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Table 2 Hypofractionated stereotactic radiation therapy in recurrent patients with glioblastoma

From: Current status and recent advances in reirradiation of glioblastoma

 

Author

Pts

Interval between RT courses

SRT modality

Median dose/fractions

Imaging for planning

Target volume (ml)

CTV/PTV margins (mm)

Systemic therapy (No)

Median PFS (months)

Maedian OS (months)

EQD2 (Gy)

Cumulative EQD2 (Gy)

RN (%)

 

Grosu et al., 2005 [13]

34

16

LINAC

30 Gy/6 fr

T1-w ce MRI; 50% MET-PET

15 (1–61)

3 mm

Adjuvant TMZ, 24

NR

8; SRT and TMZ, 11; SRT,6 (p = 0.04)

52.5

112.5

7

 

Gutin et al., 2009 [55]

20

15

LINAC

30 Gy/5 fr

T1-w ce, DCE and DSC MRI

34 (2–62)

5 mm

BEV

7.3 (4.4–8.9)

12.5; 54% at 1 year

60

120

0

 

Henke et al., 2009 [56]

29

20

LINAC

20 Gy/4–5 fr

T1-w ce MRI, some MET-PET

52.7 (0.9–277)

3–10 mm

TMZ or CCNU, 22

NR

10.2 (2–65)

35

89–94

0

 

Fokas et al., 2009 [57]

53

12

LINAC

30–35 Gy/10 fr*

T1-w ce MRI

35 (3–204)

3 mm

ACNU or PVC, 25

9% at 1 year

22% at 1 year

0

91.5–102.1

0

 

Fogh et al., 2010 [58]

105

8

LINAC

35 Gy/10 fr*

T1-w ce MRI

14; 33 after surgery

None

TMZ, 26; other CHT, 22

NR

11

48.1

108.1

 < 1

 

Minniti et al., 2011 [59]

36

14

LINAC

37.5 Gy/15 fr

T1-w ce MRI

32.1 (22.3–72.4)

CTV, 2–3 mm PTV, 2 mm

concomitant TMZ

5; 42% at 6 m

9.7; 33% at 1 year

42.2

102.2

8

 

Shapiro et al., 2012 [60]

20

14.7

LINAC

30 Gy/5 fr

T1-w ce MRI

35.3 (2.7–62.1)

5

BEV

7.5

12.2

56.4

116.4

0

 

McKenzie et al., 2013 [61]

32

14.2

LINAC

30 Gy/6 fr

T1-w ce MRI

8.5 (0.4–46.5)

2–3 mm

None

NR

8.6; 34% at 1 year

60

120

9

 

Minniti et al., 2013 [62]

38

15.5

LINAC

30 Gy/5 fr

T1-w ce MRI; some F-DOPA-PET

30.3; 12.3–53.4

CTV, 2–3 mm PTV, 1–2 mm

daly TMZ

6 24% at 1 year

12.4; 53% at 1 year

60

120

7

 

Greenspoon et al., 2014 [63]

31

 > 3

LINAC

25–35 Gy/5 fr

T1-w ce MRI

12

1 mm

TMZ

7

9 months

43.75–78.5

103.7–138.5

13

 

Minniti et al., 2015 [64]

42

14

LINAC

25 Gy/5 fr

T1-w ce MRI

33.1; 10.3–72.4

CTV, 5 mm; PTV, 1–2 mm

FTM, 23; BEV, 19

 + BEV50% and + FTM18% at 6 m

 + BEV,30%; + FTM, 8.3% at 1 year

43.7

103.7

7

 

Youland et al., 2017 [65]

26

20.9

LINAC

35–40 Gy/10 fr

T1-w ce MRI

NR

PTV, 0–2 mm

BEV

2.6

4.9

48.2

108.2

4.3

 

Palmer et al., 2018 [66]

87

10.8

LINAC

35 Gy/10 fr*

T1-w ce MRI

35 (18–41.3)

2–5 mm

BEV before or after SRT

NR

11.9 BEV before, 13.9 BEV after SRT

48.2

108.2

NR

 

Schernberg et al., 2018 [67]

24

21.9

LINAC

45 Gy/18 fr

T1-w ce MRI

104 (5.5–270)

CTV, 3 mm; PTV, 2 mm

BEV, 22 pts

6.7

10.5

55.6

115.6

0

 

Tsien et al., 2019 [68]

170

NR

LINAC

35 Gy/10 fr

T1-w ce MRI

53 (4–411)

3–5 mm

BEV/SRT or BEV alone

54% vs 29% at 6 m (p = 0.001)

BEV + SRT, 10.1 vs BEV, 9.7 (p = 0.5)

48.1

108.1

0

 

Chan et al., 2020 [12]

51

21

LINAC

35–40 Gy/15 fr*

T1-w ce MRI + FLAIR images

145.3 (10.6–432)

CTV, 5 mm PTV, 3 mm

BEV

NR

7.5

37.6–46.6

96.7–106.6

4.4

 

Kaul et al., 2020 [69]

133

14

LINAC

41.8–49.4/12–15 fr*

T1-w ce MRI

61.9

1–5 mm

TMZ, 58

NR

6

60.6–71.6

120.6–131.6

7.6

 

Saeed et al., 2020 [70]

45

20.2

Proton

42.6 Gy/20 fr

T1-w ce MRI

NR

NR

TMZ,16;BEV,4; both,10

13.9 (8.2–20)

14.2 (9.6–16.9)

47.1

107.1

8.8

  1. RT, radiation therapy; CTV, clinical target volume; PTV, planning target volume; PFS, progression-free survival; OS, overall survival; EQD2, equivalent dose normalized to 2 Gy;
  2. LINAC, linear accelerator; T1-w ce MRI, T1-weighted contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging; DCE, dynamic contrast enhanced; DSC, dynamic susceptibility contrast;
  3. *majorty of patients; MET-PET/CT, methionin positron emission tomography/computed tomography; FTM, fotemustine; CCNU, lomustine;TMZ,temozolomide;
  4. BEV, bevacizumab; F-DOPA-PET, 3,4-dihydroxy-6-[18F]-fluoro-l-phenylalanine (F-DOPA)-PET; FLAIR, Fluid-attenuated inversion recovery