135 7–24 LINAC and Gamma knife 6.7 91a ND

Schöggl et al. [8] 1998 23 44 ND 8–30 Gamma knife 11 96a ND

Mori et al. [28] 1998 35 52 2.4b 13–20 Gamma knife 11 90a ND

ND: not defined, LINAC: linear accelerator.

aCrude.

bMean.

cMedian.

dRange.

emm tumor diameter.

fFor melanoma and RCC.

gFor melanoma, RCC, and sarcoma.

hAt 6 months.

iAt 1.5 years.

jFrom the time of diagnosis of the first brain metastasis.