NEURO-ONCOLOGY Therapeutic benefits of reirradiation for recurrent brain tumors

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作者
Pollack, Ian F. [1 ]
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[1] Univ Pittsburgh, Dept Neurosurg, Childrens Hosp Pittsburgh, Sch Med, Pittsburgh, PA 15224 USA
关键词
HIGH-GRADE GLIOMAS; STEREOTACTIC REIRRADIATION; BRACHYTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY; SURVIVAL;
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10.1038/nrneurol.2010.144
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
Malignant gliomas are aggressive tumors that often progress despite multimodality therapy. At recurrence, treatment approaches must balance the potential morbidity of a given therapy against the survival benefit that might be achieved. A new study reports that irradiation in this setting is well tolerated and could prolong survival.
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