Table 2: Comparison of frequently utilized prognostic scoring systems for brain metastases.

 

RPA

(n=1200)

SIR

(n=65)

Rotterdam

(n=1292)

BSBM

(n=110)

Rades

(n=1797)

GGS

(n=479)

GPA

(n=1960)

DS-GPA

(n=4259)

Age

Yes

Yes

 

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Performance status

KPS

KPS

ECOG

KPS

KPS

KPS

KPS

KPS

Primary control

Yes

Yes

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

ECM

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Number of BM

 

Yes

 

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Volume of BM

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steroid response

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

Tumor histology

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Interval from diagnosis to RT

 

 

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

ER/PR status

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

HER-2 status

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

EGFR status

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

EML4-ALK status

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

BRAF status

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

AFP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

Child-Pugh-Score

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

Note: Empty spaces represents for ‘No’.

RPA: Recursive Partitioning Analysis Scoring System; SIR: Score index for radiosurgery; BSBM: Basic score for brain metastases; GGS: Golden grading system; GPA: Graded prognostic assessment; DS-GPA: Disease specific graded prognostic assessment; ECM: Extracellular matrix; BM: Brain metastasis; RT: Radiotherapy; ER: Estrogen receptor; PR: Progesteron receptor; HER-2: Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2; EGFR: Epidermal growth factor receptor; EML4-ALK: Echinoderm microtubule associated protein-like 4 and anaplastic lymphoma kinase; BRAF: v-Raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homolog B; AFP: Alpha fetoprotein.