Proton Therapy for Recurrent Glioma
Jeffrey J. Raizer, MD, provides an overview of a study that analyzed the overall survival and toxicity profile of proton therapy for large-volume re-irradiation for patients with recurrent glioma.
Clinical Pearls
Jeffrey J. Raizer, MD, Co-Director, Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute, Professor in Neurology, Ken and Ruth Davee Department, Medicine-Hematology/Oncology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, provides an overview of a study that analyzed the overall survival and toxicity profile of proton therapy for large-volume re-irradiation for patients with recurrent glioma.
- The study looked at patients who failed bevacizumab or standard therapy. Proton therapy was used in addition to bevacizumab and temozolomide with the idea that re-irradiating the volume might result in less toxicity.
- Though the study only enrolled a small number of patients, this approach looks beneficial.
- Patients on the trial survived for 6-7 months, when the standard is typically 2-3 months. This approach elicited no additional toxicity.
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