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. 2016 Apr 12;16(3):276–284. doi: 10.1177/1533034616643221

Table 3.

SRS Outcomes.a,b

Characteristic Statistic
Radiographic follow-up, months 9 [1-86]
Clinical follow-up, months 15 [2-95]
Death in follow-up 14 (78)
 Median overall survival, months 16
Radiographic failure 19 (48)
 Median time to failure, months 14
Adjusted pain reliefc 11 (35)
 Median time to relief, months NR
Unadjusted pain reliefc 24 (77)
 Median time to relief, months 1
Adjusted pain failure 9 (23)
 Median time to failure, months NR
Unadjusted pain failure 18 (45)
 Median time to failure, months 10
Neurologic deficit reliefd 12 (86)
 Median time to relief, months 8
Post-SRS complications
 Pain flare 4 (10)
 Vertebral fracturee 3 (8)
Failure requiring retreatment 10 (25)
 SRS 8 (20)
 Surgery 4 (10)
 EBRT 1 (3)
Characteristics of radiographic failure
 In-field and adjacent 10 (53)
 In-field only 9 (47)
Site of failure
 Vertebral body 12 (63)
 Epidural space 9 (47)
 Paraspinal 3 (16)
 Neural foramen 3 (16)
 Posterior elements 2 (11)

Abbreviations: EBRT, external beam radiotherapy; NR, not reported; SRS, stereotactic radiosurgery.

aValues are presented as number (percentage) or median [range].

bSubtotals may exceed 100% if treatment sites had, for example, multiple sites of failure.

cAmong patients with pain at consult.

dAmong patients with neurologic deficit(s) at consult.

eNew or progressed fracture.