Table 1. Elderly patients treated with hypofractionated RT for meningioma.

Y: yes; N: no; NA: not available; IT: infratentorial; R: reduced; S: stable; IN: infield; OUT: outfield; O: observation; P: palliative care; SU: surgery; RT: radiotherapy; DOD: dead of disease.

Patient number

Age at RT

Prior Surgery

Prior RT

WHO grade

Location

Volume

Dose

Edema

Dexamethasone

Symptomatic worsening post-RT

Disease progression

Salvage treatment

Follow-up time

Vital status

(y)

IT

Parafalcine

(cc)

(Gy)

Pre-RT

Post-RT

During RT

Increased during RT

Present

Location

Time from RT

1

76

Y

N

II

N

N

36

40

Y

N

N

N

Y

IN

0.2

O

1.6

DOD

2

89

Y

N

II

N

N

117

40

Y

NA

Y

N

N

N

0.05

Dead

3

92

N

N

I

N

Y

56

40

Y

R

Y

Y

N

Y

IN

2.6

O

2.6

Dead

4

89

Y

N

III

N

N

227

40

Y

N

N

N

Y

IN

1.7

P

2.5

DOD

5

85

Y

N

I

N

N

38

40

Y

S

N

Y

Y

IN

0.6

SU

2.8

Dead

6

89

N

Y

I

N

N

2

40

N

N

N

N

N

3.9

Alive

7

66

Y

N

II

N

N

4

40

N

N

N

N

Y

OUT

0.3

RT

3.8

Alive

8

88

N

N

I

N

N

9

40

N

N

N

N

N

3.3

Dead

9

81

N

Y

I

N

N

55

40

N

N

N

N

N

3.5

Alive

10

81

Y

N

II

N

Y

93

40

Y

NA

Y

N

NA

NA

0.2

Dead

11

92

N

N

I

N

Y

29

40

N

N

N

N

N

0.6

Alive

12

79

Y

N

II

N

Y

15

40

Y

N

N

Y

Y

IN

1.5

SU

2.5

Alive

13

72

Y

N

II

N

Y

31

40

N

N

N

N

N

1.9

Alive

14

79

Y

N

II

Y

N

20

40

N

N

N

N

N

1.4

Alive

15

85

Y

N

III

N

Y

165

40

N

NA

Y

N

NA

N

0.2

Dead

16

85

Y

N

I

N

N

27

40

N

N

N

N

N

1

Alive

17

84

N

N

I

N

N

16

40

N

N

Y

Y

N

N

0.8

Alive

18

95

Y

Y

II

N

N

21

25

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

N

0.3

Alive