A Systematic Review Informing the Management of Symptomatic Brain Radiation Necrosis After Stereotactic Radiosurgery and International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society Recommendations.

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Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Title
A Systematic Review Informing the Management of Symptomatic Brain Radiation Necrosis After Stereotactic Radiosurgery and International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society Recommendations.
Journal
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics
Author(s)
Vellayappan B., Lim-Fat M.J., Kotecha R., De Salles A., Fariselli L., Levivier M., Ma L., Paddick I., Pollock B.E., Regis J., Sheehan J.P., Suh J.H., Yomo S., Sahgal A.
ISSN
1879-355X (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0360-3016
Publication state
Published
Issued date
01/01/2024
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
118
Number
1
Pages
14-28
Language
english
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Publication types: Systematic Review ; Journal Article ; Review
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Radiation necrosis (RN) secondary to stereotactic radiosurgery is a significant cause of morbidity. The optimal management of corticosteroid-refractory brain RN remains unclear. Our objective was to summarize the literature specific to efficacy and toxicity of treatment paradigms for patients with symptomatic corticosteroid-refractory RN and to provide consensus guidelines for grading and management of RN on behalf of the International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society. A systematic review of articles pertaining to treatment of RN with bevacizumab, laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT), surgical resection, or hyperbaric oxygen therapy was performed. The primary composite outcome was clinical and/or radiologic stability/improvement (ie, proportion of patients achieving improvement or stability with the given intervention). Proportions of patients achieving the primary outcome were pooled using random weighted-effects analysis but not directly compared between interventions. Twenty-one articles were included, of which only 2 were prospective studies. Thirteen reports were relevant for bevacizumab, 5 for LITT, 5 for surgical resection and 1 for hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Weighted effects analysis revealed that bevacizumab had a pooled symptom improvement/stability rate of 86% (95% CI 77%-92%), pooled T2 imaging improvement/stability rate of 93% (95% CI 87%-98%), and pooled T1 postcontrast improvement/stability rate of 94% (95% CI 87%-98%). Subgroup analysis showed a statistically significant improvement favoring treatment with low-dose (below median, ≤7.5 mg/kg every 3 weeks) versus high-dose bevacizumab with regards to symptom improvement/stability rate (P = .02) but not for radiologic T1 or T2 changes. The pooled T1 postcontrast improvement/stability rate for LITT was 88% (95% CI 82%-93%), and pooled symptom improvement/stability rate for surgery was 89% (95% CI 81%-96%). Toxicity was inconsistently reported but was generally low for all treatment paradigms. Corticosteroid-refractory RN that does not require urgent surgical intervention, with sufficient noninvasive diagnostic testing that favors RN, can be treated medically with bevacizumab in carefully selected patients as a strong recommendation. The role of LITT is evolving as a less invasive image guided surgical modality; however, the overall evidence for each modality is of low quality. Prospective head-to-head comparisons are needed to evaluate the relative efficacy and toxicity profile among treatment approaches.
Keywords
Humans, Radiosurgery/adverse effects, Bevacizumab/therapeutic use, Prospective Studies, Brain Neoplasms/radiotherapy, Brain Neoplasms/complications, Brain/radiation effects, Radiation Injuries/etiology, Necrosis/therapy, Necrosis/etiology, Adrenal Cortex Hormones/therapeutic use, Retrospective Studies
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