Long-term natural history and patterns of sporadic vestibular schwannoma growth: A multi-institutional volumetric analysis of 952 patients

  • John P Marinelli
    Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Mayo Clinic , Rochester, Minnesota , USA
  • Zane Schnurman
    Department of Neurosurgery, NYU Langone Medical Center , New York, New York , USA
  • Daniel E Killeen
    Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center , Dallas, Texas , USA
  • Ashley M Nassiri
    Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Mayo Clinic , Rochester, Minnesota , USA
  • Jacob B Hunter
    Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center , Dallas, Texas , USA
  • Katherine A Lees
    Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch , Galveston, Texas , USA
  • Christine M Lohse
    Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic , Rochester, Minnesota , USA
  • J Thomas Roland
    Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, NYU Langone Health , New York, New York , USA
  • John G Golfinos
    Department of Neurosurgery, NYU Langone Medical Center , New York, New York , USA
  • Douglas Kondziolka
    Department of Neurosurgery, NYU Langone Medical Center , New York, New York , USA
  • Michael J Link
    Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Mayo Clinic , Rochester, Minnesota , USA
  • Matthew L Carlson
    Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Mayo Clinic , Rochester, Minnesota , USA

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<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:sec> <jats:title>Background</jats:title> <jats:p>The current study aims to characterize the natural history of sporadic vestibular schwannoma volumetric tumor growth, including long-term growth patterns following initial detection of growth.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title>Methods</jats:title> <jats:p>Volumetric tumor measurements from 3505 serial MRI studies were analyzed from unselected consecutive patients undergoing wait-and-scan management at three tertiary referral centers between 1998 and 2018. Volumetric tumor growth was defined as a change in volume ≥20%.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title>Results</jats:title> <jats:p>Among 952 patients undergoing observation, 622 experienced tumor growth with initial growth-free survival rates (95% CI) at 1, 3, and 5 years following diagnosis of 66% (63–69), 30% (27–34), and 20% (17–24). Among 405 patients who continued to be observed despite demonstrating initial growth, 210 experienced subsequent tumor growth with subsequent growth-free survival rates at 1, 3, and 5 years following initial growth of 77% (72–81), 37% (31–43), and 24% (18–31). Larger tumor volume at initial growth (HR 1.13, P = .02) and increasing tumor growth rate (HR 1.31; P &lt; .001) were significantly associated with an increased likelihood of subsequent growth, whereas a longer duration of time between diagnosis and detection of initial growth was protective (HR 0.69; P &lt; .001).</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title>Conclusions</jats:title> <jats:p>While most vestibular schwannomas exhibit an overall propensity for volumetric growth following diagnosis, prior tumor growth does not perfectly predict future growth. Tumors can subsequently grow faster, slower, or demonstrate quiescence and stability. Larger tumor size and increasing tumor growth rate portend a higher likelihood of continued growth. These findings can inform timing of intervention: whether upfront at initial diagnosis, after detection of initial growth, or only after continued growth is observed.</jats:p> </jats:sec>

Journal

  • Neuro-Oncology

    Neuro-Oncology 24 (8), 1298-1306, 2021-12-29

    Oxford University Press (OUP)

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