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ArticleNeuro-oncology2021

Contribution of PET imaging to radiotherapy planning and monitoring in glioma patients - a report of the PET/RANO group.

Norbert Galldiks, Maximilian Niyazi, Anca L Grosu, Martin Kocher, Karl-Josef Langen, Ian Law, Giuseppe Minniti, Michelle M Kim, Christina Tsien, Frederic Dhermain and 4 more

3 registry-linked trialsOpen access · bronzeAbstract read
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Article in Neuro-oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 79 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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79citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
12.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05555550 early_phase1recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Evaluation of 18F-Fluciclovine PET-MRI as a Biomarker of Response in Pediatric and Young Adult Patients With Low Grade Gliomas (LGG)

TypeinterventionalSponsorChildren's Hospital of PhiladelphiaRan2026 to 2027Enrolled30ConditionsGlioma, Low-grade Glioma, Low Grade Glioma of Brain, Glioma, MalignantArms18F-Fluciclovine
NCT06466031 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Application of FET-PET in Fusion With MRI in the Surgical Treatment and Postoperative Radiotherapy of Glioblastoma Multiforme - a Randomized, Blinded, Prospective Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorCopernicus Memorial HospitalRan2025 to 2032Enrolled189ConditionsGlioblastoma MultiformeArmsMRI & PET fusion, MRI+T1C
NCT06492486 phase2recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Glioma Adaptive Radiotherapy With Development of an Artificial Intelligence Workflow

TypeinterventionalSponsorTata Memorial CentreRan2026 to 2028Enrolled60ConditionsDiffuse Glioma, Glioblastoma, Adaptive Radiotherapy, Artificial IntelligenceArmsAdaptive radiotherapy
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

79 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 120 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 11 institutions in 6 countries.

Norbert GalldiksDepartment of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Maximilian NiyaziDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
Anca L GrosuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Martin KocherInstitute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3,-4), Research Center Juelich, Juelich, Germany.
Karl-Josef LangenInstitute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3,-4), Research Center Juelich, Juelich, Germany.
Ian LawDepartment of Clinical Physiology, Nuclear Medicine and PET, University Hospital Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Giuseppe MinnitiDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
Michelle M KimDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Christina TsienDepartment of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Frederic DhermainDepartment of Radiation Therapy, Institut de Cancerologie Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France.
Riccardo SoffiettiDepartment of Neuro-Oncology, University and City of Health and Science Hospital, Turin, Italy.
Minesh P MehtaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida, Miami, Florida, USA.
Michael WellerDepartment of Neurology & Brain Tumor Center, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-1748-174X
Jörg-Christian TonnGerman Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site Munich, Munich, Germany.
Forschungszentrum Jülich · DELMU Klinikum · DEBaptist Hospital of Miami · USCopenhagen University Hospital · DKInstitut Gustave Roussy · FRJohns Hopkins University · USPiedmont Reference Center for Epidemiology and Cancer Prevention · ITUniversity Medical Center Freiburg · DEUniversity of Michigan · USUniversity of Siena · ITUniversity of Zurich · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The management of patients with glioma usually requires multimodality treatment including surgery, radiotherapy, and systemic therapy. Accurate neuroimaging plays a central role for radiotherapy planning and follow-up after radiotherapy completion. In order to maximize the radiation dose to the tumor and to minimize toxic effects on the surrounding brain parenchyma, reliable identification of tumor extent and target volume delineation is crucial. The use of positron emission tomography (PET) for radiotherapy planning and monitoring in gliomas has gained considerable interest over the last several years, but Class I data are not yet available. Furthermore, PET has been used after radiotherapy for response assessment and to distinguish tumor progression from pseudoprogression or radiation necrosis. Here, the Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology (RANO) working group provides a summary of the literature and recommendations for the use of PET imaging for radiotherapy of patients with glioma based on published studies, constituting levels 1-3 evidence according to the Oxford Centre for Evidence-based Medicine.

Indexed as

Brain NeoplasmsGliomaHumansPositron-Emission TomographyRadiopharmaceuticalsRadiotherapy Planning, Computer-AssistedRadiopharmaceuticalsamino acid PETFDGglioblastomaradiation injurytarget volume

Identifiers

PMID33538838
PMCPMC8168815
OpenAlexW3129132900

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