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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Aug 13.
Published in final edited form as: J Neurosurg Spine. 2018 May 25;29(2):220–225. doi: 10.3171/2017.12.SPINE17920

TABLE 4.

Summary of previous series of SBRT for benign spinal lesions

Author & Year No. of Patients Dose (Gy)/No. of Fractions Histology (no. of tumors)* Median Follow-Up (mos) Previous Treatment Local Control Late Toxicity
Chang et al., 1998   3 21/3 (hemangioblastoma); 21/1 (AVM) Hemangioblastoma (2); AVM (1) 18 None 33%–70% size reduction None
Dodd et al., 2006 51 16/1–30/5 Schwannoma (30); meningioma (16); neurofibroma (9) 36 Surgery (51%) Partial response at all sites Grade 2+ radiation myelopathy (n = 1)
Ryu et al., 2001 11 11/1–25/5 Hemangioblastoma (1); AVM (6); schwannoma (2); meningioma (1); chordoma (1)   6 Surgery (n = 4); XRT (n = 2) 100% None
De Salles et al., 2004   3 12/1 Neurofibroma (2); meningioma (1)   6 Surgery (n = 3); XRT (n = 1) 70% 0%
Marchetti et al., 2013 18 10/1–25/5 Schwannoma (9); meningioma (11); neurofibroma (1) 43 Surgery (n = 14); XRT (n = 1) 100% 0%
Gerszten et al., 20129 45 12/1–24/1 Schwannoma (16); meningioma (10); neurofibroma (14) 32 Surgery (n = 21); XRT (n = 2) NR 0%
Gerszten et al., 201210 40 11/1–21/3 Schwannoma (15); meningioma (8); neurofibroma (7) 26 Surgery (n = 18); XRT (n = 4) 100% 0%
Gerszten et al., 2008 73 15/1–25/3 Schwannoma (35); meningioma (13); neurofibroma (25) 37 Surgery (n = 19); XRT (n = 6) 100% Grade 2+ radiation myelopathy (n = 3)
Gagnon et al., 2009 13 21/3–37.5/5 Schwannoma (6); meningioma (5); neurofibroma (2) 12 63% surgery; XRT NR 0%
Sahgal et al., 2007 16 10/1–30/5 Meningioma (2); chordoma (4); hemangioma (2); neurofibroma (11) 25 Surgery (n = 5); XRT (n = 2) 89% 0%
Current cohort 38 9/1–21/3 Schwannoma (13); meningioma (15); hemangioblastoma (7) 54 Surgery (n = 25); XRT (n = 8) 76% Grade 2+ radiation myelopathy (n = 1)

AVM = arteriovenous malformation; NR = not reported; XRT = conventional radiotherapy.

*

Some patients had more than 1 tumor.