Multi-institutional validation of brain metastasis velocity, a recently defined predictor of outcomes following stereotactic radiosurgery
McTyre ER, Soike MH, Farris M, Ayala-Peacock DN, Hepel JT, Page BR, Shen C, Kleinberg L, Contessa JN, Corso C, Chiang V, Henson-Masters A, Cramer CK, Ruiz J, Pasche B, Watabe K, D'Agostino R, Su J, Laxton AW, Tatter SB, Fiveash JB, Ahluwalia M, Kotecha R, Chao ST, Braunstein SE, Attia A, Chung C, Chan MD. Multi-institutional validation of brain metastasis velocity, a recently defined predictor of outcomes following stereotactic radiosurgery. Radiotherapy And Oncology 2019, 142: 168-174. PMID: 31526671, DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2019.08.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain metastasis velocityDistant brain failureMedian overall survivalOverall survivalBrain metastasesPredictors of OSInitial brain metastasesNew brain metastasesWhole brain radiationKaplan-Meier methodHigh-risk groupPredictors of outcomeProportional hazards methodsMulti-institutional settingMulti-institutional validationMultivariate regression modelingInitial SRSBrain radiationSalvage modalityInitial treatmentBrain failureRecurrence rateValidation cohortBMV groupMelanoma histologyRADI-31. MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL VALIDATION OF BRAIN METASTASIS VELOCITY, A RECENTLY DEFINED PREDICTOR OF OUTCOMES FOLLOWING STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY
Chan M, McTyre E, Soike M, Ayala-Peacock D, Hepel J, Page B, Contessa J, Chiang V, Attia A, Braunstein S, Chung C, Ruiz J, Fiveash J, Chao S, Farris M. RADI-31. MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL VALIDATION OF BRAIN METASTASIS VELOCITY, A RECENTLY DEFINED PREDICTOR OF OUTCOMES FOLLOWING STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY. Neuro-Oncology Advances 2019, 1: i28-i28. PMCID: PMC7213264, DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdz014.123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrain metastasis velocityDistant brain failureMedian overall survivalOverall survivalPredictors of OSNew brain metastasesImproved overall survivalWhole brain radiationKaplan-Meier methodHigh-risk groupPredictors of outcomeProportional hazards methodsMulti-institutional settingMulti-institutional validationInitial salvageInitial SRSBrain metastasesBrain radiationSalvage modalityInitial treatmentRecurrence rateValidation cohortBrain failureBMV groupHazards methodsInitial SRS for Patients With 5 to 15 Brain Metastases: Results of a Multi-Institutional Experience
Hughes RT, Masters AH, McTyre ER, Farris MK, Chung C, Page BR, Kleinberg LR, Hepel J, Contessa JN, Chiang V, Ruiz J, Watabe K, Su J, Fiveash JB, Braunstein S, Chao S, Attia A, Ayala-Peacock DN, Chan MD. Initial SRS for Patients With 5 to 15 Brain Metastases: Results of a Multi-Institutional Experience. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2019, 104: 1091-1098. PMID: 30959122, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.03.052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistant brain failureInitial stereotactic radiosurgerySalvage whole brain radiation therapyWhole-brain radiation therapySalvage stereotactic radiosurgeryBrain metastasesBrain radiation therapyOverall survivalStereotactic radiosurgeryBM groupCumulative incidenceRadiation therapyNumber of BMTwo-year cumulative incidenceMultivariable Cox proportional hazardsBrain metastasis velocityMedian overall survivalOutcomes of patientsKaplan-Meier methodLog-rank testMulti-institutional experienceRisk regression modelingCox proportional hazardsMultivariable analysisNew metastases