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ArticleThoracic research and practice2023

Stereotactic Radiosurgery Results in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients with Brain Metastases in the Era of Modern Systemic Treatment Agents.

Feyza Yaşar Daşgın, Tarı Kargıoğlu, Aliye Arslan, Ali Kerim Aksakal, Binnur Dadak, Fatma Betül Ayrak, Ezgi Gökçe, İpek Pinar Aral, Gonca Altınışık İnan, Yılmaz Tezcan

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Feyza Yaşar DaşgınDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Ankara Bilkent City Hospital Ankara, Turkey.
Tarı KargıoğluDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Ankara Bilkent City Hospital Ankara, Turkey.
Aliye ArslanDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Ankara Bilkent City Hospital Ankara, Turkey.
Ali Kerim AksakalDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Ankara Bilkent City Hospital Ankara, Turkey.
Binnur DadakDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Ankara Bilkent City Hospital Ankara, Turkey.
Fatma Betül AyrakDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Ankara Bilkent City Hospital Ankara, Turkey.
Ezgi GökçeDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Ankara Bilkent City Hospital Ankara, Turkey.
İpek Pinar AralDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Ankara Bilkent City Hospital Ankara, Turkey; Department of Radiation Oncology, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Ankara, Turkey.
Gonca Altınışık İnanDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Ankara Bilkent City Hospital Ankara, Turkey; Department of Radiation Oncology, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Ankara, Turkey.
Yılmaz TezcanDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Ankara Bilkent City Hospital Ankara, Turkey; Department of Radiation Oncology, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Ankara, Turkey.

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objectiveThis study reports the results of stereotactic radiosurgery and fractionated stereotactic radiosurgery treatment for brain metastasis in non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with modern systemic treatment methods (immunotherapy, targeted agents, and current chemotherapy agents). MATERIAL AND

methodsThis study retrospectively analyzed patients diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer and brain metasta- ses who underwent stereotactic radiosurgery/fractionated stereotactic radiosurgery in the Radiation Oncology Clinic of Ankara Bilkent City Hospital between February 21, 2019, and August 15, 2022. The study's primary endpoint was accepted as the lesions' response sta- tus after stereotactic radiosurgery/fractionated stereotactic radiosurgery.The secondary endpoint was accepted as the patients' intracranial progression-free survival and overall survival.

resultsThis study included 85 patients treated for 174 lesions. Their median follow-up was 6.6 (range: 1-42) months.Their median intracranial progression-free survival after radiotherapy was 5.3 (range: 1-33) months, and their median overall survival was 6.6 (range: 1-42) months. Concurrent immunotherapy was administered to 10 (11%) patients and targeted therapy to 8 (9%). Magnetic resonance imaging indicated that 14 (6%) patients had a complete response, 62 (35.6%) had a partial response, 10 (5.7%) had stable disease, and 23 (13.2%) had progressive disease. The complete response rate was significantly higher in patients receiving targeted therapy (P < .001; odds ratio = 0.0025, 95% CI = 0.006-0.109). Intracranial recurrence was observed in 28 (32.9%) patients after stereotactic radiosurgery/ fractionated stereotactic radiosurgery: 7 (8.2%) were inside the radiotherapy field, 13 (15.3%) were outside the radiotherapy field, and 8 (9.4%) overlapped the radiotherapy field. Intracranial progression-free survival was higher in patients receiving concomitant immu- notherapy (P = .028; hazard ratio = 0.107, 95% CI = 0.015-0.783). However, overall survival was higher in patients receiving targeted therapy (P = .035; hazard ratio = 0.217, 95% CI = 0.053-0.897).

conclusionUsing current systemic agents with radiotherapy for brain metastasis significantly affected post-radiotherapy intracranial progression-free survival.

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