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Long-term results of Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Postsurgical residual or recurrent nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenomas

Yinhui Deng1*, Yanli Li2*, Xi Li3*, Lisha Wu4, Tingting Quan5, Chao Peng6, Junyi Fu7, Xin Yang8, Jinxiu Yu1✉

1. Department of Radiotherapy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. 510260.
2. Department of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. 510260.
3. Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. 510260.
4. Department of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. 510120.
5. Department of Radiology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, 510060.
6. Department of Neurosurgery, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. 510080.
7. Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. 510260.
8. Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. 510260.
*These authors contributed equally to this work.

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Deng Y, Li Y, Li X, Wu L, Quan T, Peng C, Fu J, Yang X, Yu J. Long-term results of Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Postsurgical residual or recurrent nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenomas. Int J Med Sci 2020; 17(11):1532-1540. doi:10.7150/ijms.47168. https://www.medsci.org/v17p1532.htm
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Abstract

Introduction: The aim of this retrospective study was to analyze the long-term outcomes and factors associated with treatment failure of Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS) for postsurgical residual or recurrent nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas (NFPAs).

Design and Methods: A total of 148 cases of postsurgical residual or recurrent NFPA patients were enrolled in the study. There were 111 cases with residual tumor and 37 cases with recurrent tumor. The median age was 46.0 years (Range: 10.9-75.8 years). The median tumor volume at GKRS was 3.6 cm3 (Range: 0.3-74.5 cm3), and the median tumor margin dose was 14.0 Gy (Range: 9 - 20 Gy).

Results: Tumor shrunk in 111 patients (75%), remained stable in 17 patients (11.5%), and progressed in 20 patients (13.5%) during a median of 64.5 months (Range: 14.5 - 236.0 months) of imaging follow-up. The progression-free survival rates were 99%, 91%, 88% and 74% at 1, 3, 5 and 10 years after GKRS, respectively. In a multivariate analysis, tumor margin dose (<13 Gy) was significantly associated with tumor progression (hazard ratio=3.526, 95% confidence interval=1.400-8.877, p=0.007). New hypopituitarism occurred in 22 out of 80 patients (27.5%), including hypogonadism (n=7), hypothyroidism (n=9), hypocortisolism (n=15) and growth hormone deficiency (n=1). In univariate and multivariate analysis, there were no factors significantly associated with new hypopituitarism. Six patients (4.1%) developed new or worsening visual dysfunction. Four patients (2.7%) developed new cranial neuropathy.

Conclusion: In this study, GKRS can offer a high tumor control rate as well as a low rate of complications in postsurgical residual or recurrent NFPA patients.

Keywords: Gamma Knife, radiosurgery, nonfunctioning, pituitary adenoma


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Deng, Y., Li, Y., Li, X., Wu, L., Quan, T., Peng, C., Fu, J., Yang, X., Yu, J. (2020). Long-term results of Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Postsurgical residual or recurrent nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenomas. International Journal of Medical Sciences, 17(11), 1532-1540. https://doi.org/10.7150/ijms.47168.

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Deng, Y.; Li, Y.; Li, X.; Wu, L.; Quan, T.; Peng, C.; Fu, J.; Yang, X.; Yu, J. Long-term results of Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Postsurgical residual or recurrent nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenomas. Int. J. Med. Sci. 2020, 17 (11), 1532-1540. DOI: 10.7150/ijms.47168.

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Deng Y, Li Y, Li X, Wu L, Quan T, Peng C, Fu J, Yang X, Yu J. Long-term results of Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Postsurgical residual or recurrent nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenomas. Int J Med Sci 2020; 17(11):1532-1540. doi:10.7150/ijms.47168. https://www.medsci.org/v17p1532.htm

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Deng Y, Li Y, Li X, Wu L, Quan T, Peng C, Fu J, Yang X, Yu J. 2020. Long-term results of Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Postsurgical residual or recurrent nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenomas. Int J Med Sci. 17(11):1532-1540.

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