Unilateral hippocampal sparing during whole brain radiotherapy for multiple brain metastases: narrative and critical review

P Pospisil, L Hynkova, L Hnidakova… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background The landscape of brain metastases radiotherapy is evolving, with a shift away
from whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT) toward targeted stereotactic approaches aimed at …

Psychosocial distress and its effects on the health-related quality of life of primary brain tumor patients

D Randazzo, KB Peters - CNS oncology, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
All cancer patients experience distress from the diagnosis, the effects of the disease or the
treatment. Clinically significant distress decreases overall quality of life and the recognition …

[HTML][HTML] Dosimetric feasibility analysis and presentation of an isotoxic dose-escalated radiation therapy concept for glioblastoma used in the PRIDE trial (NOA-28; …

R Bodensohn, DF Fleischmann, SH Maier… - Clinical and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background and purpose The PRIDE trial (NOA-28; ARO-2022-12; NCT05871021) is
scheduled to start recruitment in October 2023. Its primary objective is to enhance median …

Long-term follow-up of neuropsychological functions in patients with high grade gliomas: can cognitive status predict patient's outcome after surgery?

B Zarino, A Di Cristofori, GA Fornara, GA Bertani… - Acta …, 2020 - Springer
Background Patients affected by a high-grade glioma (HGG) have a poor prognosis with a
median survival of 12–16 months. Such poor prognosis affects the perception of the …

Factors affecting cognitive functions of patients with high-grade gliomas: a systematic review

R Tariq, N Hussain, MWS Baqai - Neurological Sciences, 2023 - Springer
Background Gliomas make up approximately 26.5% of all primary CNS tumors and 80.7% of
malignant tumors. They are classified according to histology, location, and genetics. Grade …

Role of hippocampal location and radiation dose in glioblastoma patients with hippocampal atrophy

C Le Fèvre, X Cheng, MP Loit, A Keller, H Cebula… - Radiation …, 2021 - Springer
Background The hippocampus is a critical organ for irradiation. Thus, we explored changes
in hippocampal volume according to the dose delivered and the location relative to the …

Biomarkers of brain damage induced by radiotherapy

N Sultana, C Sun, T Katsube, B Wang - Dose-Response, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Radiotherapy remains currently a critical component for both primary and metastatic brain
tumors either alone or in combination with surgery, chemotherapy, and molecularly targeted …

Hippocampal-sparing radiotherapy and neurocognitive impairment: A systematic literature review

ZR Giuseppe, C Silvia, F Eleonora… - Journal of Cancer …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Materials and Methods: A systematic review of published literature was performed on
PubMed and the Cochrane Library. Only prospective clinical trials reporting NCF outcome in …

Effect of radiochemotherapy on the cognitive function and diffusion tensor and perfusion weighted imaging for high-grade gliomas: a prospective study

Y Bian, L Meng, J Peng, J Li, R Wei, L Huo, H Yang… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
This study aimed to explore the effects of radiochemotherapy on the neurocognitive function
of patients with high-grade gliomas (HGG). The mini-mental state examination (MMSE) …

Corticosteroids use and neurocognitive functioning in patients with recurrent glioblastoma: Evidence from European Organization for Research and Treatment of …

I Caramanna, JM de Kort, AA Brandes… - Neuro-Oncology …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background In patients with recurrent glioblastoma, corticosteroids are frequently used to
mitigate intracranial pressure and to improve patient neurological functioning. To date, in …