MRI-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy in neuro-oncology: a review of its current clinical applications

G Rahmathulla, PF Recinos, K Kamian… - Oncology, 2014 - karger.com
Magnetic resonance imaging-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) is a minimally
invasive treatment modality with recent increasing use to ablate brain tumors. When …

Clinical benefit from resection of recurrent glioblastomas: results of a multicenter study including 503 patients with recurrent glioblastomas undergoing surgical …

F Ringel, SN1 study group, H Pape… - Neuro …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background While standards for the treatment of newly diagnosed glioblastomas exist,
therapeutic regimens for tumor recurrence remain mostly individualized. The role of a …

5-Aminolevulinic acid fluorescence guided surgery for recurrent high-grade gliomas

MO Chohan, MS Berger - Journal of Neuro-Oncology, 2019 - Springer
Introduction Fluorescence guided surgery (FGS) with five-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) is
expected to revolutionize neurosurgical care of patients with high-grade gliomas (HGG) …

The effects of new or worsened postoperative neurological deficits on survival of patients with glioblastoma

M Rahman, J Abbatematteo, EK De Leo… - Journal of …, 2016 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE An increased extent of resection (EOR) has been shown to improve overall
survival of patients with glioblastoma (GBM) but has the potential for causing a new …

[HTML][HTML] Combination of ALA-induced fluorescence-guided resection and intraoperative open photodynamic therapy for recurrent glioblastoma: case series on a …

S Schipmann, M Müther, L Stögbauer, S Zimmer… - Journal of …, 2020 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE High-grade glioma (HGG) prognosis remains dismal, with inevitable, mostly
local recurrence. Regimens for improving local tumor control are therefore needed …

Interstitial photodynamic therapy using 5-ALA for malignant glioma recurrences

S Lietke, M Schmutzer, C Schwartz, J Weller, S Siller… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Malignant glioma has a poor prognosis, especially in recurrent situations.
Interstitial photodynamic therapy (iPDT) uses light delivered by implanted light-diffusing …

Laser interstitial thermal therapy for newly diagnosed and recurrent glioblastoma

JG Thomas, G Rao, Y Kew, SS Prabhu - Neurosurgical focus, 2016 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and deadly malignant primary brain
tumor. Better surgical therapies are needed for newly diagnosed GBMs that are difficult to …

In vitro and in vivo enhancement of temozolomide effect in human glioblastoma by non-invasive application of cold atmospheric plasma

V Soni, M Adhikari, H Simonyan, L Lin, JH Sherman… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Glioblastoma (GBM) is an aggressive type of brain cancer, with which only
25% of patients survive for more than one year. Treatment of GBM has remained a …

Predictors of surgical site infection following craniotomy for intracranial neoplasms: an analysis of prospectively collected data in the American College of Surgeons …

BA McCutcheon, DS Ubl, M Babu, P Maloney… - World neurosurgery, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective To determine the rate of surgical site infection (SSI) after resection of an
intracranial neoplasm using the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality …

Recurrent high-grade glioma surgery: a multimodal intraoperative protocol to safely increase extent of tumor resection and analysis of its impact on patient outcome

GMV Barbagallo, F Certo, S Di Gregorio, M Maione… - Neurosurgical …, 2021 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE No consensus exists on the best treatment for recurrent high-grade glioma
(HGG), particularly in terms of surgical indications, and scant data are available on the …