Effect of bevacizumab on radiation necrosis of the brain.
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys
; 67(2): 323-6, 2007 Feb 01.
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| ID: mdl-17236958
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Because blocking vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) from reaching leaky capillaries is a logical strategy for the treatment of radiation necrosis, we reasoned that bevacizumab might be an effective treatment of radiation necrosis. PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
Fifteen patients with malignant brain tumors were treated with bevacizumab or bevacizumab combination for their tumor on either a 5 mg/kg/2-week or 7.5 mg/kg/3-week schedule. Radiation necrosis was diagnosed in 8 of these patients on the basis of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and biopsy. MRI studies were obtained before treatment and at 6-week to 8-week intervals.RESULTS:
Of the 8 patients with radiation necrosis, posttreatment MRI performed an average of 8.1 weeks after the start of bevacizumab therapy showed a reduction in all 8 patients in both the MRI fluid-attenuated inversion-recovery (FLAIR) abnormalities and T1-weighted post-Gd-contrast abnormalities. The average area change in the T1-weighted post-Gd-contrast abnormalities was 48% (+/-22 SD), and the average change in the FLAIR images was 60% (+/-18 SD). The average reduction in daily dexamethasone requirements was 8.6 mg (+/-3.6).CONCLUSION:
Bevacizumab, alone and in combination with other agents, can reduce radiation necrosis by decreasing capillary leakage and the associated brain edema. Our findings will need to be confirmed in a randomized trial to determine the optimal duration of treatment.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Lesões por Radiação
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Encéfalo
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Inibidores da Angiogênese
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Fator A de Crescimento do Endotélio Vascular
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Anticorpos Monoclonais
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article