Efficacy and toxicity of bimodal radiotherapy in WHO grade 2 meningiomas following subtotal resection with carbon ion boost : Prospective phase 2 MARCIE trial

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BACKGROUND: Novel radiotherapeutic modalities using carbon ions provide an increased relative biological effectiveness (RBE) compared to photons, delivering a higher biological dose while reducing radiation exposure for adjacent organs. This prospective phase 2 trial investigated bimodal radiotherapy using photons with carbon-ion (C12)-boost in patients with WHO grade 2 meningiomas following subtotal resection (Simpson grade 4 or 5).

METHODS: A total of 33 patients were enrolled from July 2012 until July 2020. The study treatment comprised a C12-boost (18 Gy [RBE] in 6 fractions) applied to the macroscopic tumor in combination with photon radiotherapy (50 Gy in 25 fractions). The primary endpoint was the 3-year progression-free survival (PFS), and the secondary endpoints included overall survival, safety and treatment toxicities.

RESULTS: With a median follow-up of 42 months, the 3-year estimates of PFS, local PFS and overall survival were 80.3%, 86.7%, and 89.8%, respectively. Radiation-induced contrast enhancement (RICE) was encountered in 45%, particularly in patients with periventricularly located meningiomas. Patients exhibiting RICE were mostly either asymptomatic (40%) or presented immediate neurological and radiological improvement (47%) after the administration of corticosteroids or bevacizumab in case of radiation necrosis (3/33). Treatment-associated complications occurred in 1 patient with radiation necrosis who died due to postoperative complications after resection of radiation necrosis. The study was prematurely terminated after recruiting 33 of the planned 40 patients.

CONCLUSIONS: Our study demonstrates a bimodal approach utilizing photons with C12-boost may achieve a superior local PFS to conventional photon RT, but must be balanced against the potential risks of toxicities.

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CommentIn: Neuro Oncol. 2023 Dec 28;:. - PMID 38153397

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:26

Enthalten in:

Neuro-oncology - 26(2024), 4 vom: 05. Apr., Seite 701-712

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Deng, Maximilian Y [VerfasserIn]
Maas, Sybren L N [VerfasserIn]
Hinz, Felix [VerfasserIn]
Karger, Christian P [VerfasserIn]
Sievers, Philipp [VerfasserIn]
Eichkorn, Tanja [VerfasserIn]
Meixner, Eva [VerfasserIn]
Hoegen-Sassmannshausen, Philipp [VerfasserIn]
Hörner-Rieber, Juliane [VerfasserIn]
Lischalk, Jonathan W [VerfasserIn]
Seidensaal, Katharina [VerfasserIn]
Bernhardt, Denise [VerfasserIn]
Jungk, Christine [VerfasserIn]
Unterberg, Andreas [VerfasserIn]
Wick, Antje [VerfasserIn]
Wick, Wolfgang [VerfasserIn]
von Deimling, Andreas [VerfasserIn]
Sahm, Felix [VerfasserIn]
Combs, Stephanie [VerfasserIn]
Herfarth, Klaus [VerfasserIn]
Debus, Jürgen [VerfasserIn]
König, Laila [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

7440-44-0
Carbon
Carbon ion radiotherapy
Clinical Trial, Phase II
Ions
Journal Article
Meningioma
Particle radiotherapy
Postoperative radiotherapy
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
WHO grade 2

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Date Completed 08.04.2024

Date Revised 11.04.2024

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CommentIn: Neuro Oncol. 2023 Dec 28;:. - PMID 38153397

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/neuonc/noad244

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NLM365702315