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Evaluation of Volume Response of Low Grade Glioma to Radiochemotherapy treated for Inoperable Progression or Residual Tumor


Authors: R. Bartoš 1,2;  F. Třebický 3;  A. Malucelli 1,2;  A. Hejčl 1,2;  J. Zárubová 4;  D. Hořínek 1,2;  R. Peter 2;  M. Sameš 1
Authors‘ workplace: Neurochirugická klinika Masarykovy nemocnice, Ústí nad Labem 1;  Mezinárodní centrum klinického výzkumu, FN u sv. Anny v Brně 2;  Ústav radiační onkologie, Nemocnice Na Bulovce, Praha 3;  Neurologické oddělení, Thomayerova nemocnice, Praha 4
Published in: Cesk Slov Neurol N 2014; 77/110(2): 216-222
Category: Short Communication

Overview

Aim:
Evaluation of low-grade glioma clinical and volume response to concomitant and adjuvant chemo-radiotherapy.

Material and methods:
We describe a series of seven patients (five men and two women) with defined progression or an inoperable residual tumor after low-grade glioma surgery. Tumor volume regression was evaluated by means of manual computer volumetry.

Results:
Using computerized volumetric quantification in our pilot set of patients, we observed mean 90% (73–100%) reduction in tumor volume on T1W MRIs and 73% (41–100%) reduction of tumor volume on T2W MRIs. Following cancer treatment, regression of epileptic seizures occurred in three patients, Jacksonian sensory epileptic seizures stayed stable in one patient.

Conclusion:
Combined cancer treatment in patients with inoperable low-grade glioma WHO grade II with low proliferation activity could lead to substantial tumor volume regression in a significant proportion of patients.

Key words:
low-grade glioma – chemotherapy – radiotherapy – temozolomide – computer volumetry

The authors declare they have no potential conflicts of interest concerning drugs, products, or services used in the study.

The Editorial Board declares that the manu­script met the ICMJE “uniform requirements” for biomedical papers.


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