Development of a Model to Estimate the Association Between Delay in Cancer Treatment and Local Tumor Control and Risk of Metastases
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.34065
Abstract: Key Points Question What are the potential risks of decreased local tumor control and increased metastatic spread for patients with cancer who experience treatment delays due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic? Findings In… read more here.
Keywords: treatment; model; tumor control; local tumor ... See more keywords
LINAC radiosurgery for glomus jugulare tumors: retrospective – cohort study of 23 patients
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DOI: 10.1007/s00701-020-04251-7
Abstract: Background Glomus jugulare tumors (GJTs) are uncommon and locally disruptive tumors that usually arise within the jugular foramen of the temporal bone. Surgery was the treatment of choice up until recently. In the last decades,… read more here.
Keywords: jugulare tumors; glomus jugulare; treatment; tumor control ... See more keywords
Repeated gamma knife radiosurgery enables longer tumor control in cases of highly-recurrent intracranial ependymoma
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DOI: 10.1007/s11060-020-03531-7
Abstract: Purpose Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is a potential re-irradiation treatment for recurrent intracranial ependymoma after prior radiation therapy. The purpose of this study was to examine the efficacy and safety of repeated SRS in the treatment… read more here.
Keywords: intracranial ependymoma; srs; recurrent intracranial; tumor control ... See more keywords
The evolution of stereotactic radiosurgery for vestibular schwannomas: recent evidence and outcomes
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DOI: 10.1007/s11060-025-05252-1
Abstract: Vestibular schwannomas (VS) are benign tumors of the vestibular nerve, increasingly detected due to improved and more frequent neuroimaging studies. A summary of the evolution of radiosurgery for VS management is undertaken. We broadly review… read more here.
Keywords: tumor control; radiosurgery; stereotactic radiosurgery; tumor ... See more keywords
Meta-analysis of tumor control rates in patients undergoing stereotactic radiosurgery for cystic vestibular schwannomas
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DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2019.105571
Abstract: OBJECTIVE The use of SRS for treatment of cystic vestibular schwannoma is a topic of mild controversy. This review serves to introduce a renewed understanding of the efficacy of SRS as a viable treatment modality… read more here.
Keywords: control; control rates; tumor control; meta analysis ... See more keywords
Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Low-Grade Gliomas: Clinical Results at Long-Term Follow-Up of Tumor Control and Patients' Quality of Life.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.02.041
Abstract: OBJECTIVE First-line therapy for low-grade gliomas (LGGs) is surgery, in some cases followed by radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS) has gained more relevance in the management of these tumors. The aim of this… read more here.
Keywords: tumor control; gamma knife; grade gliomas; knife radiosurgery ... See more keywords
Visual outcome, endocrine function and tumor control after fractionated stereotactic radiation therapy of craniopharyngiomas in adults: findings in a prospective cohort
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DOI: 10.1080/0284186x.2016.1270466
Abstract: Abstract Background: The purpose of this study was to examine visual outcome, endocrine function and tumor control in a prospective cohort of craniopharyngioma patients, treated with fractionated stereotactic radiation therapy (FSRT). Material and methods: Sixteen… read more here.
Keywords: tumor; cohort; tumor control; endocrine ... See more keywords
Beyond the margin recipe: the probability of correct target dosage and tumor control in the presence of a dose limiting structure.
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DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aa87fe
Abstract: In the past, hypothetical spherical target volumes and ideally conformal dose distributions were analyzed to establish the safety of planning target volume (PTV) margins. In this work we extended these models to estimate how alternative… read more here.
Keywords: probability; dose distributions; target; tumor control ... See more keywords
RADT-16. HYPOFRACTIONATED RADIOTHERAPY AND STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY FOR VESTIBULAR SCHWANNOMAS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS
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DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noaa215.769
Abstract: Vestibular schwannomas (VS) are tumors of the cerebellopontine angle with significant morbidity, causing hearing loss, tinnitus, and trigeminal and facial nerve compromise. Surgical resection is complex and often results in comorbidities, with radiation therapy being… read more here.
Keywords: analysis; nerve; tumor control; hsrt ... See more keywords
SURG-01. Tumor Control and Hearing Preservation After Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Vestibular Schwannomas in Neurofibromatosis Type 2-A Retrospective Analysis of 133 Tumors
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DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noaf201.1560
Abstract: This study was conducted with the aim to estimate long-term tumor control and hearing preservation rates in patients with neurofibromatosis 2 (NF2)-related vestibular schwannoma (VS), document retreatment success rate, and assess the associated predictive factors.… read more here.
Keywords: tumor control; tumor; gamma knife; hearing preservation ... See more keywords
Long-term Tumor Control With Radiotherapy for Symptomatic Hemangioma of a Vertebral Body.
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DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000002973
Abstract: STUDY DESIGN Retrospective outcomes review. OBJECTIVE To analyze and report long-term outcomes in a cohort of patients treated with radiotherapy (RT) for symptomatic hemangioma of a vertebral body. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Data are scarce… read more here.
Keywords: long term; tumor control; tumor; symptomatic hemangioma ... See more keywords