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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2022

Neurological Symptom Improvement After Re-Irradiation in Patients With Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma: A Retrospective Analysis of the SIOP-E-HGG/DIPG Project.

Lara Chavaz, Geert O Janssens, Stephanie Bolle, Henry Mandeville, Monica Ramos-Albiac, Karen Van Beek, Helen Benghiat, Bianca Hoeben, Andres Morales La Madrid, Clemens Seidel and 9 more

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Reirradiation for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma in an upper middle-income country: does full dose improve outcomes?Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2026
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  3. Re-irradiation in progressive diffuse infiltrative pontine glioma in children and young adults.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2025
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  5. Case Report: Application ofFrontiers in oncology · 2025
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  6. Reirradiation for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma: prognostic radiomic factors at progression.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2024
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  9. Salvage boron neutron capture therapy for pediatric patients with recurrent diffuse midline glioma.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 12 institutions in 8 countries.

Lara ChavazDepartment of Pediatrics, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Geert O JanssensDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Stephanie BolleDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Gustave Roussy, Paris Saclay University, Villejuif, France.
Henry MandevilleDepartment of Radiotherapy, The Royal Marsden Hospital and Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, United Kingdom.
Monica Ramos-AlbiacDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain.
Karen Van BeekDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Helen BenghiatDepartment of Clinical Oncology, University Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Bianca HoebenDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Andres Morales La MadridDepartment of Pediatric Oncology, Hospital Sant Joan de Deu, Barcelona, Spain.
Clemens SeidelDepartment of Radiation-Oncology, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Rolf-Dieter KortmannDepartment of Radiation-Oncology, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Darren HargravePediatric Oncology Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, United Kingdom.
Lorenza GandolaPediatric Radiotherapy Unit, Fondazione Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
Emilia PecoriPediatric Radiotherapy Unit, Fondazione Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
Dannis G van VuurdenPrincess Maxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Veronica BiassoniPediatrics Unit, Fondazione Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
Maura MassiminoPediatrics Unit, Fondazione Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
Christof M KrammDivision of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany.
Andre O von BuerenDepartment of Pediatrics, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori · ITUniversity Hospital Leipzig · DEUniversity Medical Center Utrecht · NLUniversity of Geneva · CHEmma Kinderziekenhuis · NLGreat Ormond Street Hospital · GBHospital Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona · ESInstitute of Cancer Research · GBKU Leuven · BENIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre · GBUniversité Paris-Saclay · FRVall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study is to investigate the spectrum of neurological triad improvement in patients with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) treated by re-irradiation (re-RT) at first progression. Methods: We carried out a re-analysis of the SIOP-E retrospective DIPG cohort by investigating the clinical benefits after re-RT with a focus on the neurological triad (cranial nerve deficits, ataxia, and long tract signs). Patients were categorized as "responding" or "non-responding" to re-RT. To assess the interdependence between patients' characteristics and clinical benefits, we used a chi-square or Fisher's exact test. Survival according to clinical response to re-RT was calculated by the Kaplan-Meier method. Results: As earlier reported, 77% ( Conclusion: A median re-irradiation dose of 20 Gy provides a neurological benefit in two-thirds of patients with an improvement of at least one symptom of the triad. DIPG patients receiving ≥20 Gy appear to improve slightly better with regard to ataxia; however, we need more data to determine whether dose escalation up to 30 Gy provides additional benefits.

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adolescentchilddiffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG)radiotherapyre-irradiation (re-RT)

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PMID35814457
PMCPMC9259094
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