Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Atypical (World Health Organization II) and Anaplastic (World Health Organization III) Meningiomas: Results From a Multicenter, International Cohort Study.

Matthew J Shepard
Zhiyuan Xu
Kathryn Kearns
Chelsea Li
Ajay Chatrath
Kimball Sheehan
Darrah Sheehan
Andrew Faramand
Ajay Niranjan
Hideyuki Kano
Jason Gurewitz
Kenneth Bernstein
Roman Liscak
Khumar Guseynova
Inga S. Grills, Beaumont Health
Jacob S Parzen
Christopher P Cifarelli
Azeem A Rehman
Ahmet Atik
Joshua Bakhsheshian
Gabriel Zada
Eric Chang
Steven Giannotta
Herwin Speckter
Hsiu-Mei Wu
Douglas Kondziolka
John G Golfinos
David Mathieu
Cheng-Chia Lee
Ronald E Warnick
L Dade Lunsford
Jason P Sheehan

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Atypical and anaplastic meningiomas have reduced progression-free/overall survival (PFS/OS) compared to benign meningiomas. Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for atypical meningiomas (AMs) and anaplastic meningiomas (malignant meningiomas, MMs) has not been adequately described.

OBJECTIVE: To define clinical/radiographic outcomes for patients undergoing SRS for AM/MMs.

METHODS: An international, multicenter, retrospective cohort study was performed to define clinical/imaging outcomes for patients receiving SRS for AM/MMs. Tumor progression was assessed with response assessment in neuro-oncology (RANO) criteria. Factors associated with PFS/OS were assessed using Kaplan-Meier analysis and a Cox proportional hazards model.

RESULTS: A total of 271 patients received SRS for AMs (n = 233, 85.9%) or MMs (n = 38, 14.0%). Single-fraction SRS was most commonly employed (n = 264, 97.4%) with a mean target dose of 14.8 Gy. SRS was used as adjuvant treatment (n = 85, 31.4%), salvage therapy (n = 182, 67.2%), or primary therapy (1.5%). The 5-yr PFS/OS rate was 33.6% and 77.0%, respectively. Increasing age (hazard ratio (HR) = 1.01, P < .05) and a Ki-67 index > 15% (HR = 1.66, P < .03) negatively correlated with PFS. MMs (HR = 3.21, P < .05), increased age (HR = 1.04, P = .04), and reduced KPS (HR = 0.95, P = .04) were associated with shortened OS. Adjuvant versus salvage SRS did not impact PFS/OS. A shortened interval between surgery and SRS improved PFS for AMs (HR = 0.99, P = .02) on subgroup analysis. Radiation necrosis occurred in 34 (12.5%) patients. Five-year rates of repeat surgery/radiation were 33.8% and 60.4%, respectively.

CONCLUSION: AM/MMs remain challenging tumors to treat. Elevated proliferative indices are associated with tumor recurrence, while MMs have worse survival. SRS can control AM/MMs in the short term, but the 5-yr PFS rates are low, underscoring the need for improved treatment options for these patients.