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Re-Irradiation and Its Contribution to Good Prognosis in Recurrent Glioblastoma Patients
BACKGROUND: Radiation therapy, one of the strongest anti-cancer treatments, is already performed to treat primary glioblastoma; however, the effect of repeated radiation therapy for recurrent tumors has not been fully explored. The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of re-irradiation in...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The Korean Brain Tumor Society; The Korean Society for Neuro-Oncology; The Korean Society for Pediatric Neuro-Oncology
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7221471/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32390351 http://dx.doi.org/10.14791/btrt.2020.8.e10 |
Sumario: | BACKGROUND: Radiation therapy, one of the strongest anti-cancer treatments, is already performed to treat primary glioblastoma; however, the effect of repeated radiation therapy for recurrent tumors has not been fully explored. The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of re-irradiation in treating recurrent glioblastoma. METHODS: The study included 36 patients with recurrent glioblastoma treated with repeated radiation therapy between 2002 and 2016. Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and hypo-fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy (HSRT) were performed in these patients. RESULTS: Fourteen patients received SRS with a median dose of 25 Gy (range, 20–32 Gy) in 1–5 fractions. Twenty-two patients received HSRT with a median dose of 40 Gy (range, 31.5–52 Gy) in 6–20 fractions. There were six treatment-related grade 3 adverse events. Survival analysis showed that re-irradiation significantly prolonged overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS). The median OS and one-year OS rate after re-irradiation were 17.2 months and 60.4%, respectively. The median PFS and 6-month PFS rate after re-irradiation were 4.4 months and 41.9%, respectively. Of the 36 patients, three survived without any progression in their condition. CONCLUSION: Re-irradiation for recurrent glioblastoma showed favorable outcomes. Radiation dose and fractionation should be carefully considered to minimize radiation necrosis. |
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