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Published in: Radiation Oncology 1/2014

Open Access 01-12-2014 | Research

Recurrence pattern analysis after re-irradiation with bevacizumab in recurrent malignant glioma patients

Authors: Maximilian Niyazi, Nathalie Lisa Jansen, Maya Rottler, Ute Ganswindt, Claus Belka

Published in: Radiation Oncology | Issue 1/2014

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Abstract

Background

The aim of the present analysis was to evaluate the recurrence pattern in patients with recurrent malignant glioma after re-irradiation in combination with bevacizumab as there is limited data on how to optimally choose dose, fractionation and delineation margins.

Methods

Thirty-one patients with recurrent malignant glioma treated with re-irradiation and bevacizumab after previous chemoradiotherapy (concurrent temozolomide 75 mg/m2/d according to the EORTC/NCIC trial) and [18 F]FET-PET and/or MRI confirmed recurrence were retrospectively analyzed. Bevacizumab was applied twice during fractionated re-irradiation (10 mg/kg, d1 + d15, median 36 Gy, conventionally fractionated). Recurrence patterns were assessed by means of [18 F]FET-PET and/or MRI.

Results

Median follow-up was 34.0 months for all patients [95%-CI, 27.7-40.3] and median post-recurrence survival 10.8 months [95%-CI, 9.2-12.4]. Concerning the recurrence patterns, 61.3% of these were located in-field (19 patients), 22.6% were marginal (7 patients) and 16.1% ex-field (5 patients). No influence on the recurrence pattern was observed according to sex, WHO grade, maintenance chemotherapy or MGMT methylation status whereas planning target volume (PTV) size had a significant influence on the recurrence pattern (p = 0.032). PTV sizes > 75 ml were associated with a higher in-field recurrence rate and lower median post-recurrence progression-free survival (8.5 vs. 4.9 months, p = 0.016).

Conclusions

After the administration of re-irradiation with bevacizumab the recurrence pattern seems to be mainly centrally located. The PTV size was the main predictor for a marginal/ex-field recurrence.
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Metadata
Title
Recurrence pattern analysis after re-irradiation with bevacizumab in recurrent malignant glioma patients
Authors
Maximilian Niyazi
Nathalie Lisa Jansen
Maya Rottler
Ute Ganswindt
Claus Belka
Publication date
01-12-2014
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Radiation Oncology / Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1748-717X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13014-014-0299-y

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