Is the RASSF1A/Hippo pathway at the beginning of glioma?

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Hypofractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Patients with Intracranial Meningiomas: impact of radiotherapy regimen on local control

Abstract We evaluated efficacy and tolerance of hypofractionated stereotactic radiation treatment (hFSRT) in the management of intracranial meningiomas. Between December 2008 and June 2016, 126 patients with 136 intracranial meningiomas were treated with robotic hFSRT. hFSRT was performed as primary irradiation and as a salvage option for the local recurrence after prior radiotherapy. The median prescription dose was 25 Gy (12–40) with a median number of fractions of 5 (3–10). After a median follow-up of 20.3 months (range 1–77 months), the 24-months local control (LC) rate was 81% in the primary hFSRT group and 39% after hFSRT in the re-irradiation group (p=0.002). The clinical control rate of symptoms in the overall population was 95% (95% CI: 89–98%). Progression-free survival (PFS) in the overall population at 24 months was 70% (95% CI: 60%–79%). In the primary hFSRT group, PFS was significantly lower with the most hypofractionated schedules of 21–23 Gy in 3 fractions vs. 25–40 Gy in 5–10 fractions: 62% vs. 92% (p = 0.0006). The incidence of radionecrosis at 24 months was significantly lower in the primary hFSRT group, at 2% vs. 20% in the re-irradiation hFSRT group (p = 0.002)

Nouvelles indications de protonthérapie et essais cliniques en cours : tumeurs intracrâniennes

CERVOXY CLINInternational audienceConsidering intracranial tumours, only few indications of protontherapy, such as chordoma, chondrosarcoma or uveal melanoma, are uniformly approved in the world. Other indications, excluding paediatric pathologies, are still debated. The aim of this article is to describe the rationale for the use of protonbeam irradiation for meningioma, pituitary adenoma, craniopharyngioma, paraganglioma, glioma, and schwannoma, and to inform the radiation oncologists if prospective studies or randomized studies are opened for inclusions. This article deals only with indications for adults.En dehors de l’oncopédiatrie, et des indications dites « indiscutables » de protonthérapie, validées par l’Institut national du cancer (INCa) et de la Haute autorité de santé (HAS) (chordome, chondrosarcome, et mélanome oculaires), les indications potentielles de protonthérapie en population adulte restent très débattues. L’objectif de cet article de synthèse est donc de décrire le rationnel de la protonthérapie pour les indications intracrâniennes « en dehors de celles validées par l’INCa et la HAS », de rapporter les résultats thérapeutiques pour ces indications, s’ils existent, et d’informer l’oncologue-radiothérapeute si des études cliniques sont ouvertes ou en cours d’ouverture. Cet article de synthèse se limite aux indications pour la population adulte

Corrections to “REBECA: a phase I study of bevacizumab and whole-brain radiation therapy for the treatment of brain metastasis from solid tumours”

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