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ArticleLa Radiologia medica2014

Cyberknife stereotactic radiosurgery for the re-irradiation of brain lesions: a single-centre experience.

Daniela Greto, Lorenzo Livi, Pierluigi Bonomo, Laura Masi, Beatrice Detti, Icro Meattini, Monica Mangoni, Raffaella Doro, Virginia Favuzza, Samantha Cipressi and 4 more

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Article in La Radiologia medica, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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Daniela GretoRadiotherapy Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 85, 50134, Florence, Italy, daniela.greto@gmail.com.
Lorenzo Livi
Pierluigi Bonomo
Laura Masi
Beatrice Detti
Icro Meattini
Monica Mangoni
Raffaella Doro
Virginia Favuzza
Samantha Cipressi
Carmine Iermano
Ivano Bonucci
Mauro Loi
Gianpaolo Biti

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purposeThe aim of our study was to retrospectively evaluate the feasibility and clinical benefit of cyberknife stereotactic radiosurgery (CSRS) in patients treated at Florence University for recurrent, pre-irradiated brain lesions. MATERIALS AND

methodsThirteen patients were retreated with cyberknife. Mean age was 47.1 years (range 33-77 years). Karnofsky performance status ranged from 60 to 100 (median 80). Eleven (84.6%) out of 13 patients had metastatic lesions: four (36.4%) had primary lung, three (27.2%) had primary breast cancer and four (36.4%) other types of solid malignancies. Two (15.4%) out of 13 patients had recurrent of glioblastoma.

resultsIn terms of compliance with CSRS, the majority of patients did not develop any acute side effects. However, two (15.4%) out of 13 patients developed acute grade 2 toxicity requiring an increase of steroid medication. At the time of the last follow-up, response rates were as follows: complete response in one case (16.6%), partial response in three (50%) and stable disease in two (33.4%).

conclusionsRe-irradiation with CSRS is a feasible and effective option for pre-irradiated, recurrent brain lesions to obtain clinical benefit without excessive acute toxicity.

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RadiosurgeryAdultAgedBrain NeoplasmsFeasibility StudiesGlioblastomaHumansMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalRetrospective StudiesTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment Outcome

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