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ArticleJournal of neuro-oncology2018

Timing of re-irradiation in recurrent high-grade gliomas: a single institution study.

A Zemlin, B Märtens, B Wiese, R Merten, D Steinmann

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Article in Journal of neuro-oncology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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A ZemlinKlinik für Strahlentherapie und spezielle Onkologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany. zemlin.andrea@mh-hannover.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7115-6729
B MärtensKlinik für Strahlentherapie und spezielle Onkologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
B WieseKlinik für Neurologie und klinische Neurophysiologie, DIAKOVERE Henriettenstift gGmbH, Marienstr. 72-90, 30171, Hannover, Germany.
R MertenKlinik für Strahlentherapie und spezielle Onkologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
D SteinmannKlinik für Strahlentherapie und spezielle Onkologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is no standard treatment available for recurrent high-grade gliomas. This monoinstitutional retrospective analysis evaluates the differences in overall survival and progression-free survival in patients according to the timing of re-irradiation. Patients suffering from a glioblastoma who received re-irradiation for recurrence were evaluated retrospectively. The median overall survival (OS) and the median progression-free survival were compared with different treatment options and within various time periods. From January 2007 until March 2015, 41 patients suffering from recurrent high-grade gliomas received re-irradiation [median dose of 30.6 Gy (range 20-40 Gy) in median 4 Gy fractions (range 1.8-5 Gy)] in our institution after initial postoperative irradiation or combined radiochemotherapy. The OS in this population was 34 months, and the OS after recurrence (OS-R) was 13 months. After diagnosis of recurrence, patients underwent additional surgical resection after a median of 1.2 months, received a second-line systemic therapy after 2.2 months with or without re-irradiation after 5.7 months. Growth of the tumour was assessed 4.3 months after the start of re-irradiation. The OS after the second surgical resection was 12.2 months, 11.7 months after the start of the second-line systemic therapy, and 6.7 months after the start of re-irradiation. The OS-R was not significantly correlated with the start of re-irradiation after a diagnosis of recurrence or the time period after the previous surgery. At this institution, re-irradiation was performed later compared to other treatment options. However, select patients could benefit from irradiation at an earlier time point. A precise time point should still be evaluated on an individual basis due to the patient's diverse conditions.

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Re-IrradiationBrain NeoplasmsDisease ProgressionDose Fractionation, RadiationFemaleGliomaHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalRetrospective StudiesSurvival AnalysisTime-to-TreatmentGlioblastomaRadiotherapyRecurrent gliomaRe-irradiation

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