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. 2017 Aug 4;2(4):581–587. doi: 10.1016/j.adro.2017.07.011

Table 3.

Published adrenal SBRT case series

Study Patients Lesions Primary Histology Median Follow-up (mo) Total Dose (Gy) Pain Relief Local Control Overall Survival (median, mo) Toxicity
Katoh et al, 200815 9 10 5 NSCLC
1 SCLC
2 HCC
1 prostate
16 30-48 yes, 1/1 patients 100% 15 NR
Chawla et al, 20099 30 35 20 Lung
4 GI
3 breast
1 head and neck
1 melanoma
1 unknown
9.8 16-50 NR 27% 11 Grade 1 nausea and fatigue “common”
Casamasssima et al, 20118 48 58 24 Lung
12 colon
4 melanoma
3 breast
1 uterus
1 unknown
16.2 21.69-54.09 yes, 4/4 patients 94% NR 1 case grade 2 adrenal insufficiency
Torok et al, 201120 7 9 4 NSCLC
1 SCLC
2 HCC
14 16 or 27 yes, 1/2 patients 89% 8 NR
Holy et al, 201114 13 13 13 NSCLC 21 20-40 yes, 6/8 patients 77% 23 46% grade 1 nausea, 15% gastric/duodenal ulcer
Oshiro et al, 201117 19 19 14 NSCLC
5 SCLC
10.1 30-60 NR 72% NR 1 grade 2 duodenal ulcer
Guiou et al, 201213 9 10 4 NSCLC
5 SCLC
7.3 (mean) 40 NR NR 10.2 22% nausea, vomiting
Scorsetti et al, 201219 34 36 22 NSCLC
3 SCLC
3 Melanoma
1 Sarcoma
1 Colorectal adenocarcinoma
1 RCC
1 Unknown
41 20-37.5 NR 93% 22 6% grade 2 nausea
Ahmed et al, 20137 13 13 4 NSCLC
2 RCC
1 melanoma
1 skin SCC
1 bladder
1 colon 1 cholangiocarcinoma
12.3 33.75-60 NR 92% 7.2 38% grade 1 fatigue
8% grade 1 abdominal pain
8% grade 1 diarrhea 15% grade 2 nausea
8% late grade 2 fatigue, abdominal pain, and nausea
Rudra et al, 201318 10 13 6 NSCLC
2 SCLC
2 RCC
14.9 24-50 NR 73% 17 80% grade 1-2 fatigue
40% grade 1-2 GI toxicity
1 case grade 2 adrenal insufficiency
Li et al, 201316 26 26 2 Pheochromocytoma
10 lung
6 bladder
4 unknown
4 RCC
NR 30-50 yes, 15/16 patients 77% 17 88% grade 1-2 fatigue
69% grade 1-2 anorexia
38% grade 1-2 N/V
23% grade 1-2 skin rxn 4% grade 3 nausea/vomiting
Desai et al, 201510 14 14 6 NSCLC
2RCC
1 melanoma
1 primary adrenal
1 mixed Mullerian
1 GE junction
1 bladder
1 lymphoma
NR 20-30 NR 45.5% NR NR
Gamsiz et al, 201512 15 17 15 NSCLC 16 30 yes, 2/2 patients 86.7% NR 46% grade 1 nausea
80% grade 1 fatigue
1 case dyspeptic disorder
Franzese et al 201611 46 46 30 lung
7 colorectal adenocarcinoma
9 other
7.6 40 NR 78.3% 28.5 (mean) 13.1% pain, nausea, or vomiting
2 cases asthenia
Present study 2017 10 10 4 NSCLC
2 SCLC
1 esophageal carcinoma
1 HCC
1 leiomyosarcoma
1 unknown
6 30-48 yes, 4/4 patients 70% 9.9 36.4% nausea (grade 1 and 2)
27.3% fatigue (grade 1)
1 case diarrhea (grade 1)
1 case GI bleed

GE, gastroesophageal; GI, gastrointestinal; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma, NR, not reported; NSCLC, non-small cell lung cancer; RCC, renal cell carcinoma; SCC, squamous cell carcinoma; SCLC, small cell lung cancer.