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@ARTICLE{Hulsbergen:302168,
author = {A. F. C. Hulsbergen and F. Siddi and C. Cerecedo and F. C.
Robertson and Y.-T. Lo and V. Kavouridis and F. Ehret$^*$
and C. A. C. Jessurun and I. R. Tewarie and J. G. Phillips
and J. J. C. Verhoeff and T. R. Smith and M. Broekman},
title = {{I}mpact of {E}xtent of {R}esection on {S}urvival in
{B}rain {M}etastasis: {A}n {A}nalysis of 867 {P}atients.},
journal = {Neurosurgery},
volume = {98},
number = {1},
issn = {0148-396X},
address = {Alphen aan den Rijn},
publisher = {Wolters Kluwer},
reportid = {DKFZ-2025-01286},
pages = {127-134},
year = {2026},
note = {2026 Jan 1;98(1):127-134},
abstract = {The association between extent of resection (EOR) and
outcomes after brain metastasis (BM) surgery remains
unclear. The aim of this study was to examine the relation
between EOR and overall survival (OS)/intracranial
progression-free survival (IC-PFS) in this patient group.We
included patients who underwent BM resection and had
postoperative MRI <72 hours. Presence of any residual on MRI
was defined as subtotal resection (STR) as opposed to gross
total resection. Multivariable analyses were adjusted for
known confounders. Post hoc analysis explored the effect
size across different subgroups. A secondary outcome was the
occurrence of leptomeningeal disease (LMD).We included 867
patients; median age was 61 years (IQR 53-68), and median BM
diameter was 3.0 cm (IQR 2.2-3.9). Extracranial metastases
were present in 310 $(35.8\%)$ patients, and 365 $(42.1\%)$
received stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) to the resection
cavity. No residual on MRI was present in 345 patients
$(39.9\%).$ In multivariable analysis, STR correlated with
decreased IC-PFS (hazard ratio [HR] 1.32, $95\%$ CI
1.13-1.55, P < .001) and OS (HR 1.28, $95\%$ CI 1.08-1.53, P
= .005) and a higher occurrence of LMD (odds ratio 1.74,
$95\%$ CI 1.10-2.76, P = .02). STR + SRS also correlated
with decreased IC-PFS compared with gross total resection
(HR 1.35, $95\%$ CI 1.02-1.66, P = .04). In subgroup
analysis, the strongest association between EOR and outcomes
was observed in large (>3 cm) BMs, supratentorial BMs, and
patients without extracranial disease. The use of cavity SRS
or the number of BMs had little impact on this
association.Residual tumor on postoperative MRI after BM
resection correlated with worse IC-PFS and OS after
adjusting for confounding variables. An increased prevalence
of LMD may be a possible mechanism through which these
patients experience worse outcomes.},
keywords = {Brain metastasis (Other) / Extent of resection (Other) /
Intracranial progression-free survival (Other) / Magnetic
resonance imaging (Other) / Neurosurgery (Other) / Overall
survival (Other)},
cin = {BE01},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-He78)BE01-20160331},
pnm = {899 - ohne Topic (POF4-899)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-899},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:40548745},
doi = {10.1227/neu.0000000000003544},
url = {https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/302168},
}