Clinical and Imaging Outcomes After Trigeminal Schwannoma Radiosurgery: Results From a Multicenter, International Cohort Study

Ajay Niranjan, Andrew Faramand, Sudesh S. Raju, Cheng Chia Lee, Huai Che Yang, Ahmed M. Nabeel, Sameh R. Tawadros, Amr M.N. El-Shehaby, Khaled Abdelkarim, Reem M. Emad, Wael A. Reda, Roberto Martínez Álvarez, Nuria E.Martínez Moreno, Roman Liscak, Jaromir May, David Mathieu, Anne Marie Langlois, M. Harrison Snyder, Matthew J. Shepard, Jason SheehanBaha'eddin A. Muhsen, Hamid Borghei-Razavi, Gene Barnett, Douglas Kondziolka, John G. Golfinos, Luca Attuati, Piero Picozzi, James McInerney, Lekhaj Chand Daggubati, Ronald E. Warnick, Caleb E. Feliciano, Eric Carro, David McCarthy, Robert M. Starke, Howard J. Landy, Christopher P. Cifarelli, John A. Vargo, John Flickinger, L. Dade Lunsford

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Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: An international, multicenter, retrospective study was conducted to evaluate the long-term clinical outcomes and tumor control rates after stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for trigeminal schwannoma. METHODS: Patient data (N = 309) were collected from 14 international radiosurgery centers. The median patient age was 50 years (range 11-87 years). Sixty patients (19%) had prior resections. Abnormal facial sensation was the commonest complaint (49%). The anatomic locations were root (N = 40), ganglion (N = 141), or dumbbell type (N = 128). The median tumor volume was 4 cc (range, 0.2-30.1 cc), and median margin dose was 13 Gy (range, 10-20 Gy). Factors associated with tumor control, symptom improvement, and adverse radiation events were assessed. RESULTS: The median and mean time to last follow-up was 49 and 65 months (range 6-242 months). Greater than 5-year follow-up was available for 139 patients (45%), and 50 patients (16%) had longer than 10-year follow-up. The overall tumor control rate was 94.5%. Tumors regressed in 146 patients (47.2%), remained unchanged in 128 patients (41.4%), and stabilized after initial expansion in 20 patients (6.5%). Progression-free survival rates at 3 years, 5 years, and 10 years were 91%, 86%, and 80 %. Smaller tumor volume (less than 8 cc) was associated with significantly better progression-free survival ( P = .02). Seventeen patients with sustained growth underwent further intervention at a median of 27 months (3-144 months). Symptom improvement was noted in 140 patients (45%) at a median of 7 months. In multivariate analysis primary, SRS ( P = .003) and smaller tumor volume ( P = .01) were associated with better symptom improvement. Adverse radiation events were documented in 29 patients (9%). CONCLUSION: SRS was associated with long-term freedom (10 year) from additional management in 80% of patients. SRS proved to be a valuable salvage option after resection. When used as a primary management for smaller volume tumors, both clinical improvement and prevention of new deficits were optimized.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)165-173
Number of pages9
JournalNeurosurgery
Volume94
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2024

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  • Surgery
  • Clinical Neurology

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