Fractionated stereotactic radiosurgery with volumetric modulated arc therapy (Rapid Arc) for reradiation in recurrent high grade gliomas

Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 97-102

  Anand, Anil K ^a   Kumar, Pankaj ^a   Patir, Rana ^a   Vaishya, Sandeep ^a   Bansal, Anil K ^a   Chaudhoory, Amal R ^a   Punnakal, Anirudh U ^a   Malhotra, Heigrujam ^a   Munjal, Ram K ^a  

^a Max Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Fractionated stereotactic radiosurgery; recurrent high grade glioma; reradiation

Indexed keywords

TEMOZOLOMIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLIOMA; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; REPEAT PROCEDURE; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; SURVIVAL TIME; TUMOR RECURRENCE; TUMOR VOLUME; VOLUMETRIC MODULATED ARC THERAPY; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CANCER GRADING; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; RADIOMETRY; RADIOSURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM GRADING; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; RADIOMETRY; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84899668151     PISSN: 09731482     EISSN: 19984138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1482.131403     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. Wallner KE, Galicich JH, Krol G, Arbit E, Malkin MG. Patterns of failure following treatment for glioblastoma multiforme and anaplastic astrocytoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 1989;16:1405-9.
2. Oppitz U, Maessen D, Zunterer H, Richter S, Flentje M. 3-D recurrence patterns of glioblastomas after CT-planned postoperative irradiation. Radiother Oncol 1999;53:53-7.
3. Dirks P, Bernstein M, Muller PJ, Tucker WS. The value of reoperation for recurrent glioblastoma. Can J Surg 1993;36:271-5.
4. Wick A, Felsberg J, Steinbach JP, Herrlinger U, Platten M, Blaschke B, et al. Efficacy and tolerability of Temozolomide in an alternating weekly regimen in patients with recurrent glioma. J Clin Oncol 2007;25:3357-61.
5. nd, Marcello J, Reardon DA, Quinn JA, et al. Bevacizumab plus irinotecan in recurrent glioblastoma multiforme. J Clin Oncol 2007;25:4722-9.
6. Combs SE, Widmer V, Thilmann C, Hof H, Debus J, Schulz-Ertner D. Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS): Treatment option for recurrent glioblastoma multiforme. Cancer 2005;104:2168-73.
7. Shaw E, Scott C, Souhami L, Dinapoli R, Kline R, Loeffler J, et al. Single dose Radiosurgical treatment of recurrent previously irradiated primary brain tumors and brain metastasis: Final report of RTOG protocol 90-05. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2000;47:291-8.
8. Shrieve DC, Tarbell NJ, Goumnerova L, Loeffler JS. Hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy for recurrent gliomas in children and adults: A biological compromise between radiosurgery and conventionally fractionated radiotherapy. In: Kondziolka D, editor. Radiosurgery 1995. Basel: Karger; 1996. p. 158-64.
9. Karl O. Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT): IMRT in a single arc. Med Phys 2008;35:310-7.
10. Palma D, Vollans E, James K, Nakano S, Maseenko V, Shaffer R, et al. Volumetric modulated arc therapy for delivery of prostate radiotherapy: Comparison with intensity modulated radiotherapy and three dimensional conformal radiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2008;72:990-1001.
11. Vanetti E, Clivio A, Nicolini G, Fogliata A, Laskar SG, Aggarwal JP, et al. Volumetric arc radiotherapy for carcinomas of the oro - pharynx, hypopharynx and larynx. A treatment planning comparison with fixed field IMRT. Radiother Oncol 2009;92:111-7.
12. Lamborn KR, Yung WK, Chang SM, Wen PY, Cloughesy TF, DeAngelis LM, et al. Progression - free survival: An important end point in evaluating therapy for recurrent high - grade gliomas. Neuro Oncol 2008;10:162-70.
13. Vanden Bent MJ, Brandes AA, Rampling R, Kouwenhoven MC, Kros JM, Carpentier AF, et al. Randomized trial of erlotinib versus temozolomide or cormustine in recurrent glioblastoma: EORTC brain tumor group study 260 34. J Clin Oncol 2009;27:1268-74.
14. Shepherd SF, Laing RW, Cosgrove VP, Warrington AP, Hines F, Ashley SE, et al. Hypofractionated stereotactic radiosurgery in the management of recurrent glioma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 1997;37:393-8.
15. Flickinger JC. An integrated logistic formula for prediction of complications from radiosurgery. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 1989;17:879-85.
16. Shaffer RE, Nichol A, Vollans E, Fong M, Nakano S, Moiseenko V, et al. Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) reduces treatment time and improves dosimetery compared to conventional Intensity Modulated Radiotherpay (IMRT) for frontal and temporal high grade gliomas (HGG). Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2008;72 Suppl: S533.