Vestibular Schwannoma International Study of Active Surveillance Versus Stereotactic Radiosurgery: the VISAS Study

CONCLUSION: SRS management in matched cohorts of Koos grade I and II VS patients demonstrated superior tumor control, comparable hearing preservation rates, and significantly lower odds of experiencing neurological deficits. These findings delineate the safety and efficacy of SRS in in the management of this patient population.PMID:38588868 | DOI:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2024.04.004

Source: Health Physics - April 8, 2024 Category: Physics Authors: Othman Bin-Alamer Hussam Abou-Al-Shaar Selcuk Peker Yavuz Samanci Isabelle Pelcher Sabrina Begley Anuj Goenka Michael Schulder Jean-Nicolas Tourigny David Mathieu Andr éanne Hamel Robert G Briggs Cheng Yu Gabriel Zada Steven L Giannotta Herwin Speckter S Source Type: research