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Höller A, Zöggeler T, Meisinger B, Albrecht U, Karall D, Baumann M, Scholl-Bürgi S. Ketogene Ernährungstherapien: Grundlagen der Durchführung und Anwendung bei angeborenen Stoffwechselstörungen. Monatsschr Kinderheilkd 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s00112-020-00932-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Hulmi JJ, Penna F, Pöllänen N, Nissinen TA, Hentilä J, Euro L, Lautaoja JH, Ballarò R, Soliymani R, Baumann M, Ritvos O, Pirinen E, Lalowski M. Muscle NAD + depletion and Serpina3n as molecular determinants of murine cancer cachexia-the effects of blocking myostatin and activins. Mol Metab 2020; 41:101046. [PMID: 32599075 PMCID: PMC7364159 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2020.101046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2020] [Revised: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Objective Cancer cachexia and muscle loss are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. In preclinical animal models, blocking activin receptor (ACVR) ligands has improved survival and prevented muscle wasting in cancer cachexia without an effect on tumour growth. However, the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. This study aimed to identify cancer cachexia and soluble ACVR (sACVR) administration-evoked changes in muscle proteome. Methods Healthy and C26 tumour-bearing (TB) mice were treated with recombinant sACVR. The sACVR or PBS control were administered either prior to the tumour formation or by continued administration before and after tumour formation. Muscles were analysed by quantitative proteomics with further examination of mitochondria and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) metabolism. To complement the first prophylactic experiment, sACVR (or PBS) was injected as a treatment after tumour cell inoculation. Results Muscle proteomics in TB cachectic mice revealed downregulated signatures for mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) and increased acute phase response (APR). These were accompanied by muscle NAD+ deficiency, alterations in NAD+ biosynthesis including downregulation of nicotinamide riboside kinase 2 (Nrk2), and decreased muscle protein synthesis. The disturbances in NAD+ metabolism and protein synthesis were rescued by treatment with sACVR. Across the whole proteome and APR, in particular, Serpina3n represented the most upregulated protein and the strongest predictor of cachexia. However, the increase in Serpina3n expression was associated with increased inflammation rather than decreased muscle mass and/or protein synthesis. Conclusions We present evidence implicating disturbed muscle mitochondrial OXPHOS proteome and NAD+ homeostasis in experimental cancer cachexia. Treatment of TB mice with a blocker of activin receptor ligands restores depleted muscle NAD+ and Nrk2, as well as decreased muscle protein synthesis. These results indicate putative new treatment therapies for cachexia and that although acute phase protein Serpina3n may serve as a predictor of cachexia, it more likely reflects a condition of elevated inflammation. Cachectic muscle proteome shows decreased OXPHOS and increased acute phase response. Cancer cachexia is characterized by lowered muscle Nrk2 expression and NAD+ levels. Blocking activin receptor 2B ligands rescues muscle NAD+ homeostasis in cachexia. Blocking activin receptor 2B ligands prevents affected protein synthesis in cachexia. Serpina3n predicts cachexia and cancer-induced APR independently from muscle atrophy.
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Böttcher B, Kyprianou A, Lechner C, Kößler M, Heinz-Erian E, Neururer S, Abdel Azim S, Wildt L, Toth B, Baumann M, Rauchenzauner M, Rostásy K. Manifestation of migraine in adolescents: Does it change in puberty? Eur J Paediatr Neurol 2020; 26:29-33. [PMID: 32115367 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2020.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2019] [Revised: 02/07/2020] [Accepted: 02/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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PURPOSE To analyze the association between pubertal stage, menstrual cycle and migraine attacks in girls with migraine. In addition, headache frequency, accompanying symptoms, duration and onset in relation to the specific phase of the cycle were investigated. METHODS Girls between 7 and 18 years old, diagnosed with headaches that met "International Classification of Headache Disorders II" diagnostic criteria for migraine without aura, kept a daily headache and menstrual cycle diary over 8 weeks. Ovulatory cycles were identified by weekly progesterone saliva tests. RESULTS 47 girls participated in the study and were divided into three groups according to Tanner stage and onset of regular menstruation: pre- (n = 16), peri- (n = 19) and post-pubertal (n = 12). A significant difference in migraine frequency was found between pre- and post-pubertal girls (p = 0.005). No significant differences with regard to headache characteristics were detected. Interestingly, a higher frequency of attacks in follicular phase occurred compared to luteal phase in peri- and post-pubertal girls (p = 0.030). CONCLUSION During puberty, migraine patterns in girls change to a typical adult pattern of migraine in a stepwise manner not clearly related to menarche. The first sign of this transition phase could be the higher frequency of migraine attacks in post-pubertal girls.
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Kozlikin MB, Rendu W, Plisson H, Baumann M, Shunkov MV. Unshaped Bone Tools from Denisova Cave, Altai. ARCHAEOLOGY, ETHNOLOGY & ANTHROPOLOGY OF EURASIA 2020. [DOI: 10.17746/1563-0110.2020.48.1.016-028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Halabi IO, Scholtes B, Voz B, Gillain N, Durieux N, Odero A, Baumann M, Ziegler O, Gagnayre R, Guillaume M, Bragard I, Pétré B. "Patient participation" and related concepts: A scoping review on their dimensional composition. PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING 2020; 103:5-14. [PMID: 31447194 DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2019.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2018] [Revised: 07/29/2019] [Accepted: 08/01/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Several concepts on collaboration between patients and healthcare systems have emerged in the literature but there is little consensus on their meanings and differences. In this study, "patient participation" and related concepts were studied by focusing on the dimensions that compose them. This review follows two objectives: (1) to produce a detailed and comprehensive overview of the "patient participation" dimensions; (2) to identify differences and similarities between the related concepts. METHODS A scoping review was performed to synthesize knowledge into a conceptual framework. An electronic protocol driven search was conducted in two bibliographic databases and a thematic analysis was used to analyse the data. RESULTS The search process returned 39 articles after exclusion for full data extraction and analysis. Through the thematic analysis, the dimensions, influencing factors and expected outcomes of "patient participation" were determined. Finally, differences between the included concepts were identified. CONCLUSION This global vision of "patient participation" allows us to go beyond the distinctions between the existing concepts and reveals their common goal to include the patient in the healthcare system. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS This scoping review provides useful information to propose a conceptual model of "patient participation", which could impact clinical practice and medical training programs.
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Willers H, Gurtner K, Benes C, Baumann M, Krause M. PD01.14 Targeting the Chemoradiation Resistance of Lung Cancers with KRAS/TP53 Co-Mutations. J Thorac Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.09.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Weiss S, Schatz U, Zschoke J, Wenninger S, Schoser B, Rudnik-Schoeneborn S, Muss W, Schossig A, Schmidt W, Bittner R, Bernert G, Baumann M. P.159Disease spectrum in nemaline myopathy due to LMOD3 mild founder mutation in Austria and southern Germany. Neuromuscul Disord 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2019.06.214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Cunningham D, Salazar R, Sobrero A, Ducreux M, Van Cutsem E, Scheithauer W, Tournigand C, Molnar V, Starke M, Baumann M, Wiegert E, Schmidt M, Arnold D. Lefitolimod vs standard of care (SOC) for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) responding to first-line standard treatment: Results from the randomized phase III IMPALA trial. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz394.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Spinelli M, Wiest R, Di Meglio L, Baumann M, Raio L, Surbek D. The "vermian-crest angle": does it allow accurate categorisation of fetal upward rotation of cerebellar vermis on intrauterine MRI? A pilot study. Clin Radiol 2019; 74:489.e1-489.e7. [PMID: 30954236 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2019.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2017] [Accepted: 02/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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AIM To test a new parameter to assess the position of the fetal cerebellar vermis in the posterior fossa (PF) using intrauterine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). MATERIALS AND METHODS The angle between the cerebellar vermis and the internal occipital crest (vermian-crest angle, VCA) was assessed retrospectively using MRI in fetuses with and without PF anomalies. Spearman's rank test was used to investigate correlation of the VCA with gestational age (GA). Groups were compared using Student's t-test and the one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) with the Bonferroni adjustment. Box-and-whisker plots were also used. RESULTS One hundred and two normal cases were identified. Mean±SD GA at MRI was 26.5±2.8 weeks (range: 22-32 weeks). The VCA was 64.49±11.5° independently of GA (r=0.19; p=0.12). In addition, 30 fetuses at 19-28 weeks were identified with Blake's pouch cyst (BPC; n=5), Dandy-Walker malformation (DWM; n=12), mega cisterna magna (MCM; n=10), and vermian hypoplasia (VH; n=3). The VCA was significantly different in the DWM (p<0.001) and BPC (p<0.001) subgroups, but was not significantly different in cases of VH (p=0.84) and MCM (p=0.95) in comparison with controls. CONCLUSIONS A new method to assess vermian position within the PF using intrauterine MRI was assessed. In combination with the other existing parameters, it may be helpful for addressing the categorisation of upward rotation of the fetal cerebellar vermis; however, further studies are necessary to strengthen the present findings.
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Dutz A, Agolli L, Valentini C, Bütof R, Troost E, Baumann M, Lühr A, Krause M, Löck S. PV-0361 Minor changes in neurocognition and quality of life after proton therapy for brain tumour patients. Radiother Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(19)30781-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Starke S, Leger S, Zwanenburg A, Pilz K, Lohaus F, Linge A, Zöphel K, Kotzerke J, Schreiber A, Tinhofer I, Budach V, Stuschke M, Balermpas P, Rödel C, Ganswindt U, Belka C, Pigorsch S, Combs S, Mönnich D, Zips D, Krause M, Baumann M, Richter C, Troost E, Löck S. OC-0496 Deep-learning based estimation of locoregional control for patients with locally advanced HNSCC. Radiother Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(19)30916-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Hecht C, Baumann M, Spinelli M, Trippel M, Raio L. Umbilical cord in conjoined twins: prenatal imaging and anatomopathological aspects. ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 2019; 53:269-270. [PMID: 30125413 DOI: 10.1002/uog.20095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2018] [Revised: 08/12/2018] [Accepted: 08/13/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Lüscher B, Surbek D, Schneider P, Baumann M. Placental uric acid transport system and its impact on fetal development. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2018. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1671120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Nguyen N, Baumann M, Dhiman H, Lopez IH, Borth N. Identification of novel promoters and genetic control elements derived from Chinese Hamster Ovary cells. N Biotechnol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nbt.2018.05.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Trottmann F, Baumann M, Mosimann B, Amylidi S, Surbek D, Raio L. Should we include sFlt-1 in the Swansea criteria? Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2018. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1671492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Hofstaetter C, Baumann M, Raio L. Angiogenetische Charakterisierung von jelly-like Plazenten. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2018. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1671167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Peitzsch C, Tyutyunnykova A, Chen O, Linge A, Richter S, Sommer U, Groeben C, Krause M, Baumann M, Dubrovska A. PO-119 Accelerated glutamine metabolism is conferring radioresistance to prostate cancer. ESMO Open 2018. [DOI: 10.1136/esmoopen-2018-eacr25.644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Brockmeier U, Kranz P, Ocklenburg T, Neumann F, Metzen E, Baumann M, Goepelt K, Hussmann M. PO-043 Targeting the thiol oxidoreductases ERp57 and PDI hits cancer cells on multiple fronts: proliferation, radioresistance and ER stress response (UPR). ESMO Open 2018. [DOI: 10.1136/esmoopen-2018-eacr25.87] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Niyazi M, Adeberg S, Kaul D, Boulesteix A, Bougatf N, Fleischmann D, Grün A, Krämer A, Rödel C, Eckert F, Paulsen F, Kessel K, Combs S, Oehlke O, Grosu A, Seidlitz A, Lattermann A, Krause M, Baumann M, Guberina M, Stuschke M, Budach V, Belka C, Debus J. OC-0588: Validation of the reRT risk score (RRRS) in glioma patients: A multicenter DKTK/ROG analysis. Radiother Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(18)30898-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Leger S, Zwanenburg A, Pilz K, Lohaus F, Linge A, Zöphel K, Kotzerke J, Schreiber A, Tinhofer I, Budach V, Sak A, Stuschke M, Balermpas P, Rödel C, Ganswindt U, Belka C, Pigorsch S, Combs S, Mönnich D, Zips D, Krause M, Baumann M, Richter C, Troost E, Löck S. OC-0508: Identification of tumour sub-volumes for improved radiomic risk modelling in locally advanced HNSCC. Radiother Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(18)30818-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Krause M, Seidlitz A, Löck S, Jentsch C, Platzek I, Zöphel K, Petr J, Van den hoff J, Steinbach J, Krex D, Schackert G, Falk M, Baumann M, Beuthien-Baumann B. OC-0594: Postoperative [11C]MET-PET predicts radiochemotherapy outcome in glioblastoma: a prospective trial. Radiother Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(18)30904-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Löck S, Linge A, Seidlitz A, Bandurska-Luque A, Großer M, Baretton G, Zöphel K, Zips D, Troost E, Krause M, Baumann M. OC-0269: Comparison of tumour hypoxia measured by FMISO-PET and gene signatures for patients with HNSCC. Radiother Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(18)30579-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Mueller-von der Gruen J, Rödel F, Fokas E, Tinhofer I, Budach V, Krause M, Linge A, Lohaus F, Sak A, Stuschke M, Grosu A, Gkika E, Abdollahi A, Debus J, Ganswindt U, Belka C, Stangl S, Pigorsch S, Multhoff G, Combs S, Welz S, Zips D, Baumann M, Rödel C, Balermpas P. OC-0324: Immune contexture in SCCHN and outcome after chemoradiotherapy in an uni- and multicentric cohort. Radiother Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(18)30634-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Stacchiotti S, Gronchi A, Fossati P, Akiyama T, Alapetite C, Baumann M, Blay JY, Bolle S, Boriani S, Bruzzi P, Capanna R, Caraceni A, Casadei R, Colia V, Debus J, Delaney T, Desai A, Dileo P, Dijkstra S, Doglietto F, Flanagan A, Froelich S, Gardner PA, Gelderblom H, Gokaslan ZL, Haas R, Heery C, Hindi N, Hohenberger P, Hornicek F, Imai R, Jeys L, Jones RL, Kasper B, Kawai A, Krengli M, Leithner A, Logowska I, Martin Broto J, Mazzatenta D, Morosi C, Nicolai P, Norum OJ, Patel S, Penel N, Picci P, Pilotti S, Radaelli S, Ricchini F, Rutkowski P, Scheipl S, Sen C, Tamborini E, Thornton KA, Timmermann B, Torri V, Tunn PU, Uhl M, Yamada Y, Weber DC, Vanel D, Varga PP, Vleggeert-Lankamp CLA, Casali PG, Sommer J. Best practices for the management of local-regional recurrent chordoma: a position paper by the Chordoma Global Consensus Group. Ann Oncol 2018; 28:1230-1242. [PMID: 28184416 PMCID: PMC5452071 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Chordomas are rare, malignant bone tumors of the skull-base and axial skeleton. Until recently, there was no consensus among experts regarding appropriate clinical management of chordoma, resulting in inconsistent care and suboptimal outcomes for many patients. To address this shortcoming, the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) and the Chordoma Foundation, the global chordoma patient advocacy group, convened a multi-disciplinary group of chordoma specialists to define by consensus evidence-based best practices for the optimal approach to chordoma. In January 2015, the first recommendations of this group were published, covering the management of primary and metastatic chordomas. Additional evidence and further discussion were needed to develop recommendations about the management of local-regional failures. Thus, ESMO and CF convened a second consensus group meeting in November 2015 to address the treatment of locally relapsed chordoma. This meeting involved over 60 specialists from Europe, the United States and Japan with expertise in treatment of patients with chordoma. The consensus achieved during that meeting is the subject of the present publication and complements the recommendations of the first position paper.
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Bütof R, Simon M, Löck S, Troost EGC, Appold S, Krause M, Baumann M. PORTAF - postoperative radiotherapy of non-small cell lung cancer: accelerated versus conventional fractionation - study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 2017; 18:608. [PMID: 29262836 PMCID: PMC5738814 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-017-2346-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2017] [Accepted: 11/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) without affected lymph nodes detected at staging, surgical resection is still the mainstay of treatment. However, in patients with metastatic mediastinal lymph nodes (pN2) or non-radically resected primary tumors (R1/R2), postoperative radiotherapy (possibly combined with chemotherapy) is indicated. So far, investigations about time factors affecting postoperative radiotherapy have only examined the waiting time defined as interval between surgery and start of radiotherapy, but not the overall treatment time (OTT) itself. Conversely, results from trials on primary radio(chemo)therapy in NSCLC show that longer OTT correlates with significantly worse local tumor control and overall survival rates. This time factor of primary radio(chemo)therapy is thought to mainly be based on repopulation of surviving tumor cells between irradiation fractions. It remains to be elucidated if such an effect also occurs when patients with NSCLC are treated with postoperative radiotherapy after surgery (and chemotherapy). Our own retrospective data suggest an advantage of shorter OTT also for postoperative radiotherapy in this patient group. METHODS/DESIGN This is a multicenter, prospective randomized trial investigating whether an accelerated course of postoperative radiotherapy with photons or protons (7 fractions per week, 2 Gy fractions) improves locoregional tumor control in NSCLC patients in comparison to conventional fractionation (5 fractions per week, 2 Gy fractions). Target volumes and total radiation doses will be stratified in both treatment arms based on individual risk factors. DISCUSSION For the primary endpoint of the study we postulate an increase in local tumor control from 70% to 85% after 36 months. Secondary endpoints are overall survival of patients; local recurrence-free and distant metastases-free survival after 36 months; acute and late toxicity and quality of life for both treatment methods. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02189967 . Registered on 22 May 2014.
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