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ArticleJournal of neuro-oncology2024

GammaTile

Anudeep Yekula, Dominic J Gessler, Clara Ferreira, Rena Shah, Margaret Reynolds, Kathryn Dusenbery, Clark C Chen

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Article in Journal of neuro-oncology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Anudeep YekulaDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota Medical School, D429 Mayo Memorial Building, 420 Delaware St. S. E., MMC96, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.
Dominic J GesslerDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota Medical School, D429 Mayo Memorial Building, 420 Delaware St. S. E., MMC96, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.
Clara FerreiraDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Rena ShahDepartment of Oncology, North Memorial Health, Robbinsdale, MN, USA.
Margaret ReynoldsDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Kathryn DusenberyDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Clark C ChenDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota Medical School, D429 Mayo Memorial Building, 420 Delaware St. S. E., MMC96, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA. clark.chen@lifespan.org.
University of Minnesota · USUniversity of Minnesota Medical Center · USBrown University · USNorth Memorial Health Care · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeRadiation plays a central role in glioblastoma treatment. Logistics related to coordinating clinic visits, radiation planning, and surgical recovery necessitate delay in radiation delivery from the time of diagnosis. Unimpeded tumor growth occurs during this period, and is associated with poor clinical outcome. Here we provide a pilot experience of GammaTile ® (GT), a collagen tile-embedded Cesium-131 (

methodsWe prospectively followed seven consecutive patients (2019-2023) with newly diagnosed (n = 3) or recurrent (n = 4) isocitrate dehydrogenase wild-type glioblastoma that grew > 100% in volume during the 30 days between the time of initial diagnosis/surgery and the radiation planning MRI. These patients underwent re-resection followed by GT placement.

resultsThere were no surgical complications. One patient developed right hemiparesis prior to re-resection/GT placement and was discharged to rehabilitation, all others were discharged home-with a median hospital stay of 2 days (range: 1-5 days). There was no 30-day mortality and one 30-day readmission (hydrocephalus, requiring ventriculoperitoneal shunting (14%)). With a median follow-up of 347 days (11.6 months), median progression free survival of ≥ 320 days (10.6 months) was achieved for both newly and recurrent glioblastoma patients. The median overall survival (mOS) was 304 and 347 days (10 and 11.5 mo) for recurrent and newly diagnosed glioblastoma patients, respectively.

conclusionOur pilot experience suggests that GT offers favorable local control and safety profile for patients afflicted with rapidly proliferating glioblastomas and lay the foundation for future clinical trial design.

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BrachytherapyBrain NeoplasmsGlioblastomaHumansNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalProgression-Free SurvivalBrachytherapyGammaTileGlioblastomaRapid regrowth

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