Outcomes for spine stereotactic body radiation therapy and an analysis of predictors of local recurrence

AJ Bishop, R Tao, NC Rebueno, EN Christensen… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose To investigate local control, survival outcomes, and predictors of local relapse for
patients treated with spine stereotactic body radiation therapy. Methods and Materials We
reviewed the records of 332 spinal metastases consecutively treated with stereotactic body
radiation therapy between 2002 and 2012. The median follow-up for all living patients was
33 months (range, 0-111 months). Endpoints were overall survival and local control (LC);
recurrences were classified as either in-field or marginal. Results The 1-year actuarial LC …