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Abu-Arja MH, Shatara MS, Okcu MF, McGovern SL, Su JM, Abdelbaki MS. The role of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in the management of metastatic central nervous system germinoma: A meta-analysis. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2023; 70:e30601. [PMID: 37501569 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.30601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND The role of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in treating patients with metastatic central nervous system (CNS) germinoma is controversial. METHODS We compared the relapse-free survival (RFS) of different treatment modalities by performing a meta-analysis using published data. We summarized all data using standard descriptive statistics. We used the Kaplan-Meier method to estimate RFS and their corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs). We used the log-rank test for the comparison of survival functions. RESULTS We identified 97 patients with a median age at presentation of 15 years (range: 7-38). Sites of metastasis were cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) disease only (n = 12), brain parenchyma (n = 18), spinal cord (n = 9), ventricular and CSF (n = 10), ventricular only (n = 31), and other (n = 17). The 3-year RFS among patients who received any form of radiotherapy was 89% (95% CI: 83-96) compared with 0% for patients who received a chemotherapy-only regimen (p = .001). Five-year RFS among patients who received craniospinal irradiation (CSI) was 92% (95% CI: 84-100) compared with 76.4% (95% CI: 63-90) in the non-CSI group (with or without neoadjuvant chemotherapy) (p = .014). Five-year RFS of patients who received CSI less than 24 Gy with neoadjuvant chemotherapy was 100% compared with 92% (95% CI: 83-100) CSI dose greater than or equal to 24 Gy alone (p = .3). CONCLUSIONS Our analysis does not support avoiding spinal irradiation among patients with radiographic metastatic CNS germinoma. Future studies are needed to confirm whether neoadjuvant chemotherapy will allow a reduction of irradiation dose without compromising survival.
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- Mohammad H Abu-Arja
- Department of Pediatrics, Texas Children's Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, St. Louis Children's Hospital, Washington University, School of Medicine in St. Louis, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Texas Children's Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Texas Children's Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, St. Louis Children's Hospital, Washington University, School of Medicine in St. Louis, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Grippin AJ, McGovern SL. Proton therapy for pediatric diencephalic tumors. Front Oncol 2023; 13:1123082. [PMID: 37213290 PMCID: PMC10196353 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1123082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/23/2023] Open
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Diencephalic tumors tend to be low grade tumors located near several critical structures, including the optic nerves, optic chiasm, pituitary, hypothalamus, Circle of Willis, and hippocampi. In children, damage to these structures can impact physical and cognitive development over time. Thus, the goal of radiotherapy is to maximize long term survival while minimizing late effects, including endocrine disruption leading to precocious puberty, height loss, hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, and primary amenorrhea; visual disruption including blindness; and vascular damage resulting in cerebral vasculopathy. Compared to photon therapy, proton therapy offers the potential to decrease unnecessary dose to these critical structures while maintaining adequate dose to the tumor. In this article, we review the acute and chronic toxicities associated with radiation for pediatric diencephalic tumors, focusing on the use of proton therapy to minimize treatment-related morbidity. Emerging strategies to further reduce radiation dose to critical structures will also be considered.
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Uemura S, Demizu Y, Hasegawa D, Fujikawa T, Inoue S, Nishimura A, Tojyo R, Nakamura S, Kozaki A, Saito A, Kishimoto K, Ishida T, Mori T, Koyama J, Kawamura A, Akasaka Y, Yoshida M, Fukumitsu N, Soejima T, Kosaka Y. The comparison of acute toxicities associated with craniospinal irradiation between photon beam therapy and proton beam therapy in children with brain tumors. Cancer Med 2022; 11:1502-1510. [PMID: 35137555 PMCID: PMC8921900 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.4553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2021] [Revised: 11/24/2021] [Accepted: 11/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Introduction This study aimed to evaluate acute toxicities associated with irradiation between the X‐CSI (photon beam craniospinal irradiation) and P‐CSI (proton beam craniospinal irradiation) groups in children with brain tumors. Methods Sixty‐two consecutive patients who received initial craniospinal irradiation (CSI) for brain tumors in our center between January 1, 2011 and May 31, 2021, were included in the study. Acute toxicities were retrospectively evaluated during CSI using Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 5.0. Maximum grades of fatigue, headache, insomnia, nausea, vomiting, dermatitis, constipation, abdominal pain, oropharyngeal mucositis, and hematological toxicities were evaluated. Results Thirty‐six patients received X‐CSI, and 26 patients received P‐CSI. The median dose of CSI was 18.0 Gy in the X‐CSI group and 23.4 Gy (relative biological effectiveness) in the P‐CSI group (p < 0.001). The P‐CSI group had a lower incidence of more than grade 2 nausea (11.5% vs. 69.4%, p = 0.008) and vomiting (7.7% vs. 38.8%, p < 0.001), compared with the X‐CSI group. Multivariate logistic regression analysis with adjustments for potential confounding factors of doses of CSI showed that proton radiation therapy was associated with a marked reduced risk of more than grade 2 nausea and vomiting during CSI (adjusted odds ratio, 0.050; 95% confidential interval, 0.011–0.24; p < 0.001). Conclusion The present study suggests that P‐CSI reduces the acute gastrointestinal toxicities associated with irradiation.
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- Suguru Uemura
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Kobe Children's Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Kobe Proton Center, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Kobe Children's Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Kobe Children's Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Kobe Children's Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Kobe Children's Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Kobe Children's Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Kobe Children's Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Kobe Children's Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Kobe Children's Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Kobe Children's Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Kobe Children's Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Kobe Children's Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kobe Children's Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kobe Children's Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Kobe Children's Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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