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. 2014 Oct 14;21(4):370–378. doi: 10.1016/j.rpor.2014.09.004

Table 3.

Summary of recent published results (2000–2014) on SRS for ACTH-secreting pituitary adenomas.

Authors Patients Mean dose (Gy) Follow-up (months) Tumor control (%) Biochemical remission (%) Late toxicity (%)
Visual Hypopituitarism
Izawa et al., 2000 12 23 >6 100 17 NA 0
Sheehan et al., 2000 43 16.5 44 100 63 2.5 16
Hoybye et al., 2001 18 NA 180 100 83 0 66
Kobayashi et al., 2002 20 28.7 60 100 35 NA NA
Devin et al., 2004 35 14.7 35 91 49 0 40
Castinetti et al., 2007 40 29.5 54 100 42.5 2.5 15
Jagannathan et al., 2007 90 23 45 96 54 5.5a 22
Pollock et al., 2008 8 20 73 100 87 at 4 years 0 26 at 4 years
Tinnel et al., 2008 12 25 37 83.3 50 0 50
Sicignano et al., 2012 15 23.8 60 97.7 64 NA 12.3
Wein et al., 2012 17 18 23 94.1 58.8 0 11.8
Zeiler et al., 2013 8 24.7 35 100 50 3.9 13.2
Grant et al., 2013 15 35 40.2 100 73 3.2 32
Sheehan et al., 2013 96 16 48 98 70 5 36
Wilson et al., 2014 36 20 66 97 25 0 13.9

NA, not assessed.

a

In 5 patients who underwent reirradiation.