Craniospinal radiation in the treatment of biopsy-proven intracranial germinomas: twenty-five years' experience in a single center.
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys
; 58(4): 1165-70, 2004 Mar 15.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The optimal treatment for intracranial germinomas remains controversial. We report on our 25-year experience using craniospinal irradiation (CSI) for this disease. METHODS AND MATERIALS Between September 1976 and May 2001, 39 patients with biopsy-proven intracranial germinomas seen at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia/Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania received CSI. Thirteen of 36 patients (36%) had evidence of spinal dissemination. Median doses to the whole brain, primary site, and spine were 36 Gy (range, 18-44.2 Gy), 50.4 Gy (range, 44-55.8 Gy), and 30.6 Gy (range, 18-40 Gy), respectively.RESULTS:
With a median follow-up of 7.1 years (range 1.5-20.2 years), there have been no documented relapses. This includes 5 patients without spinal dissemination who received 18-19.8 Gy to the craniospinal axis; for these patients, the median length of follow-up was 5.5 years (range, 1.3-6.8 years). One patient, who had no evidence of disease 12.9 years after CSI, died of unknown causes 4 months later.CONCLUSIONS:
Our treatment of intracranial germinomas with CSI has yielded outstanding results with no known relapses during a long follow-up period. These results must be considered when evaluating other approaches, such as chemotherapy only or local field irradiation.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias Encefálicas
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Irradiación Craneana
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Germinoma
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Etiology_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys
Año:
2004
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos