Leukoencephalopathy in patients with brain metastases who received radiosurgery with or without whole brain radiotherapy

Chan Wei Liu, Huai Che Yang, Chi Lu Chiang, Chia I. Shen, Hsiu Mei Wu, Yung Hung Luo, Yong Sin Hu, Chung Jung Lin, Wen Yuh Chung, Cheng Ying Shiau, Wan Yuo Guo, David Hung Chi Pan, Cheng Chia Lee*

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Background: Whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) for brain metastases (BMs) is a common cause of radiation-induced leukoencephalopathy; however the safety of alternative stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) remains unclear. This study examined the incidence of leukoencephalopathy in patients treated with SRS alone versus WBRT plus SRS for BMs with a focus on the relationship between prognostic factors and leukoencephalopathy. Methods: Analysis was performed between 2002 and 2021. The total enrollment was 993 patients with the distribution: WBRT plus SRS (n = 291) and SRS only (n = 702). Leukoencephalopathy was graded from 0 to 3 for changes in white matter indicated by the MRI after WBRT or SRS. Patient characteristics and SRS dosimetric parameters were reviewed to identify factors that contributed to the incidence of leukoencephalopathy or overall survival. Results: The incidence of leukoencephalopathy was consistently higher in WBRT plus SRS group than in SRS alone group (p < 0.001). Leukoencephalopathy was also associated with a larger total tumor volume (≧28cm3; p = 0.028) and age (> 77 years; p = 0.025). Nonetheless, the SRS integral dose to skull in the subgroup of WBRT plus SRS treatment was not demonstrated significance in development of leukoencephalopathy (p = 0.986 for integral dose 1–2 J, p = 0.776 for integral dose > 2 J). Conclusions: This study revealed that SRS is safe for oligo-BMs in terms of leukoencephalopathy development. Patient age and total tumor volume were identified as important factors in assessing the development of leukoencephalopathy. The additional of SRS (even at an integral dose > 2 J) did not increase the incidence of leukoencephalopathy.

原文English
頁(從 - 到)85-95
頁數11
期刊Journal of Neuro-Oncology
161
發行號1
DOIs
出版狀態Published - 1月 2023

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