Inhwa Kim, Michael Yan, Michel Sourour, Robert Heaton, Colin Faulkner, Aristotelis Kalyvas, Dana M Keilty, Michael D Cusimano, David Payne, Normand Laperriere, David B Shultz, Saira B Alli, Gelareh Zadeh, Derek S Tsang
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Abstract
Purpose: Pituitary neuroendocrine tumors (pitNETs) are benign tumors that may recur after surgical resection or persist following medical management. The objective of this study was to evaluate outcomes and toxicities of patients with pitNETs treated with stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) at a single institution.
Methods: We completed a retrospective, single-institution study of patients with pitNETs treated with frame-based, single-fraction, cobalt-60 SRS between September 2005 and June 2023. The primary endpoint was local tumor control. Secondary endpoints included endocrine control (for functional tumors), overall survival, and toxicities.
Results: A total of 88 lesions in 83 patients were treated with SRS. Most lesions (70%) were non-functional tumors. Of the 26 functioning tumors, 6 patients achieved endocrine remission with SRS alone (23%), and the remainder achieved remission with combined medical management. With a median patient follow-up of 4.7 years, no local tumor recurrences were observed with an estimated local control probability of 100%. Two- and five-year overall survival estimates were 97% (95% confidence interval [CI] 89-99) and 95% (95% CI 84-98), respectively. Causes of death were unrelated to PitNET or SRS. Twelve patients (14%) developed hypopituitarism after SRS. Despite the 34 lesions that were ≤ 3 mm from optic structures, no patients developed any optic neuropathy or visual decline post SRS.
Conclusions: SRS is a highly effective modality for recurrent or residual pitNETs. This study observed a local control of 100% with no cases of optic toxicities after a median follow-up of 4.7 years. These observed findings suggest that dose de-escalation may be possible for future treatment of pitNETs.
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The Journal of Neuro-Oncology is a multi-disciplinary journal encompassing basic, applied, and clinical investigations in all research areas as they relate to cancer and the central nervous system. It provides a single forum for communication among neurologists, neurosurgeons, radiotherapists, medical oncologists, neuropathologists, neurodiagnosticians, and laboratory-based oncologists conducting relevant research. The Journal of Neuro-Oncology does not seek to isolate the field, but rather to focus the efforts of many disciplines in one publication through a format which pulls together these diverse interests. More than any other field of oncology, cancer of the central nervous system requires multi-disciplinary approaches. To alleviate having to scan dozens of journals of cell biology, pathology, laboratory and clinical endeavours, JNO is a periodical in which current, high-quality, relevant research in all aspects of neuro-oncology may be found.