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Authors: | MH Shamir IH Horowitz B Yakobson R Ofri |
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Affiliation: | Department of Radiation Oncology, Staten Island University Hospital, NY 10305, USA. gillederman@compuserve.com |
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Abstract: | PURPOSE: Surgery and systemic chemotherapy offer modest benefit to patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme. These tumors are associated with rapid growth and progressive neurological deterioration. Radiosurgery offers a rational alternative treatment, delivering intensive local therapy. A pilot protocol to treat recurrent glioblastoma was developed using fractionated stereotactic radiosurgery with concurrent intravenous (i.v.) Taxol as a radiation sensitizer. METHODS AND MATERIALS: The treatment outcome was analyzed in 14 patients with recurrent glioblastoma treated with fractionated stereotactic radiosurgery and concurrent Taxol. Median tumor volume was 15.7 cc and patients received a mean radiation dose of 6.2 Gy at 90% isodose line, 4 times weekly. The median dose of Taxol was 120 mg/m2. RESULTS: The median survival was 14.2 months, 1-year survival was 50%. CONCLUSIONS: Survival for this small group of patients was similar to or better than historical controls or patients treated with single-fraction radiosurgery alone. This data should stimulate the investigation of both fractionated radiosurgery and the development of radiation sensitizers to further enhance treatment. |
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