GammaTile®: Surgically targeted radiation therapy for glioblastomas

DJ Gessler, C Ferreira, K Dusenbery, CC Chen - Future Oncology, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Glioblastoma is the most common primary malignant neoplasm of the central nervous
system in adults. Standard of care is resection followed by chemo-radiation therapy. Despite …

Medical device advances in the treatment of glioblastoma

CY Foo, N Munir, A Kumaria, Q Akhtar, CJ Bullock… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Novel therapeutic modalities using medical devices have the potential to
deliver effective treatment against the most aggressive form of primary brain tumour …

Extensive brainstem infiltration, not mass effect, is a common feature of end-stage cerebral glioblastomas

MR Drumm, KS Dixit, S Grimm, P Kumthekar… - Neuro …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Progress in extending the survival of glioblastoma (GBM) patients has been
slow. A better understanding of why patient survival remains poor is critical to developing …

Classification of progression patterns in glioblastoma: analysis of predictive factors and clinical implications

H Jiang, K Yu, M Li, Y Cui, X Ren, C Yang… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background This study was designed to explore the progression patterns of IDH-wildtype
glioblastoma (GBM) at first recurrence after chemoradiotherapy. Methods Records from 247 …

GammaTile® brachytherapy in the treatment of recurrent glioblastomas

DJ Gessler, EC Neil, R Shah, J Levine… - Neuro-Oncology …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background GammaTile®(GT) is a recent US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
cleared brachytherapy platform. Here, we report clinical outcomes for recurrent glioblastoma …

Radiation therapy promotes unsaturated fatty acids to maintain survival of glioblastoma

M De Martino, C Daviaud, HE Minns, A Lazarian… - Cancer Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
Radiation therapy (RT) is essential for the management of glioblastoma (GBM). However,
GBM frequently relapses within the irradiated margins, thus suggesting that RT might …

Surgically targeted radiation therapy (STaRT) trials for brain neoplasms: A comprehensive review

Y Odia, AN Gutierrez, R Kotecha - Neuro-oncology, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The mainstays of radiation therapy include external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) and
internally implanted radiation, or brachytherapy (BT), all with distinct benefits and risks in …

Impact of volume of irradiation on survival and quality of life in glioblastoma: a prospective, phase 2, randomized comparison of RTOG and MDACC protocols

N Kumar, R Kumar, SC Sharma… - Neuro-Oncology …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Though conformal partial-brain irradiation is the standard adjuvant treatment for
glioblastoma, there is no consensus regarding the optimal volume that needs to be …

Glioblastoma: Radiation treatment margins, how small is large enough?

AG Wernicke, AW Smith, S Taube, MP Mehta - Practical radiation oncology, 2016 - Elsevier
Standard treatment for glioblastoma consists of surgical resection followed by radiation
therapy with concurrent and adjuvant chemotherapy. Conventional radiation clinical …

[HTML][HTML] Hybrid organosilica nanoagent with Fenton-like reaction activity and glutathione depletion for augmented chemo/chemodynamic therapy

J Ren, X Jiao, MH Akhtar, MAH Nawaz, N Yang… - Colloid and Interface …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Development of efficient and specialized anti-cancer agent is highly desirable for
both basic and clinical research. Herein, a multifunctional organosilica nanoagent (MOCL …