%0 Journal Article
%T Hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy for brain metastases larger than three centimeters
%A Xue-song Jiang
%A Jian-ping Xiao
%A Ye Zhang
%A Ying-jie Xu
%A Xiang-pan Li
%A Xiu-jun Chen
%A Xiao-dong Huang
%A Jun-lin Yi
%A Li Gao
%A Ye-xiong Li
%J Radiation Oncology
%D 2012
%I BioMed Central
%R 10.1186/1748-717x-7-36
%X From March 2003 to October 2009, 40 patients with brain metastases larger than 3 cm were treated by HSRT. HSRT was applied in 29 patients for primary treatment and in 11 patients for rescue. Single brain metastasis was detected in 21 patients. Whole brain radiotherapy was incorporated into HSRT in 10 patients for primary treatment. HSRT boosts were applied in 23 patients. The diameters of the brain metastases ranged from 3.1 to 5.5 cm (median, 4.1 cm). The median prescribed dose (not including HSRT boosts) was 40 Gy (range, 20-53 Gy) with a median of 10 fractions (range, 4-15 fractions) to the 90% isodose line. The median dose of the boost was 20 Gy (range, 10-35 Gy) in 4 fractions (range, 2-10 fractions).The median overall survival time was 15 months. The overall survival and local control rate at 12 months was 55.3% and 94.2%, respectively. Four patients experienced local progression of large brain metastases. Nine patients died of intracranial disease progression. One patient died of radiation necrosis with brain edema.HSRT was a safe and effective treatment for patients with brain metastases ranged from 3.1 to 5.5 cm. Dose escalation of HSRT boost may improve local control with an acceptable toxicity.Twenty to 40% of patients with cancer will develop brain metastases that will result in an impaired quality of life and a reduced survival time [1]. The treatment regimens for brain metastasis include corticosteroids, surgery, whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT), and stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). The survival of patients with a single metastasis can be prolonged by the combination of surgery and WBRT [2]. For surgically unresectable brain metastases, the combination of SRS and WBRT can prolong the survival of patients with solitary metastases and improve local control in patients with 2 or 3 brain metastases [3]. The prognoses of patients undergoing SRS have been shown to be related to the prescribed dose of the treatment as well as the tumor volume. Low doses and la
%K Brain metastases
%K Hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy (HSRT)
%K Boost
%U http://www.ro-journal.com/content/7/1/36