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ArticleReports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology

Fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy plus bevacizumab after response to bevacizumab plus irinotecan as a rescue treatment for high-grade gliomas.

Antonio José Conde-Moreno, Raquel García-Gómez, María Albert-Antequera, Piedad Almendros-Blanco, Ramón De Las Peñas-Bataller, Verónica González-Vidal, José Luis López-Torrecilla, Carlos Ferrer-Albiach

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Article in Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Antonio José Conde-MorenoConsorcio Hospitalario Provincial de Castellón, Avda. Doctor Clarà 19, 12002 Castellón, Spain.
Raquel García-GómezConsorcio Hospitalario Provincial de Castellón, Avda. Doctor Clarà 19, 12002 Castellón, Spain.
María Albert-AntequeraConsorcio Hospitalario Provincial de Castellón, Avda. Doctor Clarà 19, 12002 Castellón, Spain.
Piedad Almendros-BlancoConsorcio Hospitalario Provincial de Castellón, Avda. Doctor Clarà 19, 12002 Castellón, Spain.
Ramón De Las Peñas-BatallerConsorcio Hospitalario Provincial de Castellón, Avda. Doctor Clarà 19, 12002 Castellón, Spain.
Verónica González-VidalConsorcio Hospitalario Provincial de Castellón, Avda. Doctor Clarà 19, 12002 Castellón, Spain.
José Luis López-TorrecillaConsorcio Hospitalario Provincial de Castellón, Avda. Doctor Clarà 19, 12002 Castellón, Spain.
Carlos Ferrer-AlbiachConsorcio Hospitalario Provincial de Castellón, Avda. Doctor Clarà 19, 12002 Castellón, Spain.
Consorcio Hospitalario Provincial de Castellón · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo evaluate the possibility of implementing a new scheme of rescue treatment after relapse or progression of high-grade glioma (HGG) treated at the first-line with bevacizumab and irinotecan (BVZ+CPT11), evaluating the response and toxicity of associating BVZ and fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy (BVZ+FSRT). MATERIALS AND

methodsWe retrospectively analysed data from 59 patients with relapse of HGG. Nine patients with HGG relapse after treatment using the Stupp protocol that were treated with BVZ+CPT11 for progression between July 2007 and August 2012, after which the response was assessed according to the Revised Assessment in Neuro-Oncology (RANO) criteria. BVZ was administered at a dose of 10 mg/kg and FSRT up to a prescribed dose of 30 Gy, 500 cGy per fraction, three days a week. The median follow-up was 38 months.

resultsThe treatment was well-tolerated by all patients. The response after nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at 3-6 months was progression in two patients, stable disease in four, and three patients had a partial response. The median overall survival (OS) from diagnosis until death or the last control was 36.8 months. The median progression-free survival (PFS) was 10.8 months. The results from tumour sub-group analysis indicated that the PFS was not statistically significant although it seemed that it was higher in grade-III. The OS was higher in grade-III gliomas.

conclusionsThe combination of BVZ+FSRT as a second-line HGG relapse rescue treatment is well-tolerated and seems to offer promising results. We believe that multi-centre prospective studies are needed to determine the long-term efficacy and toxicity of this therapeutic approach.

Indexed as

ASCO, American Society of Clinical OncologyBevacizumabBVZ, bevacizumabCAT, computed axial tomographyCI, confidence intervalCPT11, irinotecanCR, complete responseCTCAE, common terminology criteria for adverse eventsFLAIR, fluid-attenuated inversion recoveryFractionated stereotactic radiotherapyFSRT, fractionated stereotactic radiotherapyGTV, gross tumour volumeHGG, high-grade gliomaHigh-grade gliomaHR, hazard ratioKPS, Karnofsky Performance ScaleMGMT, O-6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferaseMRI, magnetic resonance imagingNA, not applicableOS, overall survivalPD, progressive diseasePET, positron emission tomographyPFS, progression-free survivalPR, partial responsePTV, planning target volumeRANO, revised Assessment in Neuro-OncologyRescue treatmentSD, stable diseaseSEOM, Sociedad Española de Oncología MédicaSRS, stereotactic radiosurgeryTMZ, temozolomideVEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor

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PMID25949228
PMCPMC4418580
OpenAlexW2135865867

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