Review Article

Minimally Invasive Local Treatments for Bone and Pulmonary Metastases

Table 1

Summary of SBRT studies.

AuthorPrimary tumorNumber of patientsMedian followup Dose (median)OutcomesToxicity

Le et al. [16]Lung (91%), sarcoma (6%), and HCC (3%)1218 mo.15–25 Gy in 1 fractionLC at 15–20 Gy: 67%
LC at 25 Gy: 56%
1 yr OS: 56%
19% pneumothorax (associated with fiducial placement)
Schefter et al. [19]Colorectal (23.7%), sarcoma (18.4%), RCC (18.4%), lung (13.2%), and other (26.4%)3815.4 mo.48–60 Gy in 3 fractions1 yr LC: 100%
2 yr LC: 96%
2 yr OS: 39%
No ≥ G4 toxicity
G3 toxicity: 8%
Wulf et al. [20]Lung (45%), breast (10%), colon (8%), kidney (8%), sarcoma (8%), and other (18%)2514 mo.26 Gy in 1 fractionLC: 100%
1 yr OS: 68%
No ≥ G3 toxicity
Dhakal et al. [21]Sarcoma (100%)5210.8 mo.50 Gy in 5 fractions2 yr LC: 88%
3 yr LC: 82%
MS: 2/1 yrs
No ≥ G3 toxicity
Mehta et al. [22]Sarcoma (100%)1620 mo.54 Gy in 3-4 fractions43 mo. LC: 94%
4 yr OS: 72%
No ≥ G2 toxicity
Ricardi et al. [23]Lung (55.7%), colorectal (21.3%), pancreas (3.4%), HCC (3.4%), head and neck (3.4%), sarcoma (1.6%), and other (11.2%)6120.4 mo.26 Gy in 1 fraction2 yr LC: 89%
3 yr LC: 83.5%
2 yr OS: 66.5%
3 yr OS: 52.5%
G3 toxicity: 1.6%