Tokyo Gamma Unit Center, Tsukiji Neurological Clinic, Tokyo.
Department of Neurological Surgery, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba.
J Neurosurg. 2017 Nov;127(5):1000-1006. doi: 10.3171/2016.8.JNS16528. Epub 2016 Dec 2.
OBJECTIVE The neurological prognostic score (NPS) was recently proposed as a means for predicting neurological outcomes, such as the preservation of neurological function and the prevention of neurological death, in brain metastasis patients treated with Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS). NPS consists of 2 groups: Group A patients were expected to have better neurological outcomes, and Group B patients were expected to have poorer outcomes. NPS robustness was tested in various situations. METHODS In total, 3040 patients with brain metastases that were treated with GKRS were analyzed. The cumulative incidence of the loss of neurological function independence (i.e., neurological deterioration) was estimated using competing risk analysis, and NPS was compared between Groups A and B by employing Gray's model. NPS was tested to determine if it can be applied to 5 cancer categories-non-small cell lung cancer, small cell lung cancer, gastrointestinal tract cancer, breast cancer, and other cancers-as well as if it can be incorporated into the 5 major grading systems: recursive partitioning analysis (RPA), score index for stereotactic radiosurgery (SIR), basic score for brain metastases (BSBM), graded prognostic assessment (GPA), and modified-RPA (M-RPA). RESULTS There were 2263 patients in NPS Group A and 777 patients in Group B. Neurological deterioration was observed in 586 patients (19.2%). The cumulative incidences of neurological deterioration were 9.5% versus 21.0%, 14.1% versus 25.4%, and 17.6% versus 27.8% in NPS Groups A and B at 1, 2, and 5 years, respectively. Significant differences were detected between the NPS groups in all cancer categories. There were significant differences between NPS Groups A and B for all classes in terms of the BSBM, GPA, and M-RPA systems, but the differences failed to reach statistical significance in terms of RPA Class I and SIR Class 0 to 3. CONCLUSIONS The NPS was verified as being highly applicable to all cancer categories and almost all classes for the 5 grading systems in terms of neurological function independence. This NPS system appears to be quite robust in various situations for brain metastasis patients treated with GKRS.
目的 神经预后评分(NPS)最近被提出用于预测脑转移患者接受伽玛刀放射外科治疗后的神经功能结局,如神经功能保留和预防神经死亡。NPS 由 2 组组成:A 组患者预计有更好的神经结局,B 组患者预计有更差的结局。在各种情况下测试了 NPS 的稳健性。
方法 共分析了 3040 例接受伽玛刀放射外科治疗的脑转移患者。使用竞争风险分析估计神经功能独立丧失(即神经恶化)的累积发生率,并通过灰色模型比较 A 组和 B 组之间的 NPS。测试 NPS 是否可应用于 5 种癌症类别(非小细胞肺癌、小细胞肺癌、胃肠道癌、乳腺癌和其他癌症),以及是否可纳入 5 种主要分级系统(递归分区分析(RPA)、立体定向放射外科评分指数(SIR)、脑转移基本评分(BSBM)、分级预后评估(GPA)和改良-RPA(M-RPA))。
结果 A 组 NPS 组有 2263 例,B 组有 777 例。586 例(19.2%)出现神经恶化。NPS 组 A 和 B 在 1、2 和 5 年的神经恶化累积发生率分别为 9.5%比 21.0%、14.1%比 25.4%和 17.6%比 27.8%。在所有癌症类别中,NPS 组之间均存在显著差异。BSBM、GPA 和 M-RPA 系统中,NPS 组 A 和 B 之间在所有类别中均存在显著差异,但在 RPA Ⅰ类和 SIR 0 至 3 类中差异无统计学意义。
结论 NPS 在神经功能独立性方面被验证为高度适用于所有癌症类别和 5 种分级系统的几乎所有类别。该 NPS 系统在脑转移患者接受伽玛刀放射外科治疗的各种情况下似乎非常稳健。