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Oncology
Valeria Interno, Maria Chiara Sergi, Maria Elvira Metta, Michele Guida, Paolo Trerotoli, Sabino Strippoli, Salvatore Circelli, Camillo Porta, Marco Tucci
Summary: This study retrospectively analyzed the impact of clinical-pathological features and multimodal therapies on the overall survival of patients with melanoma brain metastases. The results showed that encephalic radiotherapy significantly improved survival, but not for patients with LDH levels higher than two times the upper limit normal. These findings can help guide therapeutic strategies for patients in the worst prognostic subgroup of melanoma brain metastases.
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Oncology
Pauline Roussille, Marie Auvray, Damien Vansteene, Thierry Lecomte, Eugenie Rigault, Marianne Maillet, Christophe Locher, Marie Dior, Vincent Hautefeuille, Pascal Artru, May Mabro, Yann Touchefeu, Lysiane Marthey, Valerie Moulin, Samy Louafi, Cedric Lecaille, Romain Chautard, Astrid Lievre, Aziz Zaanan, Jaafar Bennouna, Antoine Berger, Sheik Emambux, Violaine Randrian, David Tougeron
Summary: This study evaluated prognostic factors of brain metastases from colorectal cancer and found that ECOG performance status, number of brain metastases, and number of chemotherapy lines are the most relevant factors in the management of patients with this condition.
RADIOTHERAPY AND ONCOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Brittney S. Zimmerman, Danielle Seidman, Krystal P. Cascetta, Meng Ru, Erin Moshier, Amy Tiersten
Summary: This study aimed to assess clinicopathologic and socioeconomic features predicting improved survival for patients with advanced breast cancer and synchronous brain metastases. Factors such as the number of extracranial metastatic sites, insurance status, age, and Hispanic race were found to be associated with survival outcomes. Improving care for these patients may involve addressing insurance and socioeconomic challenges identified in the study, and utilizing prognostic factors at diagnosis to optimize treatment plans.
Review
Oncology
Xiang-Lin Tan, Amy Le, Emilie Scherrer, Huilin Tang, Nick Kiehl, Jiali Han, Ruixuan Jiang, Scott J. Diede, Irene M. Shui
Summary: This study provides a summary of clinical outcomes and prognostic factors in melanoma brain metastases (MBM) patients, highlighting the impact of immunotherapy (IO) and stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) on patient survival.
FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Liliana Eleonora Semenescu, Ligia Gabriela Tataranu, Anica Dricu, Gheorghe Vasile Ciubotaru, Mugurel Petrinel Radoi, Silvia Mara Baez Rodriguez, Amira Kamel
Summary: Despite the era of targeted therapies, neurosurgery still plays an important role in the treatment of brain metastases from renal cell carcinoma (BM RCC). This study found that nephrectomy, systemic therapy, and a single brain metastasis were associated with improved survival rates. Additionally, higher levels of hemoglobin were correlated with an increased number of brain metastases.
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Yongping Hao, Ting Tang, Jing Ren, Guang Li
Summary: This study retrospectively analyzed the iPFS and OS of patients receiving SRS treatment for brain metastasis (BM), and explored the relationship between various clinical characteristics and patient prognosis. The results showed that the number of BMs ≥5 was a strong predictor for shorter iPFS and OS. For patients with more than 5 BMs, the combination of SRS and WBRT could achieve better local control.
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Erik Blomain, Scott Berta, Nicholas Hug, Duc Giao, Antonio Meola, Michael Binkley, Caressa Hui, Thomas Churilla, Nastaran Shahsavari, Kaniksha Desai, Steven Chang, Scott Soltys, Erqi Pollom
Summary: This study investigated the oncological outcomes of patients with brain metastases from thyroid cancer who received SRS. The findings suggest that SRS is a safe, effective, and increasingly utilized treatment for thyroid cancer brain metastases.
Article
Oncology
Cecilia Jiang, Troy J. Kleber, Jeffrey M. Switchenko, Mohammad K. Khan
Summary: This study retrospectively reviewed 63 MBM patients treated with WBRT at a single institution from 2000 to 2018, finding that WBRT remains an effective treatment strategy for controlling intracranial disease with limited treatment-related toxicities. Performance status and the use of BRAF inhibitors were associated with overall survival, highlighting the potential impact of systemic therapy in improving outcomes for MBM patients.
RADIATION ONCOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Sahir Javed, Stephane Benoist, Patrick Devos, Stephanie Truant, Rosine Guimbaud, Astrid Lievre, David Sefrioui, Romain Cohen, Pascal Artru, Aurelien Dupre, Jean-Baptiste Bachet, Christelle de la Fouchardiere, Anne Ploquin, Anthony Turpin
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the impact of surgery on the overall survival of patients with BRAFV600E-mutant colorectal liver metastases (CRLM). The results showed that CRLM resection was associated with better overall survival in these patients.
WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Angela Barillaro, Mara Caroprese, Laura Cella, Anna Viggiano, Francesca Buccelli, Chiara Daponte, Chiara Feoli, Caterina Oliviero, Stefania Clemente, Antonio Farella, Manuel Conson, Roberto Pacelli
Summary: Brain metastases are severe events in patients with solid tumors. Stereotactic radiation therapy is an effective treatment for brain metastases, but it may lead to radiation necrosis, which can impact patient's quality of life. Prompt recognition and treatment are necessary for managing radiation necrosis.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Junseok Jeon, Hyejeong Park, Youngha Kim, Danbee Kang, Jung Eun Lee, Wooseong Huh, Eliseo Guallar, Juhee Cho, Hye Ryoun Jang
Summary: Renal dysfunction after heart transplantation is associated with poor survival. Perioperative RRT, use of inotropes/vasopressors, and non-use of ACEi/ARB were predictors of ESKD, emphasizing the need for an active renoprotective strategy during the perioperative period.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Naoyuki Kanayama, Toshiki Ikawa, Shingo Ohira, Takero Hirata, Masahiro Morimoto, Kazuhiko Ogawa, Teruki Teshima, Koji Konishi
Summary: This study demonstrates that a significant reduction in brain metastases volume at 6 months post-SRT can predict local control. The dose of 80% of the gross tumor volume (GTV) D80 in the LQ model: alpha/beta = 20 may be a predictive factor for volume reduction.
Article
Oncology
Rebecca Rootwelt Winther, Einar Osland Vik-Mo, Olav Erich Yri, Nina Aass, Stein Kaasa, Eva Skovlund, Eirik Helseth, Marianne Jensen Hjermstad
Summary: The study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of preoperative GPA/ds-GPA scores and assess variables associated with overall survival. Results showed that ds-GPA score could be calculated in less than half of patients preoperatively, while GPA score could not accurately predict survival. Factors such as age, functioning status, primary cancer type, presence of extracranial metastases, and number of brain metastases were all associated with shorter overall survival.
Article
Immunology
Violaine Randrian, Amandine Desette, Sheik Emambux, Valentin Derangere, Pauline Roussille, Eric Frouin, Julie Godet, Lucie Karayan-Tapon, Francois Ghiringhelli, David Tougeron
Summary: The incidence of brain metastases has increased in colorectal cancer patients, with CD3 and CD8 T-cell infiltration higher in primary tumors compared to brain metastases. Rectal tumors have a higher DGMate score than colon tumors, and high DGMate score in brain metastases is associated with longer overall survival (OS) in rectal tumor patients. High CD3 T-cell infiltration in brain metastases is associated with lower OS in patients with supratentorial brain metastases.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Merve Hasanov, Denai R. Milton, Alicia Bea Davies, Elizabeth Sirmans, Chantal Saberian, Eliza L. Posada, Sylvia Opusunju, Jeffrey E. Gershenwald, Carlos A. Torres-Cabala, Elizabeth M. Burton, Rivka R. Colen, Jason T. Huse, Isabella C. Glitza Oliva, Caroline Chung, Mary Frances McAleer, Susan L. McGovern, Debra N. Yeboa, Betty Y. S. Kim, Sujit S. Prabhu, Ian E. McCutcheon, Jeffrey S. Weinberg, Frederick F. Lang, Hussein A. Tawbi, Jing Li, Lauren E. Haydu, Michael A. Davies, Sherise D. Ferguson
Summary: This study evaluates changes in clinical features and overall survival (OS) for patients with melanoma brain metastasis (MBM). The treatment options for MBM have significantly changed in the last decade, leading to improved OS. Factors associated with survival in MBM patients include patient age, primary tumor Breslow thickness, prior immunotherapy, leptomeningeal disease, symptomatic MBMs, and whole brain radiation therapy in the current era.
Article
Oncology
Anne Laprie, Soleakhena Ken, Thomas Filleron, Vincent Lubrano, Laure Vieillevigne, Fatima Tensaouti, Isabelle Catalaa, Sergio Boetto, Jonathan Khalifa, Justine Attal, Guillaume Peyraga, Carlos Gomez-Roca, Emmanuelle Uro-Coste, Georges Noel, Gilles Truc, Marie-Pierre Sunyach, Nicolas Magne, Marie Charissoux, Stephane Supiot, Valerie Bernier, Muriel Mounier, Muriel Poublanc, Amandine Fabre, Jean-Pierre Delord, Elizabeth Cohen-Jonathan Moyal
Review
Oncology
Yvan Pin, Adrien Paix, Julien Todeschi, Delphine Antoni, Francois Proust, Georges Noel
CRITICAL REVIEWS IN ONCOLOGY HEMATOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Waisse Waissi, Jean-Christophe Ame, Carole Mura, Georges Noel, Helene Burckel
Summary: The combination of olaparib with gemcitabine-based chemoradiotherapy can significantly enhance radiosensitization in PDAC cell lines, leading to increased cell death and a more pronounced effect at high radiation doses.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
Review
Oncology
Guillaume Virbel, Clara Le Fevre, Georges Noel, Delphine Antoni
Summary: Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is an effective and safe treatment for lung metastases, particularly in oligometastatic patients with localized disease involving one to three organs. This review summarized the recent progress and evaluation results of radiotherapy for pulmonary metastasis in the past five years.
Article
Oncology
J. Eber, B. Leroy-Freschini, D. Antoni, G. Noel, C. Pflumio
Summary: Radiation-induced heart disease is a complication that typically occurs years after thoracic irradiation. However, recent studies suggest that it can also be an earlier complication with subclinical cardiac injury. A case study described a patient who had abnormal cardiac metabolism detected incidentally after breast irradiation, but remained asymptomatic with normal angiography, indicating radiation-induced hibernating myocardium.
CANCER RADIOTHERAPIE
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Martin Schmitt, Isabelle Chambrelant, Parigna Hong Chheang, Carole Pflumio, Carole Hild, Thierry Petit, Georges Noel
Summary: This retrospective study evaluated the incidental axillary dose delivered during whole breast irradiation using different techniques, as well as the risk factors for axillary recurrence in breast cancer patients. The results showed that the irradiation technique affected the incidental dose delivered to the axillary area, but had no impact on the risk of axillary recurrence. The risk of lymphedema was found to be associated with the use of high tangential beams and the mean dose delivered at level II.
Article
Oncology
Martin Schmitt, Lucie Aussenac, Joseph Seitlinger, Veronique Lindner, Georges Noel, Delphine Antoni
Summary: Stereotactic radiotherapy is a viable alternative for patients with localised stage non-small-cell lung carcinoma who are inoperable or refuse surgery. The microscopic tumour extension varies according to histological type, with different adapted margins needed for squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma. Multivariate analysis showed a significant relationship between maximum microextension distance, size, and shrinkage coefficient.
Review
Oncology
Monica Ribeiro, Mohamed Amine Benadjaoud, Laura Moisy, Julian Jacob, Loic Feuvret, Alexander Balcerac, Marie-Odile Bernier, Dimitri Psimaras, Khe Hoang-Xuan, Georges Noel, Nathalie Jouniaux-Delbez, Damien Ricard
Summary: High-grade glioma patients are at high risk of developing depression and anxiety symptoms at different stages of the disease. Early palliative care and personalized psychosocial interventions are essential for improving patients' quality of life.
Review
Oncology
Benoit Lhermitte, Thibaut Wolf, Marie Pierre Chenard, Andres Coca, Julien Todeschi, Francois Proust, Edouard Hirsch, Roland Schott, Georges Noel, Eric Guerin, Damien Reita, Agathe Chammas, Alexandra Salmon, Sophie Martin, Monique Dontenwill, Natacha Entz-Werle
Summary: Drugs targeting activating BRAF mutations have transformed the prognosis and treatment of MAPK-pathway-induced cancers. The better knowledge of the MAPK pathway's involvement in gliomagenesis offers hope in brain cancers where conventional therapies have produced disappointing results. This review summarizes the current literature regarding BRAF-altered gliomas, their molecular diagnosis, prognosis, associated molecular alterations, and potential treatment options.
Article
Oncology
Lucas Geyer, Thibaut Wolf, Marie-Pierre Chenard, Helene Cebula, Roland Schott, Georges Noel, Eric Guerin, Erwan Pencreach, Damien Reita, Natacha Entz-Werle, Benoit Lhermitte
Summary: The 2021 WHO classification of central nervous system tumors is a histomolecular classification system that incorporates molecular data to improve patient prognoses and treatments. CDKN2A homozygous deletion is associated with poor prognosis in various types of gliomas, and its detection requires complex techniques. This study investigates the clinical significance of p16 immunohistochemical expression in gliomas and its correlation with CDKN2A homozygous deletion.
Article
Oncology
Jordan Eber, Cyrille Blondet, Martin Schmitt, David G. Cox, Claire Vit, Clara Le Fevre, Delphine Antoni, Fabrice Hubele, Georges Noel
Summary: Breast radiotherapy can cause radiation-induced cardiac disease, especially in left breast cancers. A prospective single-center study will be conducted to explore alternative approaches, such as deep inspiration breath hold radiotherapy and intensity modulated radiation therapy, to reduce the risk of myocardial perfusion defects in patients with left breast cancer. The study will use stress and resting myocardial scintigraphy to assess myocardial perfusion and aims to demonstrate the effectiveness of reducing cardiac dose in preventing early and medium-term perfusion disorders.
Review
Oncology
Arthur Lebas, Clara Le Fevre, Waisse Waissi, Isabelle Chambrelant, David Brinkert, Georges Noel
Summary: This article provides a systematic review of studies on soft tissue sarcomas of the extremities treated with radiotherapy. The analysis reveals the great heterogeneity among these studies and the difficulty in identifying significant prognostic factors for the benefit of radiotherapy. The review provides valuable insights for optimizing radiotherapy treatment for patients with soft tissue sarcomas of the extremities.
Article
Oncology
Laure Kuntz, Clara Le Fevre, Delphine Jarnet, Audrey Keller, Philippe Meyer, Christophe Mazzara, Helene Cebula, Georges Noel, Delphine Antoni
Summary: This retrospective study analyzed the data of patients who received at least two courses of SRT between 2010 and 2020. The results showed that NDFS and OS after SRT were influenced by various factors, including the number of treatments, patient condition, salvage WBRT, and metastasis velocity.
Review
Oncology
Isabelle Chambrelant, Delphine Jarnet, Jolie Bou-Gharios, Clara Le Fevre, Laure Kuntz, Delphine Antoni, Catherine Jenny, Georges Noel
Summary: Solid tumors often cause brain metastases (BMs), and stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) plays a major role in their treatment. This systematic review summarizes the dosimetric studies of SRT for single BMs and highlights the challenges in comparing different studies due to variations in factors such as PTV margins and volumes, total dose, number of fractions, and isodose prescription. Optimal dosimetric parameters, such as conformity and gradient indexes, need to be considered to minimize radiation exposure to healthy tissue. Future well-designed studies are needed to establish guidelines for selecting the most suitable SRT technique based on the characteristics of treated BMs.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Anasse Nounsi, Joseph Seitlinger, Charlotte Ponte, Julien Demiselle, Ysia Idoux-Gillet, Erwan Pencreach, Michele Beau-Faller, Veronique Lindner, Jean-Marc Balloul, Eric Quemeneur, Helene Burckel, Georges Noel, Anne Olland, Florence Fioretti, Pierre-Emmanuel Falcoz, Nadia Benkirane-Jessel, Guoqiang Hua
Summary: Radiation therapy and platinum-based chemotherapy are common treatments for lung cancer patients. Factors such as the patient's physical state and tumor heterogeneity contribute to the low overall survival rate in lung cancer. This study demonstrates that a patient-derived tumoroid model can be used to predict the efficacy of radiation therapy and cisplatin-based chemotherapy in non-small-cell lung cancer, and the results are correlated to clinical outcomes.