Proton beam therapy for clival chordoma: Optimising rare cancer treatments in Australia

A Mathew, P Gorayski, N Candy… - Journal of Medical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
With the anticipated launch of the Australian Bragg Centre for Proton Therapy and Research
(ABCPTR) in Adelaide, Australia, proton therapy will become a significant addition to …

Stereotactic radiosurgery in the management of skull base chordomas: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis

SF Maroufi, MS Fallahi, M Sabahi, SP Maroufi… - Neurosurgical …, 2024 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Chordoma is a primary bone tumor with limited literature on its management
because of its rarity. Resection, while considered the first-line treatment, does not always …

The burden of skull base chordomas: insights from a meta-analysis of observational studies

G Fiore, E Porto, GA Bertani, HJ Marcus, A Saladino… - Neurosurgical …, 2024 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to provide a quantitative synthesis of the survival
outcomes for patients with skull base chordomas, focusing on the role of 1) the extent of …

[HTML][HTML] Chordoma: Genetics and Contemporary Management

R Desai, PE Pelargos, IF Dunn - International Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Chordomas, arising from notochord remnants, are rare neoplasms with aggressive growth
patterns despite their histologically low-grade nature. This review explores their …

Supramarginal resection of skull base chordomas: proof of concept and preliminary outcomes

J Rychen, F Constanzo, Y Xu, TM Johnstone, A Bex… - Neurosurgical …, 2024 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The mainstay of treatment for skull base chordoma (SBC) is maximal safe
resection followed by radiotherapy. However, even after gross-total resection (GTR), the …

Skull Base Tumors: Therapeutic Challenges and Multi-Disciplinary Care

G Choby - Cancers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Clival chordomas are rare but aggressive cranial base tumors that arise from notochordal
remnants [1–3] in the clivus and pose significant treatment challenges due to their difficult …