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ArticleCancers2022

Safety of Inhomogeneous Dose Distribution IMRT for High-Grade Glioma Reirradiation: A Prospective Phase I/II Trial (GLIORAD TRIAL).

Patrizia Ciammella, Salvatore Cozzi, Andrea Botti, Lucia Giaccherini, Roberto Sghedoni, Matteo Orlandi, Manuela Napoli, Rosario Pascarella, Anna Pisanello, Marco Russo and 6 more

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Article in Cancers, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Reirradiation of gliomas with hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy: efficacy and tolerance analysis at a single center.Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Patrizia CiammellaRadiation Oncology Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, 42123 Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Salvatore CozziRadiation Oncology Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, 42123 Reggio Emilia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8890-3460
Andrea BottiMedical Physics Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, 42123 Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Lucia GiaccheriniRadiation Oncology Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, 42123 Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Roberto SghedoniMedical Physics Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, 42123 Reggio Emilia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7115-4918
Matteo OrlandiMedical Physics Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, 42123 Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Manuela NapoliNeuroradiology Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, 42123 Reggio Emilia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0434-4172
Rosario PascarellaNeuroradiology Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, 42123 Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Anna PisanelloNeurology Unit, Neuromotor and Rehabilitation Department, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, 42123 Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Marco RussoNeurology Unit, Neuromotor and Rehabilitation Department, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, 42123 Reggio Emilia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5171-8555
Francesco CavallieriNeurology Unit, Neuromotor and Rehabilitation Department, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, 42123 Reggio Emilia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5836-1982
Maria Paola RuggieriRadiation Oncology Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, 42123 Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Silvio CavutoClinical Trials and Statistics Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, 42123 Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Luisa SavoldiClinical Trials and Statistics Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, 42123 Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Cinzia IottiRadiation Oncology Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, 42123 Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Mauro IoriMedical Physics Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, 42123 Reggio Emilia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8738-3352
Azienda Sanitaria Unità Locale di Reggio Emilia · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most aggressive astrocytic primary brain tumor, and concurrent temozolomide (TMZ) and radiotherapy (RT) followed by maintenance of adjuvant TMZ is the current standard of care. Despite advances in imaging techniques and multi-modal treatment options, the median overall survival (OS) remains poor. As an alternative to surgery, re-irradiation (re-RT) can be a therapeutic option in recurrent GBM. Re-irradiation for brain tumors is increasingly used today, and several studies have demonstrated its feasibility. Besides differing techniques, the published data include a wide range of doses, emphasizing that no standard approach exists. The current study aimed to investigate the safety of moderate-high-voxel-based dose escalation in recurrent GBM. From 2016 to 2019, 12 patients met the inclusion criteria and were enrolled in this prospective single-center study. Retreatment consisted of re-irradiation with a total dose of 30 Gy (up to 50 Gy) over 5 days using the IMRT (arc VMAT) technique. A dose painting by numbers (DPBN)/dose escalation plan were performed, and a continuous relation between the voxel intensity of the functional image set and the risk of recurrence in that voxel were used to define target and dose distribution. Re-irradiation was well tolerated in all treated patients. No toxicities greater than G3 were recorded; only one patient had severe G3 acute toxicity, characterized by muscle weakness and fatigue. Median overall survival (OS2) and progression-free survival (PFS2) from the time of re-irradiation were 10.4 months and 5.7 months, respectively; 3-, 6-, and 12-month OS2 were 92%, 75%, and 42%, respectively; and 3-, 6-, and 12-month PFS2 were 83%, 42%, and 8%, respectively. Our work demonstrated a tolerable tolerance profile of this approach, and the future prospective phase II study will analyze the efficacy in terms of PFS and OS.

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brain retreatmentGBMglioblastoma multiformerecurrencerecurrent GBMre-irradiationvoxel-based dose escalation

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PMID36230525
PMCPMC9562035
OpenAlexW4296992803

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