Epidemiology of synchronous brain metastases

Raj Singh, Kelsey C. Stoltzfus, Hanbo Chen, Alexander V. Louie, Eric J. Lehrer, Samantha R. Horn, Joshua D. Palmer, Daniel M. Trifiletti, Paul D. Brown, Nicholas G. Zaorsky

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Abstract

Background: The objectives of this study were to characterize (1) epidemiology of brain metastases at the time of primary cancer diagnosis, (2) incidence and trends of synchronous brain metastases from 2010 to 2015, and (3) overall survival (OS) of patients with synchronous brain metastases. Methods: A total of 42 047 patients with synchronous brain metastases from 2010 to 2015 were identified from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database. Descriptive analysis was utilized to analyze demographics and incidence. The Kaplan-Meier method and a Cox proportional hazards model were utilized to evaluate potential prognostic factors for OS. Results: The majority of patients were diagnosed from age older than 50 (91.9%). Common primary sites included lung (80%), melanoma (3.8%), breast (3.7%), and kidney/renal pelvis (3.0%). Among pediatric patients, common primaries included kidney/renal pelvis and melanomas. The incidence was roughly 7.3 persons/100 000. Synchronous brain metastases were associated with significantly poorer OS compared to extracranial metastases alone (hazard ratio [HR] =1.56; 95% CI: 1.54-1.58; P <. 001). Among patients with brain metastases, male gender (HR = 1.60 vs 1.52), age older than 65 years (HR = 1.60 vs 1.46), synchronous liver, bone, or lung metastases (HR = 1.61 vs 1.49), and earlier year of diagnosis (HR = 0.98 for each year following 2010) were associated with significantly poorer OS. Conclusions: The vast majority of brain metastases are from lung primaries. Synchronous brain metastases are associated with poorer OS compared to extracranial metastases alone.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numbervdaa041
JournalNeuro-Oncology Advances
Volume2
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2020

Keywords

  • brain metastases
  • cancer
  • epidemiology
  • incidence
  • prognosis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Clinical Neurology
  • Oncology
  • Surgery

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