Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS
Volume 71, Issue 5, Pages 1388-1393Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.12.020
Keywords
meningioma; atypical meningioma; malignant meningioma; anaplastic meningioma; radiotherapy
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Purpose: To retrospectively analyze and assess the outcomes and prognostic factors in a large number of patients with atypical and malignant meningiomas. Methods and Materials: Ten academic medical centers participating in this Rare Cancer Network contributed 119 cases of patients with atypical or malignant meningiomas treated with external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) after surgery or for recurrence. Eligibility criteria were histologically proven atypical or anaplastic (malignant) meningioma (World Health Organization Grade 2 and 3) treated with fractionated EBRT after initial resection or for recurrence, and age > 18 years. Sex ratio (male/female) was 1.3, and mean (+/- SD) age was 57.6 +/- 12 years. Surgery was macroscopically complete (Simpson Grades 1-3) in 71 % of patients; histology was atypical and malignant in 69 % and 31 %, respectively. Mean dose of EBRT was 54.6 +/- 5.1 Gy (range, 40-66 Gy). Median follow-up was 4.1 years. Results: The 5- and 10-year actuarial overall survival rates were 65 % and 51 %, respectively, and were significantly influenced by age > 60 years (p = 0.005), Karnofsky performance status (KPS) (p = 0.01), and high mitotic rate (p = 0.047) on univariate analysis. On multivariate analysis age > 60 years (p = 0.001) and high mitotic rate (p = 0.02) remained significant adverse prognostic factors. The 5- and 10-year disease-free survival rates were 58% and 48%, respectively, and were significantly influenced by KPS (p = 0.04) and high mitotic rate (p = 0.003) on univariate analysis. On multivariate analysis only high mitotic rate (p = 0.003) remained a significant prognostic factor. Conclusions: In this multicenter retrospective study, age, KPS, and mitotic rate influenced outcome. Multicenter prospective studies are necessary to clarify the management and prognostic factors of such a rare disease. (c) 2008 Elsevier Inc.
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