Alexander L Chin1, Gordon Li2, Melanie Hayden Gephart2, Navjot Sandhu1, Seema Nagpal3, Scott G Soltys1, Erqi L Pollom4. 1. Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford, California, USA. 2. Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA. 3. Division of Neuro-Oncology, Department of Neurology, Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford, California, USA. 4. Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford, California, USA. Electronic address: erqiliu@stanford.edu.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Management of symptomatic brain metastases often includes surgical resection with postoperative radiotherapy. Postoperative whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT) improves intracranial control but detrimentally impacts quality of life and neurocognition. We sought to characterize the use in the United States of postoperative stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), an evolving standard-of-care associated with reduced cognitive effects. METHODS: With the MarketScan Commercial Claims and Encounters Database from 2007 to 2015, we identified patients aged 18-65 years treated with resection of a brain metastasis followed by SRS or WBRT within 60 days of surgery. Logistic regression estimated associations between co-variables (treatment year, age, sex, geographic region, place of service, insurance type, disease histology, comorbidity score, and median area household income and educational attainment) and SRS receipt. RESULTS: Of 4007 patients included, 1506 (37.6%) received SRS and 2501 (62.4%) received WBRT. Postoperative SRS increased from 16.5% (2007-2008) to 56.8% (2014-2015). Patients residing in areas with a median household income or an educational attainment below 50th percentile were significantly less likely to receive SRS after controlling for treatment year and other demographic characteristics (P < 0.01). Factors associated with greater odds of receiving SRS included younger age, female sex, melanoma histology, Western region location, hospital-based facility, and high-deductible health plan enrollment (P < 0.05 for each). CONCLUSIONS: Postoperative SRS for brain metastases has increased from 2007 to 2015, with the majority of patients now receiving SRS over WBRT. Patients in areas of lower socioeconomic class were less likely to receive SRS, warranting further investigation of barriers to SRS adoption.
OBJECTIVE: Management of symptomatic brain metastases often includes surgical resection with postoperative radiotherapy. Postoperative whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT) improves intracranial control but detrimentally impacts quality of life and neurocognition. We sought to characterize the use in the United States of postoperative stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), an evolving standard-of-care associated with reduced cognitive effects. METHODS: With the MarketScan Commercial Claims and Encounters Database from 2007 to 2015, we identified patients aged 18-65 years treated with resection of a brain metastasis followed by SRS or WBRT within 60 days of surgery. Logistic regression estimated associations between co-variables (treatment year, age, sex, geographic region, place of service, insurance type, disease histology, comorbidity score, and median area household income and educational attainment) and SRS receipt. RESULTS: Of 4007 patients included, 1506 (37.6%) received SRS and 2501 (62.4%) received WBRT. Postoperative SRS increased from 16.5% (2007-2008) to 56.8% (2014-2015). Patients residing in areas with a median household income or an educational attainment below 50th percentile were significantly less likely to receive SRS after controlling for treatment year and other demographic characteristics (P < 0.01). Factors associated with greater odds of receiving SRS included younger age, female sex, melanoma histology, Western region location, hospital-based facility, and high-deductible health plan enrollment (P < 0.05 for each). CONCLUSIONS: Postoperative SRS for brain metastases has increased from 2007 to 2015, with the majority of patients now receiving SRS over WBRT. Patients in areas of lower socioeconomic class were less likely to receive SRS, warranting further investigation of barriers to SRS adoption.
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