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Gamma Knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery favorably changes the clinical course of hemangioblastoma growth in von Hippel-Lindau and sporadic patients

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Purpose

This is the first single-institution study of its size to characterize the treatment impact and to address the question of whether hemangioblastoma treatment with Gamma Knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery (GKRS) in both sporadic and VHL patients changes the characteristic saltatory hemangioblastoma growth pattern.

Methods

The authors reviewed a single-institution tumor registry to identify patients who had received GKRS for hemangioblastomas between January 1st, 1999, and December 31st, 2017.

Results

15 patients with 101 lesions met search criteria with a median age of first GKRS of 39.2 years (interquartile range [IQR] of 25.7–57.4 years), including 96 VHL and 5 sporadic lesions. The median time from GKRS to last follow-up was 5.4 years (IQR 2.3–11.5 years). 4 lesions (4%) and 3 patients (20%) experienced a local failure. The 1-year, 3-year, and 5-year freedom from new hemangioblastoma formation rates were 97%, 80%, and 46% respectively. Multivariate analysis revealed a reduction in tumor volume after GKRS. Several variables associated with a greater percent reduction in volume from GKRS to last follow-up: non-cystic status (p = .01), no prior craniotomy (p = .04), and follow-up time from GKRS (p < .0001).

Conclusions

GKRS is a successful long-term treatment option for hemangioblastomas changing the clinical course from saltatory growth to reduction in tumor volume. Non-cystic tumors and those without prior craniotomy were associated with a greater percent reduction in volume from GKRS at last follow-up.

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Funding was provided by Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center (Grant No. P30 CA012197-40).

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  1. Departments of Neurosurgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Blvd, Winston-Salem, NC, 27157, USA

    Brittany Liebenow, Abigail Tatter & Stephen B. Tatter

  2. Radiation Oncology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA

    William A. Dezarn & Michael D. Chan

  3. Biostatistical Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA

    Scott Isom

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Liebenow, B., Tatter, A., Dezarn, W.A. et al. Gamma Knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery favorably changes the clinical course of hemangioblastoma growth in von Hippel-Lindau and sporadic patients. J Neurooncol 142, 471–478 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11060-019-03118-x

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