Salvage Radiation Therapy for Patients With Relapsing Glioblastoma Multiforme and the Role of Slow Fractionation

Salvage Radiation Therapy for Patients With Relapsing Glioblastoma Multiforme and the Role of Slow Fractionation

BackgroundSalvage radiation therapy (SRT) can be offered to patients with relapsing glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). Here we report our experience with a schedule extending the treatment time of SRT with the aim to prolong the cytotoxic effect of ionizing radiation while minimizing the cytotoxic hazar...

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Main Authors: I. Frank Ciernik, Yann Gager, Christof Renner, Sybille Spieker, Nicole Arndt, Karsten Neumann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
glioblastoma multiforme
GBM
glioma
radiotherapy
external beam radiotherapy
salvage
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2020.577443/full

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