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Stereotactic Radiosurgery for the Treatment of Recurrent High-grade Gliomas: Long-term Follow-up

Autores: Sallabanda, K.; Yáñez, L.; Sallabanda, M.; Santos, M.; Calvo Manuel, Felipe; Marsiglia, H.
Título de la revista: CUREUS
ISSN: 2168-8184
Volumen: 11
Número: 12
Páginas: e6527
Fecha de publicación: 2019
Resumen:
High-grade gliomas (HGG) are the most frequent primary central nervous system tumors; treatment of HCGs includes surgery and post-operative conformal radiotherapy associated with temozolomide (TMZ or procarbazine/lomustine/vincristine [PCV], specifically in patients with anaplastic oligodendrogliomas or anaplastic oligoastrocytomas). However, recurrence is common. Re-irradiation has been utilized in this setting for years and remains a feasible option, although there is always a concern regarding toxicity. Modern high-precision conformal techniques, including stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), could improve the therapeutic ratio by delivering high biologically equivalent doses while reducing high-dose radiotherapy (RT) to normal brain tissue. In this paper, we present the results obtained after prolonged follow-up in patients who underwent SRS as a treatment for recurrent high-grade gliomas at San Francisco Hospital in Madrid, Spain.
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