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Uhl M, Waeckel T, Seizilles De Mazancourt E, Taha F, Kaulanjan K, Goujon A, Beretta A, Papet J, Dupuis H, Panis A, Peyrottes A, Lemaire A, Larose C, Bettler L, Pues M, Joncour C, Stempfer G, Ghestem T, De Sousa P. Impact of Transplantation Timing on Renal Graft Survival Outcomes and Perioperative Complications. Transpl Int 2024; 37:12202. [PMID: 38420268 PMCID: PMC10899379 DOI: 10.3389/ti.2024.12202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
Abstract
Nighttime organ transplantation aims to decrease cold ischemia duration, yet conflicting data exists on its impact on graft function and perioperative complications. This multicenter TRANSPLANT'AFUF study including 2,854 patients, transplanted between 1 January 2011, and 31 December 2022, investigated nighttime kidney transplantation's impact (8:00 p.m.-8:00 a.m.) versus daytime (8:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.) on surgical complications and graft survival. Overall, 2043 patients (71.6%) underwent daytime graft, while 811 (28.4%) underwent nighttime graft. No impact was observed of timing of graft surgery on graft survival with a median survival of 98 months and 132 months for daytime and nightime grafting, respectively (p = 0.1749). Moreover, no impact was observed on early surgical complications (Clavien I-II = 20.95% for DG and 20.10% for NG; Clavien III-IV-V = 15.42% for DG and 12.94% for NG; p = 0.0889) and late complications (>30 days) (Clavien I-II = 6.80% for DG and 5.67% for NG; Clavien III-IV-V = 12.78% for DG and 12.82% for NG; p = 0.2444). Noteworthy, we found a significant increase in Maastricht 3 donors' rates in nighttime transplantation (5.53% DG vs. 21.45% NG; p < 0.0001). In conclusion, nighttime kidney transplantation did not impact early/late surgical complications nor graft survival.
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- M. Uhl
- Urology, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Amiens Picardie, Amiens, France
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- Urology, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Caen, Caen, France
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- Urology, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Reims, Reims, France
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- Urology, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Pointe A Pitre, Guadeloupe, Pointe à Pitre, France
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- Urology, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Rennes, Rennes, France
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- Urology, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Urology, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Rouen, Rouen, France
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- Urology, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Rouen, Rouen, France
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- Urology, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Créteil, Paris, France
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- Urology, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
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- Urology, Hôpital Saint Louis, Paris, France
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- Urology, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Nancy, Nancy, France
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- Urology, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Dijon, Dijon, France
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- Urology, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Lille, Lille, France
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- Urology, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Reims, Reims, France
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- Urology, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Pointe A Pitre, Guadeloupe, Pointe à Pitre, France
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- Urology, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Amiens Picardie, Amiens, France
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- Urology, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Amiens Picardie, Amiens, France
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Stritzelberger J, Gesmann A, Fuhrmann I, Balk S, Reindl C, Madžar D, Uhl M, Welte TM, Brandner S, Eisenhut F, Dörfler A, Coras R, Adler W, Schwab S, Putz F, Fietkau R, Distel L, Hamer HM. Status epilepticus in patients with glioblastoma: Clinical characteristics, risk factors, and epileptological outcome. Seizure 2023; 112:48-53. [PMID: 37748366 DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2023.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Revised: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/27/2023] Open
Abstract
PURPOSE Epilepsy is a common comorbidity in patients with glioblastoma, however, clinical data on status epilepticus (SE) in these patients is sparse. We aimed to investigate the risk factors associated with the occurrence and adverse outcomes of SE in glioblastoma patients. METHODS We retrospectively analysed electronic medical records of patients with de-novo glioblastoma treated at our institution between 01/2006 and 01/2020 and collected data on patient, tumour, and SE characteristics. RESULTS In the final cohort, 292/520 (56.2 %) patients developed seizures, with 48 (9.4 % of the entire cohort and 16.4 % of patients with epilepsy, PWE) experiencing SE at some point during the course of their disease. SE was the first symptom of the tumour in 6 cases (1.2 %) and the first manifestation of epilepsy in 18 PWE (6.2 %). Most SE episodes occurred postoperatively (n = 37, 77.1 %). SE occurrence in PWE was associated with postoperative seizures and drug-resistant epilepsy. Adverse outcome (in-house mortality or admission to palliative care, 10/48 patients, 20.8 %), was independently associated with higher status epilepticus severity score (STESS) and Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI), but not tumour progression. 32/48 SE patients (66.7 %) were successfully treated with first- and second-line agents, while escalation to third-line agents was successful in 6 (12.5 %) cases. CONCLUSION Our data suggests a link between the occurrence of SE, postoperative seizures, and drug-resistant epilepsy. Despite the dismal oncological prognosis, SE was successfully treated in 79.2 % of the cases. Higher STESS and CCI were associated with adverse SE outcomes.
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- Jenny Stritzelberger
- Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), 91054 Erlangen, Germany, Full member of ERN EpiCARE.
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- Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), 91054 Erlangen, Germany, Full member of ERN EpiCARE
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- Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), 91054 Erlangen, Germany, Full member of ERN EpiCARE
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- Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), 91054 Erlangen, Germany, Full member of ERN EpiCARE
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- Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), 91054 Erlangen, Germany, Full member of ERN EpiCARE
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- Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), 91054 Erlangen, Germany, Full member of ERN EpiCARE
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- Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), 91054 Erlangen, Germany, Full member of ERN EpiCARE
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- Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), 91054 Erlangen, Germany, Full member of ERN EpiCARE
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen 91054, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen 91054, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen 91054, Germany
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- Department of Neuropathology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen 91054, Germany
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- Department of Biometry and Epidemiology and Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen 91054, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), 91054 Erlangen, Germany, Full member of ERN EpiCARE
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- Department of Radiooncology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen 91054, Germany
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- Department of Radiooncology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen 91054, Germany
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- Department of Radiooncology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen 91054, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), 91054 Erlangen, Germany, Full member of ERN EpiCARE
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Fábelová L, Beneito A, Casas M, Colles A, Dalsager L, Den Hond E, Dereumeaux C, Ferguson K, Gilles L, Govarts E, Irizar A, Lopez Espinosa MJ, Montazeri P, Morrens B, Patayová H, Rausová K, Richterová D, Rodriguez Martin L, Santa-Marina L, Schettgen T, Schoeters G, Haug LS, Uhl M, Villanger GD, Vrijheid M, Zaros C, Palkovičová Murínová Ľ. PFAS levels and exposure determinants in sensitive population groups. Chemosphere 2023; 313:137530. [PMID: 36509187 PMCID: PMC9846180 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.137530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Revised: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are persistent organic pollutants. The first exposure to PFAS occurs in utero, after birth it continues via breast milk, food intake, environment, and consumer products that contain these chemicals. Our aim was to identify determinants of PFAS concentrations in sensitive population subgroups- pregnant women and newborns. METHODS Nine European birth cohorts provided exposure data on PFAS in pregnant women (INMA-Gipuzkoa, Sabadell, Valencia, ELFE and MoBa; total N = 5897) or newborns (3xG study, FLEHS 2, FLEHS 3 and PRENATAL; total N = 940). PFOS, PFOA, PFHxS and PFNA concentrations were measured in maternal or cord blood, depending on the cohort (FLEHS 2 measured only PFOS and PFOA). PFAS concentrations were analysed according to maternal characteristics (age, BMI, parity, previous breastfeeding, smoking, and food consumption during pregnancy) and parental educational level. The association between potential determinants and PFAS concentrations was evaluated using multiple linear regression models. RESULTS We observed significant variations in PFAS concentrations among cohorts. Higher PFAS concentrations were associated with higher maternal age, primipara birth, and educational level, both for maternal blood and cord blood. Higher PFAS concentrations in maternal blood were associated with higher consumption of fish and seafood, meat, offal and eggs. In cord blood, higher PFHxS concentrations were associated with daily meat consumption and higher PFNA with offal consumption. Daily milk and dairy consumption were associated with lower concentrations of PFAS in both, pregnant women and newborns. CONCLUSION High detection rates of the four most abundant PFAS demonstrate ubiquitous exposure of sensitive populations, which is of concern. This study identified several determinants of PFAS exposure in pregnant women and newborns, including dietary factors, and these findings can be used for proposing measures to reduce PFAS exposure, particularly from dietary sources.
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- L Fábelová
- Slovak Medical University in Bratislava, Faculty of Public Health, Department of Environmental Medicine, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Epidemiology and Environmental Health Joint Research Unit, FISABIO-Universitat Jaume I-Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
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- ISGlobal, Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain; Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, C/Monforte de Lemos 3-5 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- VITO Health, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Mol, Belgium
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- Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Provincial Institute of Hygiene (PIH), Antwerp, Belgium
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- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), North Carolina, USA
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- VITO Health, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Mol, Belgium
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- VITO Health, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Mol, Belgium
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- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, C/Monforte de Lemos 3-5 28029 Madrid, Spain; Biodonostia, Epidemiology and Public Health Area, Environmental Epidemiology and Child Development Group, 20014 San Sebastian, Spain
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- Epidemiology and Environmental Health Joint Research Unit, FISABIO-Universitat Jaume I-Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain; Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, C/Monforte de Lemos 3-5 28029 Madrid, Spain; Faculty of Nursing and Chiropody, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
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- Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Antwerp, Belgium
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- Slovak Medical University in Bratislava, Faculty of Public Health, Department of Environmental Medicine, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Slovak Medical University in Bratislava, Faculty of Public Health, Department of Environmental Medicine, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Slovak Medical University in Bratislava, Faculty of Public Health, Department of Environmental Medicine, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- VITO Health, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Mol, Belgium
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- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, C/Monforte de Lemos 3-5 28029 Madrid, Spain; Biodonostia, Epidemiology and Public Health Area, Environmental Epidemiology and Child Development Group, 20014 San Sebastian, Spain; Public Health Division of Gipuzkoa, Basque Government, 20013 San Sebastian, Spain
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- Institute for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- VITO Health, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Mol, Belgium
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- Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH), Oslo, Norway
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- Umweltbundesamt, Vienna, Austria
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- Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH), Oslo, Norway
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- ISGlobal, Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain; Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, C/Monforte de Lemos 3-5 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Institut national d'études démographiques (INED), Aubervilliers, France
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- Slovak Medical University in Bratislava, Faculty of Public Health, Department of Environmental Medicine, Bratislava, Slovakia.
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Richterová D, Govarts E, Fábelová L, Rausová K, Rodriguez Martin L, Gilles L, Remy S, Colles A, Rambaud L, Riou M, Gabriel C, Sarigiannis D, Pedraza-Diaz S, Ramos JJ, Kosjek T, Snoj Tratnik J, Lignell S, Gyllenhammar I, Thomsen C, Haug LS, Kolossa-Gehring M, Vogel N, Franken C, Vanlarebeke N, Bruckers L, Stewart L, Sepai O, Schoeters G, Uhl M, Castaño A, Esteban López M, Göen T, Palkovičová Murínová Ľ. PFAS levels and determinants of variability in exposure in European teenagers - Results from the HBM4EU aligned studies (2014-2021). Int J Hyg Environ Health 2023; 247:114057. [PMID: 36327670 PMCID: PMC9758614 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2022.114057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2022] [Revised: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are man-made fluorinated chemicals, widely used in various types of consumer products, resulting in their omnipresence in human populations. The aim of this study was to describe current PFAS levels in European teenagers and to investigate the determinants of serum/plasma concentrations in this specific age group. METHODS PFAS concentrations were determined in serum or plasma samples from 1957 teenagers (12-18 years) from 9 European countries as part of the HBM4EU aligned studies (2014-2021). Questionnaire data were post-harmonized by each study and quality checked centrally. Only PFAS with an overall quantification frequency of at least 60% (PFOS, PFOA, PFHxS and PFNA) were included in the analyses. Sociodemographic and lifestyle factors were analysed together with food consumption frequencies to identify determinants of PFAS exposure. The variables study, sex and the highest educational level of household were included as fixed factors in the multivariable linear regression models for all PFAS and each dietary variable was added to the fixed model one by one and for each PFAS separately. RESULTS The European exposure values for PFAS were reported as geometric means with 95% confidence intervals (CI): PFOS [2.13 μg/L (1.63-2.78)], PFOA ([0.97 μg/L (0.75-1.26)]), PFNA [0.30 μg/L (0.19-0.45)] and PFHxS [0.41 μg/L (0.33-0.52)]. The estimated geometric mean exposure levels were significantly higher in the North and West versus the South and East of Europe. Boys had significantly higher concentrations of the four PFAS compared to girls and significantly higher PFASs concentrations were found in teenagers from households with a higher education level. Consumption of seafood and fish at least 2 times per week was significantly associated with 21% (95% CI: 12-31%) increase in PFOS concentrations and 20% (95% CI: 10-31%) increase in PFNA concentrations as compared to less frequent consumption of seafood and fish. The same trend was observed for PFOA and PFHxS but not statistically significant. Consumption of eggs at least 2 times per week was associated with 11% (95% CI: 2-22%) and 14% (95% CI: 2-27%) increase in PFOS and PFNA concentrations, respectively, as compared to less frequent consumption of eggs. Significantly higher PFOS concentrations were observed for participants consuming offal (14% (95% CI: 3-26%)), the same trend was observed for the other PFAS but not statistically significant. Local food consumption at least 2 times per week was associated with 40% (95% CI: 19-64%) increase in PFOS levels as compared to those consuming local food less frequently. CONCLUSION This work provides information about current levels of PFAS in European teenagers and potential dietary sources of exposure to PFAS in European teenagers. These results can be of use for targeted monitoring of PFAS in food.
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- D Richterová
- Slovak Medical University in Bratislava, Faculty of Public Health, Department of Environmental Medicine, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- VITO Health, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Mol, Belgium
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- Slovak Medical University in Bratislava, Faculty of Public Health, Department of Environmental Medicine, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Slovak Medical University in Bratislava, Faculty of Public Health, Department of Environmental Medicine, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- VITO Health, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Mol, Belgium
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- VITO Health, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Mol, Belgium
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- VITO Health, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Mol, Belgium
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- VITO Health, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Mol, Belgium
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Santé Publique France, Saint-Maurice, France
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Santé Publique France, Saint-Maurice, France
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- Environmental Engineering Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece; HERACLES Research Center on the Exposome and Health, Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation, Balkan Center, Greece
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- Environmental Engineering Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece; HERACLES Research Center on the Exposome and Health, Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation, Balkan Center, Greece; Environmental Health Engineering, Institute of Advanced Study, Pavia, Italy
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- National Centre for Environmental Health, Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain
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- National Centre for Environmental Health, Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain
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- Jožef Stefan Institute, Department of Environmental Sciences, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Jožef Stefan Institute, Department of Environmental Sciences, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Swedish Food Agency, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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- German Environment Agency (UBA), GerES V-sub, Germany
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- Provincial Institute for Hygiene, Antwerp, Belgium
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- BioStat, Data Science Institute, Hasselt University, Martelarenlaan 42, 3500, Hasselt, Belgium
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- Public Health England, Chilton, United Kingdom
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- Public Health England, Chilton, United Kingdom
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- VITO Health, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Mol, Belgium
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- Umweltbundesamt, Vienna, Austria
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- National Centre for Environmental Health, Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain
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- National Centre for Environmental Health, Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain
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- Institute and Outpatient Clinic of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Slovak Medical University in Bratislava, Faculty of Public Health, Department of Environmental Medicine, Bratislava, Slovakia.
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Bil W, Govarts E, Zeilmaker MJ, Woutersen M, Bessems J, Ma Y, Thomsen C, Haug LS, Lignell S, Gyllenhammar I, Palkovicova Murinova L, Fabelova L, Tratnik JS, Kosjek T, Gabriel C, Sarigiannis D, Pedraza-Diaz S, Esteban-López M, Castaño A, Rambaud L, Riou M, Franken C, Colles A, Vogel N, Kolossa-Gehring M, Halldorsson TI, Uhl M, Schoeters G, Santonen T, Vinggaard AM. Approaches to mixture risk assessment of PFASs in the European population based on human hazard and biomonitoring data. Int J Hyg Environ Health 2023; 247:114071. [PMID: 36446273 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2022.114071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2022] [Revised: 09/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Abstract
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are a highly persistent, mobile, and bioaccumulative class of chemicals, of which emissions into the environment result in long-lasting contamination with high probability for causing adverse effects to human health and the environment. Within the European Biomonitoring Initiative HBM4EU, samples and data were collected in a harmonized way from human biomonitoring (HBM) studies in Europe to derive current exposure data across a geographic spread. We performed mixture risk assessments based on recent internal exposure data of PFASs in European teenagers generated in the HBM4EU Aligned Studies (dataset with N = 1957, sampling years 2014-2021). Mixture risk assessments were performed based on three hazard-based approaches: the Hazard Index (HI) approach, the sum value approach as used by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the Relative Potency Factor (RPF) approach. The HI approach resulted in the highest risk estimates, followed by the RPF approach and the sum value approach. The assessments indicate that PFAS exposure may result in a health risk in a considerable fraction of individuals in the HBM4EU teenager study sample, thereby confirming the conclusion drawn in the recent EFSA scientific opinion. This study underlines that HBM data are of added value in assessing the health risks of aggregate and cumulative exposure to PFASs, as such data are able to reflect exposure from different sources and via different routes.
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- W Bil
- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, the Netherlands.
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- VITO Health, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Mol, Belgium
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- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, the Netherlands
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- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, the Netherlands
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- VITO Health, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Mol, Belgium
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- National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Lyngby, Denmark
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- Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH), Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH), Oslo, Norway
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- Swedish Food Agency, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Faculty of Public Health, Slovak Medical University (SZU), Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Jožef Stefan Institute (IJS), Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Environmental Engineering Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Thessaloniki, Greece; HERACLES Research Center on the Exposome and Health, Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation, Balkan Center, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Environmental Engineering Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Thessaloniki, Greece; HERACLES Research Center on the Exposome and Health, Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation, Balkan Center, Thessaloniki, Greece; Environmental Health Engineering, Institute of Advanced Study, Pavia, Italy
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- National Centre for Environmental Health, Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain
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- National Centre for Environmental Health, Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain
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- National Centre for Environmental Health, Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain
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- Santé Publique France, Saint-Maurice, France
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- Santé Publique France, Saint-Maurice, France
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- Provincial Institute for Hygiene, Antwerp, Belgium
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- VITO Health, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Mol, Belgium
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- German Environment Agency (UBA), Berlin, Germany
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- Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Iceland (UI), Reykjavik, Iceland
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- Environment Agency Austria (EAA), Vienna, Austria
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- VITO Health, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Mol, Belgium
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- Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH), Työterveyslaitos, Finland
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- National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Lyngby, Denmark
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Marx-Stoelting P, Rivière G, Luijten M, Aiello-Holden K, Bandow N, Baken K, Cañas A, Castano A, Denys S, Fillol C, Herzler M, Iavicoli I, Karakitsios S, Klanova J, Kolossa-Gehring M, Koutsodimou A, Vicente JL, Lynch I, Namorado S, Norager S, Pittman A, Rotter S, Sarigiannis D, Silva MJ, Theunis J, Tralau T, Uhl M, van Klaveren J, Wendt-Rasch L, Westerholm E, Rousselle C, Sanders P. A walk in the PARC: developing and implementing 21st century chemical risk assessment in Europe. Arch Toxicol 2023; 97:893-908. [PMID: 36645448 PMCID: PMC9968685 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-022-03435-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
Abstract
Current approaches for the assessment of environmental and human health risks due to exposure to chemical substances have served their purpose reasonably well. Nevertheless, the systems in place for different uses of chemicals are faced with various challenges, ranging from a growing number of chemicals to changes in the types of chemicals and materials produced. This has triggered global awareness of the need for a paradigm shift, which in turn has led to the publication of new concepts for chemical risk assessment and explorations of how to translate these concepts into pragmatic approaches. As a result, next-generation risk assessment (NGRA) is generally seen as the way forward. However, incorporating new scientific insights and innovative approaches into hazard and exposure assessments in such a way that regulatory needs are adequately met has appeared to be challenging. The European Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals (PARC) has been designed to address various challenges associated with innovating chemical risk assessment. Its overall goal is to consolidate and strengthen the European research and innovation capacity for chemical risk assessment to protect human health and the environment. With around 200 participating organisations from all over Europe, including three European agencies, and a total budget of over 400 million euro, PARC is one of the largest projects of its kind. It has a duration of seven years and is coordinated by ANSES, the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety.
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- P. Marx-Stoelting
- grid.417830.90000 0000 8852 3623German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Max-Dohrn-Str. 8-10, 10589 Berlin, Germany
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- grid.15540.350000 0001 0584 7022French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES), 94701 Maisons-Alfort, France
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- National Institute for Health and Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- grid.417830.90000 0000 8852 3623German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Max-Dohrn-Str. 8-10, 10589 Berlin, Germany
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- grid.425100.20000 0004 0554 9748German Environment Agency (UBA), Wörlitzer Platz 1, 06844 Dessau, Germany
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- grid.6717.70000000120341548VITO (Flemish Institute for Technological Research), Boeretang 200, 2400 Mol, Belgium
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- grid.413448.e0000 0000 9314 1427National Centre for Environmental Health, Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain
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- grid.413448.e0000 0000 9314 1427National Centre for Environmental Health, Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain
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- grid.493975.50000 0004 5948 8741Santé Publique France (SpFrance), 12, Rue du Val D’Osne, 94415 St. Maurice, France
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- grid.493975.50000 0004 5948 8741Santé Publique France (SpFrance), 12, Rue du Val D’Osne, 94415 St. Maurice, France
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- grid.417830.90000 0000 8852 3623German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Max-Dohrn-Str. 8-10, 10589 Berlin, Germany
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- grid.4691.a0000 0001 0790 385XDepartment of Public Health, University of Naples Federico II (UNINA), Naples, Italy
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- grid.4793.90000000109457005Aristoteles University Thessaloniki (AUTH), Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Masaryk Uinversity, Recetox, Kotlarska 2, 61137 Brno, Czechia
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- grid.425100.20000 0004 0554 9748German Environment Agency (UBA), Wörlitzer Platz 1, 06844 Dessau, Germany
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- General Chemical State Laboratory of Greece, Athens, Greece
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- grid.453985.60000 0004 0619 3405European Environment Agency, Kongens Nytorv 6, 1050 Copenhagen K, Denmark
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- grid.6572.60000 0004 1936 7486School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham (UoB), Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT UK
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- grid.422270.10000 0001 2287 695XNational Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge (INSA), Avenida Padre Cruz, 1649-016 Lisbon, Portugal
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- grid.270680.bEuropean Commission, DG Research and Innovation, Orban 09/199, 1049 Brussels, Belgium
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- grid.15540.350000 0001 0584 7022French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES), 94701 Maisons-Alfort, France
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- grid.417830.90000 0000 8852 3623German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Max-Dohrn-Str. 8-10, 10589 Berlin, Germany
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- grid.4793.90000000109457005Aristoteles University Thessaloniki (AUTH), Thessaloniki, Greece
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- grid.422270.10000 0001 2287 695XNational Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge (INSA), Avenida Padre Cruz, 1649-016 Lisbon, Portugal
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- grid.6717.70000000120341548VITO (Flemish Institute for Technological Research), Boeretang 200, 2400 Mol, Belgium
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- grid.417830.90000 0000 8852 3623German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Max-Dohrn-Str. 8-10, 10589 Berlin, Germany
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- Austrian Federal Environments Agency, Vienna, Austria
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- National Institute for Health and Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- grid.437386.d0000 0001 1523 2072Swedish Chemicals Agency (KemI), Vasagatan 12D, 172 67 Sundbyberg, Sweden
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- grid.437386.d0000 0001 1523 2072Swedish Chemicals Agency (KemI), Vasagatan 12D, 172 67 Sundbyberg, Sweden
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- grid.15540.350000 0001 0584 7022French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES), 94701 Maisons-Alfort, France
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- grid.15540.350000 0001 0584 7022French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES), 94701 Maisons-Alfort, France
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Jäger J, Sprügel M, Brunner T, Uhl M, Schwab S, Vitali F, Wein A, Volbers B. Cetuximab-Induced Aseptic Meningitis in a Patient with Colorectal Cancer: A Case Report and Review of Literature. Case Rep Neurol 2022; 14:475-482. [PMID: 36644006 PMCID: PMC9834638 DOI: 10.1159/000527075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Cetuximab is a chimeric IgG1 monoclonal antibody against epidermal growth factor receptor. It is approved by the European medical agency for the treatment of RAS wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer and metastatic squamous cell cancer of the head and neck. Few cases of aseptic meningitis, primarily associated with the first administration of cetuximab in patients with squamous cell cancer, have been reported. So far, there was only 1 case in a patient with metastatic colorectal cancer. We report on a 50-year-old Caucasian patient with metastatic rectum carcinoma who suffered from headache, fever, and neck stiffness 3 h after the first administration of cetuximab (400 mg/m2). CSF examination revealed an excessive pleocytosis with a white blood cell count of 2,433/µL. He was diagnosed with cetuximab-induced aseptic meningitis since clinical symptoms and CSF pleocytosis resolved within days, and further diagnostic workup revealed no infectious cause. Cetuximab-induced aseptic meningitis is a rare and severe drug reaction with predominance in treating squamous cell cancer of the head and neck. Clinical presentation and CSF findings suggest acute meningoencephalitis. In all reported cases, the course of the disease was benign and self-limited. Empiric antimicrobial and antiviral therapy are suggested until infectious causes can be ruled out. A lower dosage of cetuximab and a premedication including antihistamines and glucocorticosteroids may lower the risk of a re-occurrence if cetuximab therapy is continued.
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- Jakob Jäger
- Department of Neurology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine 1 − Gastroenterology, Pneumology and Endocrinology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine 1 − Gastroenterology, Pneumology and Endocrinology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany,*Bastian Volbers,
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Weller J, Zeyen T, Schlegel U, Lazaridis L, Werner JM, Onken J, Zeiner P, Drexler R, Hau P, Seidel C, Grosse L, Clusmann H, Sabel M, Ringel F, Pichler J, Grauer O, Hundsberger T, Schnell O, Mair MJ, Uhl M, Schmidt-Graf F, Glas M, Galldiks N, Unteroberdörster M, Steinbach J, Ricklefs F, Renovanz M, Delev DI, Turgut MO, Flesch OR, Cipriani D, Preusser M, Kebir S, Misch M, Goldbrunner R, Westphal M, Tabatabai G, Schäfer N, Schneider M, Vatter H, Giordano F, Schaub C, Herrlinger U. CTNI-07. LOMUSTINE/TEMOZOLOMIDE CHEMOTHERAPY FOR NEWLY DIAGNOSED MGMT-METHYLATED IDHWT GLIOBLASTOMA ACCORDING TO CETEG/NOA-09: REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE IN A MULTICENTER COHORT. Neuro Oncol 2022. [PMCID: PMC9660822 DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noac209.274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
INTRODUCTION
The CeTeG/NOA-09 trial demonstrated superior median overall survival (mOS, 48.1 months) in MGMT-methylated glioblastoma treated with lomustine/temozolomide compared to temozolomide. We retrospectively analyzed an off-study cohort of patients treated with lomustine/temozolomide to gather real-world data on this new regimen.
METHODS
Adult patients from 20 centers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland were included. Inclusion criteria were MGMT-methylated IDHwt glioblastoma newly diagnosed prior to end of 2020, and lomustine/temozolomide treatment as part of first-line therapy.
RESULTS
321 patients with a median age of 57 years (range, 21-78) and a median follow-up of 19.9 months were included. In the whole cohort, mOS was 41.0 months (95%CI, 33.0 – not reached). In patients starting lomustine/temozolomide immediately upon initiation of radiotherapy strictly following the CeTeG protocol (88%), mOS was 52.8 months (35.8 – not reached) as compared to 24.6 months (17.6 – not reached) in patients starting lomustine/temozolomide after completion of radiotherapy/concomitant temozolomide (12%, logrank test: p = 0.06). Patients with a KPS < 80 had a shorter mOS of 19.7 months (95%CI, 16.6 – not reached) compared to 41.0 months (33.0 – not reached, p = 0.009) in KPS 80-100. Gross total resection (GTR, 53.9%) was associated with longer mOS (52.8 months, 95%CI 24.1 – not reached) compared to partial resection/biopsy (30.5 months, 95%CI 36.8 – not reached, p=0.004). Multivariable Cox regression analysis confirmed GTR (HR 0.66, p = 0.033) and younger age ( ≤ 50 years: HR 0.42, p = 0.001), but not KPS (80-100 vs. lower: HR 0.66, p = 0.12) as independent prognostic factors.
DISCUSSION
In this real-world multicenter cohort, survival was similar to the promising results of CeTeG/NOA-09. Further analyses should investigate a potentially reduced benefit from lomustine/temozolomide in patients with low KPS/no GTR and a possible detrimental effect from deferred lomustine/temozolomide initiation. The median follow-up is admittedly short, updated data will be presented.
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- Johannes Weller
- Division of Neurooncology, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Bonn , Bonn , Germany
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- Division of Neurooncology, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Bonn , Bonn , Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Knappschaftskrankenhaus, Ruhr–University Bochum , Bochum , Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Center for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences (C-TNBS), Division of Clinical Neurooncology, University Medicine Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany , Essen , Germany
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- Dept. of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne , Cologne , Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin , Berlin , Germany
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- Dr. Senckenberg Institute of Neurooncology , Frankfurt , Germany
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- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf , Hamburg , Germany
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- Universitätsklinikum Regensburg , Regensburg , Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy, University Hospital Leipzig , Leipzig , Germany
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- Department of Neurology & Interdisciplinary Neuro-Oncology, University Hospital Tübingen, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research , Tübingen , Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University , Aachen , Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Düsseldorf , Düsseldorf , Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Mainz , Mainz , Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Neuromed Campus Wagner-Jauregg, Kepler University Hospital, Johannes Kepler University of Linz , Linz , Austria
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Münster , Münster , Germany
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- Departments of Neurology and Hematology/Oncology, Kantonsspital St.Gallen , St. Gallen , Switzerland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Freiburg , Freiburg , Germany
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- Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna , Vienna , Austria
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Erlangen , Erlangen , USA
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- Department of Neurology and Center for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences (C-TNBS), Division of Clinical Neurooncology, University Medicine Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany , Essen , Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3), Research Center Juelich (FZJ) , Juelich , Germany
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- Universitry Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf , Hamburg , Germany
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- Department of Neurology & Interdisciplinary Neuro-Oncology, University Hospital Tübingen, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research , Tübingen , Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University , Aachen , Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Mainz , Mainz , Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Düsseldorf , Düsseldorf , Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Freiburg , Freiburg , Germany
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna , Vienna , Austria
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- Department of Neurology and Center for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences (C-TNBS), Division of Clinical Neurooncology, University Medicine Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany , Essen , Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin , Berlin , Germany
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- Dept. of General Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne , Cologne , Germany
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- Department of Neurology & Interdisciplinary Neuro-Oncology, University Hospital Tübingen, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research , Tübingen , Germany
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- Division of Neurooncology, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Bonn , Bonn , Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Bonn , Bonn , Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Bonn , Bonn , Germany
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- Division of Neurooncology, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Bonn , Bonn , Germany
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- Division of Neurooncology, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Bonn , Bonn , Germany
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Seliger C, Meyer AL, Leidgens V, Rauer L, Moeckel S, Jachnik B, Proske J, Dettmer K, Rothhammer-Hampl T, Kaulen LD, Riemenschneider MJ, Oefner PJ, Kreutz M, Schmidt NO, Merrill M, Uhl M, Renner K, Vollmann-Zwerenz A, Proescholdt M, Hau P. Metabolic Heterogeneity of Brain Tumor Cells of Proneural and Mesenchymal Origin. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms231911629. [PMID: 36232951 PMCID: PMC9569970 DOI: 10.3390/ijms231911629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Revised: 09/25/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
Brain-tumor-initiating cells (BTICs) of proneural and mesenchymal origin contribute to the highly malignant phenotype of glioblastoma (GB) and resistance to current therapies. BTICs of different subtypes were challenged with oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) inhibition with metformin to assess the differential effects of metabolic intervention on key resistance features. Whereas mesenchymal BTICs varied according to their invasiveness, they were in general more glycolytic and less responsive to metformin. Proneural BTICs were less invasive, catabolized glucose more via the pentose phosphate pathway, and responded better to metformin. Targeting glycolysis may be a promising approach to inhibit tumor cells of mesenchymal origin, whereas proneural cells are more responsive to OXPHOS inhibition. Future clinical trials exploring metabolic interventions should account for metabolic heterogeneity of brain tumors.
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- Corinna Seliger
- Department of Neurology and Wilhelm Sander-NeuroOncology Unit, University Hospital Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-6221-56-7507
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- Department of Neurology and Wilhelm Sander-NeuroOncology Unit, University Hospital Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Wilhelm Sander-NeuroOncology Unit, University Hospital Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Wilhelm Sander-NeuroOncology Unit, University Hospital Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Wilhelm Sander-NeuroOncology Unit, University Hospital Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Wilhelm Sander-NeuroOncology Unit, University Hospital Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Wilhelm Sander-NeuroOncology Unit, University Hospital Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Genomics, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Genomics, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Surgical Neurology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Erlangen, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Wilhelm Sander-NeuroOncology Unit, University Hospital Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Wilhelm Sander-NeuroOncology Unit, University Hospital Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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Brügemann D, Lehner B, Kieser M, Krisam J, Hommertgen A, Jaekel C, Harrabi SB, Herfarth K, Mechtesheimer G, Sedlaczek O, Egerer G, Geisbüsch A, Uhl M, Debus J, Seidensaal K. Neoadjuvant irradiation of extremity soft tissue sarcoma with ions (Extrem-ion): study protocol for a randomized phase II pilot trial. BMC Cancer 2022; 22:538. [PMID: 35550036 PMCID: PMC9097299 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-022-09560-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2022] [Accepted: 04/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The standard of care treatment for soft tissue sarcoma of the extremities is a wide resection in combination with pre- or postoperative radiotherapy with high local control rates, sparing patients the necessity of amputation without compromising on overall survival rates. The currently preferred timing of radiotherapy is under debate. Albeit having higher rates of acute wound complications, late side effects like fibrosis, joint stiffness or edema are less frequent in preoperative compared to postoperative radiotherapy. This can be explained in smaller treatment volumes and a lower dose in the preoperative setting. Particles allow better sparing of surrounding tissues at risk, and carbon ions additionally offer biologic advantages and are preferred in less radiosensitive tumors. Hypofractionation allows for a significantly shorter treatment duration. METHODS Extrem-ion is a prospective, randomized, monocentric phase II trial. Patients with resectable or marginally resectable, histologically confirmed soft tissue sarcoma of the extremities will be randomized between neoadjuvant proton or neoadjuvant carbon ion radiotherapy in active scanning beam application technique (39 Gy [relative biological effectiveness, RBE] in 13 fractions [5-6 fractions per week] in each arm). The primary objective is the proportion of therapies without wound healing disorder the first 120 days after surgery or discontinuation of treatment for any reason related to the treatment. The secondary endpoints of the study consist of local control, local progression-free survival, disease-free survival, overall survival, and quality of life. DISCUSSION The aim of this study is to confirm that hypofractionated, preoperative radiotherapy is safe and feasible. The potential for reduced toxicity by the utilization of particle therapy is the rational of this trial. A subsequent randomized phase III trial will compare the hypofractionated proton and carbon ion irradiation in regards to local control. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04946357 ; Retrospectively registered June 30, 2021.
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- D Brügemann
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
- Heidelberg Institute of Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Tumor diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg Ion-Beam Therapy Center (HIT), Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Center for Orthopedics, Trauma Surgery and Paraplegiology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Biometry, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Biometry, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
- Heidelberg Institute of Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Tumor diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg Ion-Beam Therapy Center (HIT), Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Clinical Cooperation Unit Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
- Heidelberg Institute of Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Tumor diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg Ion-Beam Therapy Center (HIT), Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Clinical Cooperation Unit Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Radiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Center for Orthopedics, Trauma Surgery and Paraplegiology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Klinikum Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
- Heidelberg Institute of Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Tumor diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg Ion-Beam Therapy Center (HIT), Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Clinical Cooperation Unit Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
- Heidelberg Institute of Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany.
- National Center for Tumor diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany.
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg Ion-Beam Therapy Center (HIT), Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Lindenmann A, Uhl M, Gwosch T, Matthiesen S. The influence of human interaction on the vibration of hand-held human-machine systems - The effect of body posture, feed force, and gripping forces on the vibration of hammer drills. Appl Ergon 2021; 95:103430. [PMID: 33957304 DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2021.103430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2020] [Revised: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 04/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In hand-held human machine systems the biodynamic response of the human hand arm system influences the overall dynamic behavior. The biodynamic response of the hand arm system is affected by several influencing factors. These influencing factors include the feed force, body posture, gripping force, and anthropometric properties. In present studies the importance of the gripping force on the biodynamic response is highlighted. In the state of the art; however, the magnitude of gripping forces as well as the influence of the human factors body posture and feed force on hammer drills for a larger group of professional users is unclear. To analyze the influence that these human factors have on hammer drill vibrations, a study with 15 professional power tool test personnel has been conducted. Characteristic gripping force values have been measured (Median: 84 N-156 N at the main handle, 10 N-30 N on the auxiliary handle) for different feed forces (100 N, 150 N, 200 N) and body postures. Then the influence of body posture, feed force, and gripping force on the hammer drill vibration is determined. A significant influence of the body posture (ANOVA: p = .003, r = .367) on the RMS acceleration of the main handle was observed. Furthermore, the feed force has a significant influence on the vibration of the hammer-drill for some groups. The data also demonstrates that for increasing gripping forces, the RMS of the acceleration and frequency weighted acceleration ahv on the main and auxiliary handle decrease. The findings of this study represent a starting point for the development of adjustable hand-arm models for the reproducible vibration assessment of power tools.
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- A Lindenmann
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), IPEK - Institute of Product Engineering, Kaiserstrasse 10, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), IPEK - Institute of Product Engineering, Kaiserstrasse 10, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), IPEK - Institute of Product Engineering, Kaiserstrasse 10, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), IPEK - Institute of Product Engineering, Kaiserstrasse 10, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany.
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Uhl M, Herget G, Hettmer S, von Kalle T. [Bone and soft tissue tumours in children : Proposal for a rational diagnostic approach]. Radiologe 2021; 61:649-657. [PMID: 34100121 DOI: 10.1007/s00117-021-00859-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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CLINICAL/METHODOLOGICAL ISSUE Bone and soft tissue tumours are often incidental findings in children. Because they are usually benign tumours, nonspecialised radiologists generally have little experience in the diagnosis and differentiation from malignant tumours. Various imaging techniques are used in the diagnosis of skeletal tumours. STANDARD RADIOLOGICAL METHODS Imaging techniques used to evaluate bone and soft tissue tumours include sonography, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). METHODOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS An algorithm to determine malignancy of bone and soft tissue tumours in children is proposed. PERFORMANCE By using the presented algorithms, further diagnostic procedures such as biopsies can be avoided in the majority of children with bone and soft tissue tumours. Aggressive bone lesions and unclear soft tissue tumours are guided to biopsy to confirm diagnosis. ACHIEVEMENTS The algorithms presented are based on the proposals of European professional societies and have been adapted by the authors for use in children and adolescents. PRACTICAL RECOMMENDATIONS In the clarification of soft tissue tumours, sonography is the first diagnostic tool; depending on the sonographic findings, MRI is the technique for further clarification. Biopsy confirmation of the diagnosis in unclear cases or in cases of probable malignancy should be carried out in a paediatric oncology centre.
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- M Uhl
- Klinik für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Kinderradiologie und Neuroradiologie, Artemed Klinikum Freiburg, Sautierstr. 1, 79104, Freiburg, Deutschland.
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- Klinik für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie, Tumorsprechstunde, Comprehensive Cancer Center Freiburg CCCF, Medizinische Fakultät, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Deutschland
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- Universitätskinderklinik ZKJ, Pädiatrische Onkologie und Hämatologie, Sarkomzentrum am Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Deutschland
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- Radiologisches Institut, Olgahospital Klinikum Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Deutschland
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Seidensaal K, Kieser M, Hommertgen A, Jaekel C, Harrabi SB, Herfarth K, Mechtesheimer G, Lehner B, Schneider M, Nienhueser H, Fröhling S, Egerer G, Debus J, Uhl M. Neoadjuvant irradiation of retroperitoneal soft tissue sarcoma with ions (Retro-Ion): study protocol for a randomized phase II pilot trial. Trials 2021; 22:134. [PMID: 33579340 PMCID: PMC7881463 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-021-05069-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background Following surgery for soft tissue sarcoma of the retroperitoneum, the predominant pattern of failure is local recurrence, which remains the main cause of death. Radiotherapy is utilized to reduce recurrence rates but the efficacy of this strategy has not been definitely established. As treatment tolerability is more favorable with preoperative radiotherapy, normofractionated neoadjuvant treatment is the current approach. The final results of the prospective, randomized STRASS (EORTC 62092) trial, which compared the efficacy of this combined treatment to that of surgery alone, are still awaited; preliminary results presented at the 2019 ASCO Annual Meeting indicated that combined treatment is associated with better local control in patients with liposarcoma (74.5% of the cohort, 11% benefit in abdominal progression free survival after 3 years, p = 0.049). Particles allow better sparing of surrounding tissues at risk, e.g., bowel epithelium, and carbon ions additionally offer biologic advantages and are preferred in slow growing tumors. Furthermore, hypofractionation allows for a significantly shorter treatment interval with a lower risk of progression during radiotherapy. Methods and design We present a prospective, randomized, monocentric phase II trial. Patients with resectable or marginally resectable, histologically confirmed soft tissue sarcoma of the retroperitoneum will be randomized between neoadjuvant proton or neoadjuvant carbon ion radiotherapy in active scanning beam application technique (39 Gy [relative biological effectiveness, RBE] in 13 fractions [5–6 fractions per week] in each arm). The primary objective is the safety and feasibility based on the proportion of grade 3–5 toxicity (CTCAE, version 5.0) in the first 12 months after surgery or discontinuation of treatment for any reason related to the treatment. Local control, local progression-free survival, disease-free survival, overall survival, and quality of life are the secondary endpoints of the study. Discussion The aim of this study is to confirm that hypofractionated, accelerated preoperative radiotherapy is safe and feasible. The rationale for the use of particle therapy is the potential for reduced toxicity. The data will lay the groundwork for a randomized phase III trial comparing hypofractionated proton and carbon ion irradiation with regard to local control. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04219202. Retrospectively registered on January 6, 2020
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- K Seidensaal
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany. .,Heidelberg Institute of Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany. .,National Center for Tumor diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Institute for Medical Biometry and Informatics, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Heidelberg Institute of Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany.,National Center for Tumor diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany.,Clinical Cooperation Unit Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.,Heidelberg Ion-Beam Therapy Center (HIT), Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Heidelberg Institute of Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany.,National Center for Tumor diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany.,Clinical Cooperation Unit Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.,Heidelberg Ion-Beam Therapy Center (HIT), Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Center for Orthopedics, Trauma Surgery and Paraplegiology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Translational Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases Heidelberg and German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Heidelberg Institute of Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany.,National Center for Tumor diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany.,Clinical Cooperation Unit Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.,Heidelberg Ion-Beam Therapy Center (HIT), Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), partner site Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Heidelberg Institute of Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany.,National Center for Tumor diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany.,Heidelberg Ion-Beam Therapy Center (HIT), Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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Bostel T, Mattke M, Nicolay N, Welzel T, Wollschläger D, Akbaba S, Sprave T, Debus J, Uhl M. PO-0909: High-dose carbon-ion based radiotherapy of primary and recurrent sacrococcygeal chordomas. Radiother Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(21)00926-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Stavropoulou D, Hentschel R, Rädecke J, Kunze M, Niemeyer C, Uhl M, Grohmann J. Preoperative selective embolization with vascular coiling of giant sacrococcygeal teratoma. J Neonatal Perinatal Med 2020; 12:345-349. [PMID: 30932896 DOI: 10.3233/npm-180066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Sacrococcygeal teratoma is one of the most common congenital tumors. Its optimal management requires interdisciplinary care by obstetricians, radiologists, pediatric surgeons, and neonatologists. Early surgery entailing complete tumor excision is the main therapy aim, but a substantial risk of life-threatening complications remains, especially uncontrollable intraoperative hemorrhage. To reduce the risk of bleeding in a female neonate with a giant sacrococcygeal teratoma, we successfully coil-embolized the tumor's main feeding arteries. Her subsequent complete surgical resection was uneventful, and the child is well with favorable reconstructive and functional status of all involved and adjacent organ systems.
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- D Stavropoulou
- Department of General Pediatrics, Adolescent Medicine, Division of Neonatology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of General Pediatrics, Adolescent Medicine, Division of Neonatology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Congenital Heart Defects and Pediatric Cardiology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Forzini T, Demouron M, Uhl M, Mesureur S, Renard C, Klein C, Haraux E. Computed tomograpy evaluation of ureteral length in children. J Pediatr Urol 2019; 15:555.e1-555.e5. [PMID: 31324475 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2019.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2018] [Accepted: 06/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Although ureteral length (UL) is highly variable in children, reliable data on this topic are scarce. During urinary tract surgery, the use of an inappropriately dimensioned ureteral stent is associated with adverse effects. This study aimed to evaluate UL as a function of the child's age, using contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen and pelvis, and to calculate a new equation for predicting UL (and thus the optimal length of ureteral stents) in children. MATERIAL AND METHODS A retrospective, single-centre study of children (younger than 16 years) who are free of abdominal mass syndrome and severe scoliosis was conducted. After three-dimensional reconstruction of the CT data, the ureter was measured between the ureteropelvic junction and ureterovesical junction by two observers. The lengths of the right and left ureters were analyzed by age, with at least 10 CT measurements per age class. RESULTS The mean ULs on the right and left were, respectively, 9.7 and 9.91 cm before the age of 1 year, 20.10 and 21.08 cm at the age of 7 and 26.55 and 27.46 cm at the age of 16. The interobserver reproducibility of UL determination was high (intraclass correlation coefficient [95% confidence interval]: 0.97 [0.94-0.99]). On the basis of these results, the length of the double-J catheter should be equal to the child's age +12 cm (Table 1). CONCLUSION Computed tomography measurement of the UL in healthy children is reproducible and reliable and enabled the estimation of the UL by age group. This knowledge should facilitate the choice of the stent used in ureteral surgery. To confirm the study results, the stent size suggested here should be evaluated in routine practice.
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- T Forzini
- Department of Urology and Transplantation, Amiens University Hospital, Amiens, France
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- Department of Visceral Surgery, Amiens University Hospital, Amiens, France
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- Department of Urology and Transplantation, Amiens University Hospital, Amiens, France
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Amiens University Hospital, Amiens, France
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- Department of Radiology, Amiens University Hospital, Amiens, France
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Amiens University Hospital, Amiens, France
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Amiens University Hospital, Amiens, France; PeriTox - UMI 01, UFR de Médecine, Jules Verne University of Picardy, Amiens, France.
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Weller J, Tzaridis T, Mack F, Steinbach JP, Schlegel U, Hau P, Krex D, Grauer O, Goldbrunner R, Bähr O, Uhl M, Seidel C, Tabatabai G, Brehmer S, Bullinger L, Galldiks N, Schaub C, Kebir S, Stummer W, Simon M, Fimmers R, Coch C, Glas M, Herrlinger U, Schäfer N. Health-related quality of life and neurocognitive functioning with lomustine-temozolomide versus temozolomide in patients with newly diagnosed, MGMT-methylated glioblastoma (CeTeG/NOA-09): a randomised, multicentre, open-label, phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol 2019; 20:1444-1453. [PMID: 31488360 DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(19)30502-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2019] [Revised: 06/10/2019] [Accepted: 06/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND The CeTeG/NOA-09 trial showed significantly longer overall survival with combined lomustine-temozolomide therapy compared with standard temozolomide for patients with glioblastoma with methylated MGMT promoter. The trial also aimed to investigate the effect of lomustine-temozolomide therapy on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and neurocognitive function, which we report here. METHODS In this randomised, multicentre, open-label, phase 3 trial, newly diagnosed, chemoradiotherapy-naive patients with MGMT-methylated glioblastoma, aged 18-70 years, with a Karnofsky performance score of 70% or higher, were recruited and enrolled at 17 university hospitals in Germany. Patients received standard radiotherapy (60 Gy) and were randomly assigned (1:1, stratified by centre by allocating complete blocks of six to a centre, without masking) to either six 6-week courses of oral combined lomustine (100 mg/m2 on day 1) plus temozolomide (100-200 mg/m2 on days 2-6) or standard oral temozolomide (75 mg/m2 daily during radiotherapy plus six 4-week courses of temozolomide [150-200 mg/m2] on days 1-5, every 4 weeks). The primary endpoint was overall survival. HRQOL, assessed using the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) quality of life questionnaire core-30 and the EORTC brain cancer module (BN20); and neurocognitive function, assessed using the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), plus a neurocognitive test battery (NOA-07), including Trail Making Test A and B (TMT-A and B), working memory tests, and tests for lexical (Controlled Oral Word Association [COWA]) and semantic verbal fluency, were secondary endpoints analysed in the modified intention-to-treat population (mITT; all randomly assigned patients who received at least one dose of study chemotherapy). We used linear mixed-model analyses to investigate differences between treatment groups regarding HRQOL (clinically relevant ≥10 points) and MMSE scores (clinically relevant ≥3 points). The trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT01149109. FINDINGS Between June 17, 2011 and April 8, 2014, 141 patients were randomly assigned and 129 patients began treatment and were included in the mITT population (63 in the temozolomide and 66 in the lomustine-temozolomide group). Median follow-up for HRQOL (the item global health) was 19·4 months (IQR 7·8-38·6), for MMSE was 15·3 months (4·1-29·6), and for COWA was 11·0 months (0-27·5). We found no significant impairment regarding any item of HRQOL in the lomustine-temozolomide group (difference between the groups for global health 0·30 [95% CI -0·23 to 0·83]; p=0·26). Differences in MMSE were in favour of the temozolomide group (difference -0·11 [95% CI -0·19 to -0·03]; p=0·0058) but were not clinically relevant (1·76/30 points over 4 years). We found no significant difference between the groups in any subtest of the neurocognitive test battery (difference for COWA 0·04 [95% CI -0·01 to 0·09]; p=0·14). INTERPRETATION The absence of systematic and clinically relevant changes in HRQOL and neurocognitive function combined with the survival benefit of lomustine-temozolomide versus temozolomide alone suggests that a long-term net clinical benefit exists for patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma with methylation of the MGMT promoter and supports the use of lomustine-temozolomide as a treatment option for these patients. FUNDING German Federal Ministry of Education and Research.
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- Johannes Weller
- Division of Clinical Neurooncology, Department of Neurology and Center of Integrated Oncology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Division of Clinical Neurooncology, Department of Neurology and Center of Integrated Oncology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Division of Clinical Neurooncology, Department of Neurology and Center of Integrated Oncology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Dr Senckenberg Institute of Neurooncology, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Knappschaftskrankenhaus, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Wilhelm Sander Neurooncology Unit, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Dr Senckenberg Institute of Neurooncology, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Wilhelm Sander Neurooncology Unit, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Interdisciplinary Division of Neurooncology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Forschungszentrum Juelich, Juelich, Germany
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- Division of Clinical Neurooncology, Department of Neurology and Center of Integrated Oncology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Division of Clinical Neurooncology, Department of Neurology and Center of Integrated Oncology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Biometry, Informatics and Epidemiology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Study Center Bonn, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Division of Clinical Neurooncology, Department of Neurology and West German Cancer Center, German Cancer Consortium, Partner Site Essen, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Division of Clinical Neurooncology, Department of Neurology and Center of Integrated Oncology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
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- Division of Clinical Neurooncology, Department of Neurology and Center of Integrated Oncology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Herrlinger U, Tzaridis T, Mack F, Steinbach JP, Schlegel U, Sabel M, Hau P, Kortmann RD, Krex D, Grauer O, Goldbrunner R, Schnell O, Bähr O, Uhl M, Seidel C, Tabatabai G, Kowalski T, Ringel F, Schmidt-Graf F, Suchorska B, Brehmer S, Weyerbrock A, Renovanz M, Bullinger L, Galldiks N, Vajkoczy P, Misch M, Vatter H, Stuplich M, Schäfer N, Kebir S, Weller J, Schaub C, Stummer W, Tonn JC, Simon M, Keil VC, Nelles M, Urbach H, Coenen M, Wick W, Weller M, Fimmers R, Schmid M, Hattingen E, Pietsch T, Coch C, Glas M. Lomustine-temozolomide combination therapy versus standard temozolomide therapy in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma with methylated MGMT promoter (CeTeG/NOA-09): a randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial. Lancet 2019; 393:678-688. [PMID: 30782343 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(18)31791-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 309] [Impact Index Per Article: 61.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2018] [Revised: 07/12/2018] [Accepted: 07/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is an urgent need for more effective therapies for glioblastoma. Data from a previous unrandomised phase 2 trial suggested that lomustine-temozolomide plus radiotherapy might be superior to temozolomide chemoradiotherapy in newly diagnosed glioblastoma with methylation of the MGMT promoter. In the CeTeG/NOA-09 trial, we aimed to further investigate the effect of lomustine-temozolomide therapy in the setting of a randomised phase 3 trial. METHODS In this open-label, randomised, phase 3 trial, we enrolled patients from 17 German university hospitals who were aged 18-70 years, with newly diagnosed glioblastoma with methylated MGMT promoter, and a Karnofsky Performance Score of 70% and higher. Patients were randomly assigned (1:1) with a predefined SAS-generated randomisation list to standard temozolomide chemoradiotherapy (75 mg/m2 per day concomitant to radiotherapy [59-60 Gy] followed by six courses of temozolomide 150-200 mg/m2 per day on the first 5 days of the 4-week course) or to up to six courses of lomustine (100 mg/m2 on day 1) plus temozolomide (100-200 mg/m2 per day on days 2-6 of the 6-week course) in addition to radiotherapy (59-60 Gy). Because of the different schedules, patients and physicians were not masked to treatment groups. The primary endpoint was overall survival in the modified intention-to-treat population, comprising all randomly assigned patients who started their allocated chemotherapy. The prespecified test for overall survival differences was a log-rank test stratified for centre and recursive partitioning analysis class. The trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT01149109. FINDINGS Between June 17, 2011, and April 8, 2014, 141 patients were randomly assigned to the treatment groups; 129 patients (63 in the temozolomide and 66 in the lomustine-temozolomide group) constituted the modified intention-to-treat population. Median overall survival was improved from 31·4 months (95% CI 27·7-47·1) with temozolomide to 48·1 months (32·6 months-not assessable) with lomustine-temozolomide (hazard ratio [HR] 0·60, 95% CI 0·35-1·03; p=0·0492 for log-rank analysis). A significant overall survival difference between groups was also found in a secondary analysis of the intention-to-treat population (n=141, HR 0·60, 95% CI 0·35-1·03; p=0·0432 for log-rank analysis). Adverse events of grade 3 or higher were observed in 32 (51%) of 63 patients in the temozolomide group and 39 (59%) of 66 patients in the lomustine-temozolomide group. There were no treatment-related deaths. INTERPRETATION Our results suggest that lomustine-temozolomide chemotherapy might improve survival compared with temozolomide standard therapy in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma with methylated MGMT promoter. The findings should be interpreted with caution, owing to the small size of the trial. FUNDING German Federal Ministry of Education and Research.
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- Ulrich Herrlinger
- Division of Clinical Neurooncology, Department of Neurology and Centre of Integrated Oncology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
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- Division of Clinical Neurooncology, Department of Neurology and Centre of Integrated Oncology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Division of Clinical Neurooncology, Department of Neurology and Centre of Integrated Oncology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Knappschaftskrankenhaus, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Wilhelm Sander Neurooncology Unit, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ludwig Maximillian University of Munich and German Cancer Consortium, Partner Site Munich, Munich, Germany; Department of Neurosurgery, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Dr Senckenberg Institute of Neurooncology, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Wilhelm Sander Neurooncology Unit, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Interdisciplinary Division of Neurooncology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Knappschaftskrankenhaus, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany; Department of Neurosurgery, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ludwig Maximillian University of Munich and German Cancer Consortium, Partner Site Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3), Juelich, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Charité University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Charité University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Division of Clinical Neurooncology, Department of Neurology and Centre of Integrated Oncology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Division of Clinical Neurooncology, Department of Neurology and Centre of Integrated Oncology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Division of Clinical Neurooncology, Department of Neurology and Centre of Integrated Oncology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Division of Clinical Neurooncology, Department of Neurology and Centre of Integrated Oncology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Division of Clinical Neurooncology, Department of Neurology and Centre of Integrated Oncology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ludwig Maximillian University of Munich and German Cancer Consortium, Partner Site Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany; Department of Neuroradiology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Study Centre Bonn, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Heidelberg and German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Medical Biometry, Informatics and Epidemiology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Biometry, Informatics and Epidemiology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Neuropathology and DGNN Brain Tumor Reference Centre, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Study Centre Bonn, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Division of Clinical Neurooncology, Department of Neurology and Centre of Integrated Oncology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany; Division of Clinical Neurooncology, Department of Neurology and West German Cancer Center, German Cancer Consortium, Partner Site Essen, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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Vogin G, Wambersie A, Koto M, Ohno T, Uhl M, Fossati P, Balosso J. A step towards international prospective trials in carbon ion radiotherapy: investigation of factors influencing dose distribution in the facilities in operation based on a case of skull base chordoma. Radiat Oncol 2019; 14:24. [PMID: 30709366 PMCID: PMC6359776 DOI: 10.1186/s13014-019-1224-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2018] [Accepted: 01/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Carbon ion radiotherapy (CIRT) has been delivered to more than 20,000 patients worldwide. International trials have been recommended in order to emphasize the actual benefits. The ULICE program (Union of Light Ion Centers in Europe) addressed the need for harmonization of CIRT practices. A comparative knowledge of the sources and magnitudes of uncertainties altering dose distribution and clinical effects during the whole CIRT procedure is required in that aim. Methods As part of ULICE WP2 task group, we sent a centrally reviewed questionnaire exploring candidate sources of uncertainties in dose deposition to the ten CIRT facilities in operation by February 2017. We aimed to explore native beam characterization, immobilization, anatomic data acquisition, target volumes and organs at risks delineation, treatment planning, dose delivery, quality assurance prior and during treatment. The responders had to consider the clinical case of a clival chordoma eligible for postoperative CIRT according to their clinical practice. With the results, our task group discussed ways to harmonize CIRT practices. Results We received 5 surveys from facilities that have treated 77% of the patients worldwide per November 2017. We pointed out the singularity of the facilities and beam delivery systems, a divergent definition of target volumes, the multiplicity of TPS and equieffective dose calculation approximations. Conclusion Multiple uncertainties affect equieffective dose definition, deposition and calculation in CIRT. Although it is not possible to harmonize all the steps of the CIRT planning between the centers, our working group proposed counter-measures addressing the improvable limitations.
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- G Vogin
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Institut de Cancérologie de Lorraine, 6 avenue de bourgogne - CS 30519, 54519, Nancy, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy Cedex, France. .,UMR 7365 CNRS-UL, IMoPA, Nancy, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy Cedex, France.
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- Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique (IREC), Molecular Imaging, Radiotherapy and Oncology (MIRO), University Clinics St Luc, Brussels, Belgium.,Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Hospital of the National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Sciences and Technology, Chiba, Japan
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- Gunma University Heavy Ion Medical Center, Gunma University, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
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- Universitätsklinik Heidelberg, Abteilung für Radioonkologie und Strahlentherapie, Heidelberg, Germany
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- EBG GmbH MedAustron, Wiener Neustadt, Austria.,Fondazione CNAO (Centro Nazionale di Adroterapia Oncologica), Pavia, Italy
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- Service de Cancérologie-Radiothérapie, Hôpital A.Michallon, CHU de Grenoble, Grenoble, France.,Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France.,Département de radiothérapie, Centre François Baclesse, Caen, France
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Kubicki R, Fingerhut K, Uhl M, Hummel J, Höhn R, Reineker K, Fleck T, Stiller B, Grohmann J. Wire‐frame integrity of patch‐like Gore devices following atrial septal defect closure. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2019; 93:E238-E243. [DOI: 10.1002/ccd.28103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2018] [Revised: 12/31/2018] [Accepted: 01/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- R. Kubicki
- Department of Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology, University Heart Center Freiburg – Bad Krozingen, Medical Center‐University of Freiburg, Faculty of MedicineUniversity of Freiburg Freiburg Germany
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- Department of Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology, University Heart Center Freiburg – Bad Krozingen, Medical Center‐University of Freiburg, Faculty of MedicineUniversity of Freiburg Freiburg Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic RadiologySt. Josef's Hospital Freiburg Germany
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- Department of Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology, University Heart Center Freiburg – Bad Krozingen, Medical Center‐University of Freiburg, Faculty of MedicineUniversity of Freiburg Freiburg Germany
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- Department of Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology, University Heart Center Freiburg – Bad Krozingen, Medical Center‐University of Freiburg, Faculty of MedicineUniversity of Freiburg Freiburg Germany
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- Department of Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology, University Heart Center Freiburg – Bad Krozingen, Medical Center‐University of Freiburg, Faculty of MedicineUniversity of Freiburg Freiburg Germany
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- Department of Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology, University Heart Center Freiburg – Bad Krozingen, Medical Center‐University of Freiburg, Faculty of MedicineUniversity of Freiburg Freiburg Germany
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- Department of Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology, University Heart Center Freiburg – Bad Krozingen, Medical Center‐University of Freiburg, Faculty of MedicineUniversity of Freiburg Freiburg Germany
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- Department of Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology, University Heart Center Freiburg – Bad Krozingen, Medical Center‐University of Freiburg, Faculty of MedicineUniversity of Freiburg Freiburg Germany
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Uhl M, Fischer JKH, Sippel P, Bunzen H, Lunkenheimer P, Volkmer D, Loidl A. Glycerol confined in zeolitic imidazolate frameworks: The temperature-dependent cooperativity length scale of glassy freezing. J Chem Phys 2019; 150:024504. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5080334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- M. Uhl
- Experimental Physics V, Center for Electronic Correlations and Magnetism, University of Augsburg, 86135 Augsburg, Germany
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- Experimental Physics V, Center for Electronic Correlations and Magnetism, University of Augsburg, 86135 Augsburg, Germany
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- Experimental Physics V, Center for Electronic Correlations and Magnetism, University of Augsburg, 86135 Augsburg, Germany
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- Chair of Solid State and Materials Chemistry, Institute of Physics, University of Augsburg, 86135 Augsburg, Germany
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- Experimental Physics V, Center for Electronic Correlations and Magnetism, University of Augsburg, 86135 Augsburg, Germany
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- Chair of Solid State and Materials Chemistry, Institute of Physics, University of Augsburg, 86135 Augsburg, Germany
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- Experimental Physics V, Center for Electronic Correlations and Magnetism, University of Augsburg, 86135 Augsburg, Germany
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Weller J, Tzaridis T, Steinbach J, Schlegel U, Hau P, Krex D, Grauer O, Goldbrunner R, Bähr O, Uhl M, Seidel C, Tabatabai G, Bullinger L, Galldiks N, Schaub C, Stummer W, Simon M, Fimmers R, Matthias S, Coch C, Glas M, Herrlinger U, Schäfer N. QOLP-20. QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE PHASE III CeTeG/NOA-09 TRIAL RANDOMIZING CCNU/TEMOZOLOMIDE (TMZ) COMBINATION THERAPY VS. STANDARD TMZ THERAPY FOR NEWLY DIAGNOSED MGMT-METHYLATED GLIOBLASTOMA. Neuro Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noy148.906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Johannes Weller
- Division of Clinical Neurooncology, Department of Neurology and Center of Integrated Oncology (CIO), University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Division of Clinical Neurooncology, Department of Neurology and Center of Integrated Oncology (CIO), University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Dr. Senckenberg Institute of Neurooncology, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Knappschaftskrankenhaus, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Wilhelm Sander NeuroOncology Unit, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Dr. Senckenberg Institute of Neurooncology, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Wilhelm Sander NeuroOncology Unit, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Interdisciplinary Division of Neuro-Oncology, Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery, University Hospital Tuebingen, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Division of Clinical Neurooncology, Department of Neurology and Center of Integrated Oncology (CIO), University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Study Center Bonn, Institute for Medical Biometry, Informatics and Epidemiology, University of Bonn, Germany
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- Study Center Bonn, Institute for Medical Biometry, Informatics and Epidemiology, University of Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Pharmacology, University Hospital of Bonn, Bonn Germany
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- Division of Clinical Neurooncology, Department of Neurology and West German Cancer Center (WTZ), University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Division of Clinical Neurooncology, University of Bonn Medical Center, Bonn, Germany
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- Division of Clinical Neurooncology, Department of Neurology and Center of Integrated Oncology (CIO), University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Schäfer N, Proescholdt M, Steinbach JP, Weyerbrock A, Hau P, Grauer O, Goldbrunner R, Friedrich F, Rohde V, Ringel F, Schlegel U, Sabel M, Ronellenfitsch MW, Uhl M, Grau S, Hänel M, Schnell O, Krex D, Vajkoczy P, Tabatabai G, Mack F, Schaub C, Tzaridis T, Nießen M, Kebir S, Leutgeb B, Urbach H, Belka C, Stummer W, Glas M, Herrlinger U. Quality of life in the GLARIUS trial randomizing bevacizumab/irinotecan versus temozolomide in newly diagnosed, MGMT-nonmethylated glioblastoma. Neuro Oncol 2018; 20:975-985. [PMID: 29121274 DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nox204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Background The GLARIUS trial, which investigated the efficacy of bevacizumab (BEV)/irinotecan (IRI) compared with standard temozolomide in the first-line therapy of O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT)-nonmethylated glioblastoma, showed that progression-free survival was significantly prolonged by BEV/IRI, while overall survival was similar in both arms. The present report focuses on quality of life (QoL) and Karnofsky performance score (KPS) during the whole course of the disease. Methods Patients (n = 170) received standard radiotherapy and were randomized (2:1) for BEV/IRI or standard temozolomide. At least every 3 months KPS was determined and QoL was measured using the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer 30-item Core Quality of Life and 20-item Brain Neoplasm questionnaires. A generalized estimating equation (GEE) model evaluated differences in the course of QoL and KPS over time. Also, the time to first deterioration and the time to postprogression deterioration were analyzed separately. Results In all dimensions of QoL and KPS, GEE analyses and time to first deterioration analyses did not detect significant differences between the treatment arms. At progression, 82% of patients receiving second-line therapy in the standard arm received BEV second-line therapy. For the dimensions of motor dysfunction and headaches, time to postprogression deterioration was prolonged in the standard arm receiving crossover second-line BEV in the vast majority of patients at the time of evaluation. Conclusions GLARIUS did not find indications for a BEV-induced detrimental effect on QoL in first-line therapy of MGMT-nonmethylated GBM patients. Moreover, GLARIUS provided some indirect corroborative data supporting the notion that BEV may have beneficial effects upon QoL in relapsed GBM.
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- Niklas Schäfer
- Division of Clinical Neuro-oncology, Department of Neurology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Dr Senckenberg Institute of Neurooncology, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Wilhelm Sander Neuro-Oncology Unit, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Wilhelm Sander Neuro-Oncology Unit, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Klinikum Chemnitz gGmbH, Chemnitz, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ludwig Maximillian University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Charité University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Division of Clinical Neuro-oncology, Department of Neurology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Division of Clinical Neuro-oncology, Department of Neurology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Division of Clinical Neuro-oncology, Department of Neurology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Division of Clinical Neuro-oncology, Department of Neurology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Division of Clinical Neuro-oncology, Department of Neurology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Ludwig Maximillian University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Division of Clinical Neuro-oncology, Department of Neurology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.,Division of Clinical Neuro-Oncology, Department of Neurology, University of Essen Medical Center, Essen, Germany
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- Division of Clinical Neuro-oncology, Department of Neurology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Roeder F, Alldinger I, Uhl M, Saleh-Ebrahimi L, Schimmack S, Mechtersheimer G, Büchler M, Debus J, Krempien R, Ulrich A. EP-1633: IOERT in primary retroperitoneal sarcoma: a retrospective single center analysis of 69 cases. Radiother Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(18)31942-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Saleh-Ebrahimi L, Alldinger I, Uhl M, Schimmack S, Mechtersheimer G, Büchler M, Debus J, Krempien R, Ulrich A, Roeder F. EP-1634: IOERT in locally recurrent high grade RPS: a retrospective single center analysis of 83 cases. Radiother Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(18)31943-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Uhl M. Primär interventionelle Therapie favorisieren! Notf Rett Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s10049-017-0340-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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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] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [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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- Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan
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- CNAO National Center for Oncological Hadrontherapy, Pavia.,Department of Radiotherapy, IEO-European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Institut Curie, Paris.,Institut Curie-Centre de Protonthérapie d'Orsay (ICPO), Orsay, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Cancer Medicine Department, Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif Cedex, France
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- Department of Degenerative and Oncological Spine Surgery, Rizzoli Institute Bologna, Bologna
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- Department of Epidemiology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino, IST Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genova
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- University Clinic of Orthopedics and Traumatology AO Pisa, Pisa
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- Palliative Care Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan
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- Orthopedic Department, Rizzoli Institute Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Departments of Cancer Medicine
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Francis H. Burr Proton Therapy Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA
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- Midlands Abdominal and Retroperitoneal Sarcoma Unit (MARSU), Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham
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- Department of Oncology, University College London Hospitals (UCLH), London, UK
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Neurosurgery, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- University College London Cancer Institute, London.,Histopathology Department, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust, Stanmore, UK
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Paris Diderot University, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, France
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, USA
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- Department of Radiotherapy, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Tumor Immunology and Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, USA
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- Department of Cancer Medicine, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio, Sevilla, Spain
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- Sarcoma Unit, Interdisciplinary Tumor Center, Mannheim University Medical Center, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Research Center Hospital for Charged Particle Therapy, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham
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- Sarcoma Unit, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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- Sarcoma Unit, Interdisciplinary Tumor Center, Mannheim University Medical Center, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Musculoskeletal Oncology and Rehabilitation Medicine, National Cancer Center, Tokio, Japan
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- Radiotherapy Department, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Soft Tissue/Bone Sarcoma and Melanoma, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Cancer Medicine, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio, Sevilla, Spain
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- Department of Neurosurgery, IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche, Bologna
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- Department of Radiology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Tumor Orthopedic Surgery, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Sarcoma Medical Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA
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- Cencer Medicine Department, Oscar Lambret Cancer Centre, Lille, France
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- Laboratory of Oncologic Research, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna
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- Laboratory of Molecular Pathology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan
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- Palliative Care Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan
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- Department of Soft Tissue/Bone Sarcoma and Melanoma, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Neurosurgery, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York
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- Laboratory of Molecular Pathology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Center for Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Brigham and Women's Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Particle Therapy Department, West German Proton Therapy Centre Essen, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Oncology Unit, IRCCS-Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Orthopaedic Oncology, HELIOS Klinikum Berlin-Buch, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Paul Scherrer Institut PSI, Villigen, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiology, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
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- National Center for Spinal Disorders, Budapest, Hungary
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- Chordoma Foundation, Durham, USA
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Herrlinger U, Tzaridis T, Mack F, Steinbach J, Schlegel U, Sabel M, Hau P, Kortman RD, Krex D, Grauer O, Goldbrunner R, Schnell O, Baehr O, Uhl M, Tabatabai G, Ringel F, Schmidt-Graf F, Brehmer S, Weyerbrock A, Bullinger L, Vajkoczy P, Vatter H, Schäfer N, Kebir S, Weller J, Stummer W, Simon M, Keil V, Nelles M, Fimmers R, Pietsch T, Hattingen E, Coch C, Glas M. ACTR-58. PHASE III TRIAL OF CCNU/TEMOZOLOMIDE (TMZ) COMBINATION THERAPY VS. STANDARD TMZ THERAPY FOR NEWLY DIAGNOSED MGMT-METHYLATED GLIOBLASTOMA PATIENTS: THE CeTeg/NOA-09 trial. Neuro Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nox168.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Roeder F, Alldinger I, Uhl M, Saleh-Ebrahimi L, Schimmack S, Buechler M, Mechtersheimer G, Debus J, Ulrich A. Intraoperative Electron Radiation Therapy in Retroperitoneal Sarcoma: A Retrospective Single Center Analysis of 178 Cases. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.06.2424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Strohmaier B, Uhl M, Matthes WK. Application of Nuclear Reaction Models for Neutron Nuclear Data Evaluation: Statistical and Optical Model Calculations for 134–138Ba. NUCL SCI ENG 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/nse78-a27164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- B. Strohmaier
- Institut für Radiumforschung und Kernphysik, Boltzmanngasse 3, A-1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Institut für Radiumforschung und Kernphysik, Boltzmanngasse 3, A-1090, Vienna, Austria
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- G. Traxler
- Institut für Radiumforschung und Kernphysik der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Boltzmanngasse 3, 1090 Wien, Austria
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- Institut für Radiumforschung und Kernphysik der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Boltzmanngasse 3, 1090 Wien, Austria
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- Institut für Radiumforschung und Kernphysik der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Boltzmanngasse 3, 1090 Wien, Austria
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- Institut für Radiumforschung und Kernphysik der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Boltzmanngasse 3, 1090 Wien, Austria
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- Institut für Radiumforschung und Kernphysik der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Boltzmanngasse 3, 1090 Wien, Austria
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- Institut für Radiumforschung und Kernphysik der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Boltzmanngasse 3, 1090 Wien, Austria
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- A. Pavlik
- Institut fur Radiumforschung und Kernphysik der Universitat Wien und der Osterreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Boltzmanngasse 3, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Institut fur Radiumforschung und Kernphysik der Universitat Wien und der Osterreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Boltzmanngasse 3, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Institut fur Radiumforschung und Kernphysik der Universitat Wien und der Osterreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Boltzmanngasse 3, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Commission of the European Communities, Joint Research Center, Central Bureau for Nuclear Measurements, Steenweg op Retie, B-2440 Geel, Belgium
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- Commission of the European Communities, Joint Research Center, Central Bureau for Nuclear Measurements, Steenweg op Retie, B-2440 Geel, Belgium
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Roeder F, De Paoli A, Alldinger I, Bertola G, Boz G, Garcia-Sabrido J, Uhl M, Alvarez A, Lehner B, Calvo F, Krempien R. EP-1376: IOERT combined with EBRT in R1-resected soft tissue sarcomas of the extremities: a pooled analysis. Radiother Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(17)31811-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Marxreiter F, Winkler J, Uhl M, Madžar D. A Case Report of Severe Delirium after Amantadine Withdrawal. Case Rep Neurol 2017; 9:44-48. [PMID: 28611642 PMCID: PMC5465776 DOI: 10.1159/000460814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2016] [Accepted: 02/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Amantadine is frequently used in addition to dopaminergic substances like dopamine agonists or L-Dopa in advanced Parkinson disease (PD). However, adverse effects like hallucinations limit its use. PD patients developing severe psychotic symptoms upon treatment with either dopaminergic substances and/or amantadine need to stop intake of any psychotropic substance. Here, we report the case of a 71-year-old PD patient without previously known cognitive impairment. He presented with drug-induced psychotic symptoms due to changes in his therapeutic regimen (increase in COMT inhibitors, newly introduced MAO B inhibitors). Also, amantadine had been part of his long-term medication for more than 2 years. The severity of his psychotic symptoms required a L-Dopa monotherapy. After changing his medication, the patient developed severe delirium that resolved rapidly after i.v. amantadine infusion, suggesting an amantadine withdrawal syndrome. Amantadine withdrawal syndrome is a rare adverse event that may present even in PD patients without cognitive impairment. This case report highlights the need for a gradual withdrawal of amantadine even if acute and severe psychotic symptoms are present. Moreover, this is the first report of a cognitively unimpaired patient developing an amantadine withdrawal syndrome.
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- Franz Marxreiter
- aDepartment of Molecular Neurology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
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- aDepartment of Molecular Neurology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
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- bDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital Erlangen, FAU, Erlangen, Germany
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- bDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital Erlangen, FAU, Erlangen, Germany
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Uhl M, Schwab S, Efferth T. Fatal Liver and Bone Marrow Toxicity by Combination Treatment of Dichloroacetate and Artesunate in a Glioblastoma Multiforme Patient: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Front Oncol 2016; 6:204. [PMID: 27774434 PMCID: PMC5053977 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2016.00204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2016] [Accepted: 09/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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A 52-year-old male patient was treated with standard radiochemotherapy with temozolomide for glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). After worsening of his clinical condition, further tumor-specific treatment was unlikely to be successful, and the patient seeked help from an alternative practitioner, who administered a combination of dichloroacetate (DCA) and artesunate (ART). A few days later, the patient showed clinical and laboratory signs of liver damage and bone marrow toxicity (leukopenia, thrombocytopenia). Despite successful restoration of laboratory parameters upon symptomatic treatment, the patient died 10 days after the infusion. DCA bears a well-documented hepatotoxic risk, while ART can be considered as safe concerning hepatotoxicity. Bone marrow toxicity can appear upon ART application as reduced reticulocyte counts and disturbed erythropoiesis. It can be assumed that the simultaneous use of both drugs caused liver injury and bone marrow toxicity. The compassionate use of DCA/ART combination therapy outside of clinical trials cannot be recommended for GBM treatment.
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- Martin Uhl
- Department of Neurology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg , Erlangen , Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg , Erlangen , Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University , Mainz , Germany
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Hackius M, Werth E, Baumann-Vogel H, Uhl M, Sürücü O, Baumann C, Imbach L. SP 5. Poor modulation of event related local field potentials in the subthalamic nucleus during nocturnal movements in Parkinson’s patients – Are subthalamic neurons sleeping? Clin Neurophysiol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2016.05.191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Uhl M, Krauss M, Kern S, Herget G, Hauer M, Altehoefer C, Darge K, Berner R, Langer M. The knee joint in early juvenile idiopathic arthritis: An ROC study for evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of contrast-enhanced MR imaging. Acta Radiol 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/028418501127346323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Purpose: Diagnosis of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) remains difficult due to unspecific clinical and laboratory findings, especially in early stages of the disease. The purpose of our study was to determine the sensitivity and specificity of MR imaging in diagnosing JIA of the knee joints. Material and Methods: Forty children (3–17 years old) clinically diagnosed with JIA (follow-up >1 year) of a knee joint and a control group of 40 children with painful knee joints (MR diagnosis: bone bruise of the knee (n=7), normal knee joint (n=12), osteomyelitis (n=6), septic arthritis (n=2), bone tumor (n=7) and miscellaneous bone lesions (n=6)) were examined using a 1.5 T MR unit. T1-weighted spin-echo (SE), T2-weighted fast SE, contrast-enhanced T1-weighted SE and 2D gradient echo sequences were performed. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves evaluation was conducted by 5 independent radiologists. Results: The positive criteria for diagnosing JIA were joint effusions (n=40), contrast-enhancing synovitis (n=39), cartilage lesions (n=15), subchondral erosions and bony destruction (n=1). Sensitivity and specificity were 93.5= and 92.5=, respectively. Both cases of septic arthritis were misdiagnosed as JIA by all radiologists. Conclusion: Contrast-enhanced MR imaging seems to be a highly sensitive tool in establishing the diagnosis of JIA.
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- M. Uhl
- Section of Pediatric Radiology, Children's Hospital, Freiburg, Germany
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- Section of Pediatric Radiology, Children's Hospital, Freiburg, Germany
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- Section of Pediatric Radiology, Children's Hospital, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Radiology, Radiological Clinic, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General Pediatrics, Children's Hospital, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital, Freiburg, Germany
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Uhl M, Kromeier J, Zimmerhackl LB, Darge K. Simultaneous voiding cystourethrography and voiding urosonography: Diagnostic comparison for vesicoureteral reflux. Acta Radiol 2016; 44:265-8. [PMID: 12751996 DOI: 10.1080/j.1600-0455.2003.00065.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Purpose: To compare the diagnostic accuracy of contrast-enhanced voiding urosonography (VUS) and voiding cystourethrography (VCUG) during simultaneous performance of both examinations. Material and Methods: A total of 24 children, 16 girls and 8 boys, with a mean age of 3.5 years referred for reflux examination were recruited for the study. After transurethral bladder catheterization, radiographic contrast medium, followed directly by the US contrast medium, were administered. Fluoroscopic VCUG and VUS were carried out concurrently in the same patient. When 1 kidney was scanned by ultrasound, fluoroscopy was performed on the contralateral side. Results: In 19 of the 47 kidney-ureter-units (KUU) vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) was detected. In 16 units the reflux was detected by both VCUG and VUS. In 3 KUUs the reflux was detected only at VCUG. All 3 cases were grade 1. Taking the VCUG as the reference standard, VUS had 84% sensitivity, 100% specificity, 100% and 90% positive and negative predictive values, respectively. Conclusion: A dependable comparison could be achieved by performing VCUG and VUS at the same time and under the same conditions. It reconfirmed that VUS is reliable in the exclusion or verification of reflux.
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- M Uhl
- Department of Pediatric Radiology, Freiburg University Hospital, Germany.
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Jensen AD, Poulakis M, Vanoni V, Uhl M, Chaudhri N, Federspil PA, Freier K, Krauss J, Debus J. Carbon ion therapy (C12) for high-grade malignant salivary gland tumors (MSGTs) of the head and neck: do non-ACCs profit from dose escalation? Radiat Oncol 2016; 11:90. [PMID: 27386864 PMCID: PMC4936021 DOI: 10.1186/s13014-016-0657-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2016] [Accepted: 06/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Purpose To evaluate the use of high-dose radiotherapy using carbon ions (C12) on non-adenoid cystic malignant salivary gland tumors (MSGT). Patients and methods Between 2009 and 2013, patients with biopsy-proven non-ACC MSGT histologies of the head and neck received a combined regimen of IMRT plus C12 boost. Treatment toxicity (CTC v3), response (RECIST 1.1), control and survival rates were retrospectively analyzed. Results 40 patients with pathologically confirmed non-ACC MSGT (T4: 45 %; N+: 40 %; gross residual: 58 %; mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC): 45 %; adenocarcinoma: 20 %) were treated with a median of 74 GyE (80 Gy BED). Chemoradiation was given in 5 patients with MEC. Grade III acute toxicity was observed in up to 15 % (mucositis, dermatitis, dysphagia), no higher-grade late toxicity occurred to date. At a follow-up of 25.5 months, LC, and PFS at 2 and 3 years are 81.5 % (LC) and 66.8 % (PFS), OS at 2 and 3 years is 83.6 % and 72.8 %. Most frequent site of disease progression was distant metastasis. Histologic subtype correlated with LC and PFS. Resection status (gross vs microscopic disease) had no significant effect on LC, PFS, or OS. Conclusion The treatment is well tolerated, no higher grade late effects were observed. Considering the negative pre-selection, LC, PFS and OS are promising. While histology and site of origin significantly influenced control and survival rates, resection status did not, potentially due to the effect of dose escalation. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13014-016-0657-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- A D Jensen
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Heidelberg, INF 400, D-69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Heidelberg, INF 400, D-69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Heidelberg, INF 400, D-69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Heidelberg, INF 400, D-69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Physics, Heidelberg Ion Beam Therapy Center (HIT), INF 450, D-69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Heidelberg, INF 400, D-69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Dental and Oro-maxillofacial Surgery, University of Heidelberg, INF 400, D-69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Disease (NCT), INF 460, D-69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Heidelberg, INF 400, D-69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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Bone stress injuries are due to repetitive mechanical overuse of the skeleton and occur as a result of microscopic lesions sustained when bone is subjected to repeated submaximal stress. Over time accumulation of such injuries can lead to bone failure and fractures. Stress-related bone injuries are relatively common among otherwise healthy persons who have recently started new or intensified forms of physical training activities. Stress injuries lead to typical findings on radiography, bone scintigraphy, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and need to be discriminated from other conditions, in particular infections and neoplasms. Stress fractures must be differentiated from insufficiency fractures that occur in bones with reduced mechanical resistance or disturbed structure.
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- M Uhl
- Abt. Radiologie, RKK, Sautierstr. 1, 79106, Freiburg, Deutschland.
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Seliger C, Meyer AL, Renner K, Leidgens V, Moeckel S, Jachnik B, Dettmer K, Tischler U, Gerthofer V, Rauer L, Uhl M, Proescholdt M, Bogdahn U, Riemenschneider MJ, Oefner PJ, Kreutz M, Vollmann-Zwerenz A, Hau P. Metformin inhibits proliferation and migration of glioblastoma cells independently of TGF-β2. Cell Cycle 2016; 15:1755-66. [PMID: 27163626 DOI: 10.1080/15384101.2016.1186316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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To this day, glioblastoma (GBM) remains an incurable brain tumor. Previous research has shown that metformin, an oral anti-diabetic drug, may decrease GBM cell proliferation and migration especially in brain tumor initiating cells (BTICs). As transforming growth factor β 2 (TGF-β2) has been reported to promote high-grade glioma and is inhibited by metformin in other tumors, we explored whether metformin directly interferes with TGF-β2-signaling. Functional investigation of proliferation and migration of primary BTICs after treatment with metformin+/-TGF-β2 revealed that metformin doses as low as 0.01 mM metformin thrice a day were able to inhibit proliferation of susceptible cell lines, whereas migration was impacted only at higher doses. Known cellular mechanisms of metformin, such as increased lactate secretion, reduced oxygen consumption and activated AMPK-signaling, could be confirmed. However, TGF-β2 and metformin did not act as functional antagonists, but both rather inhibited proliferation and/or migration, if significant effects were present. We did not observe a relevant influence of metformin on TGF-β2 mRNA expression (qRT-PCR), TGF-β2 protein expression (ELISA) or SMAD-signaling (Western blot). Therefore, it seems that metformin does not exert its inhibitory effects on GBM BTIC proliferation and migration by altering TGF-β2-signaling. Nonetheless, as low doses of metformin are able to reduce proliferation of certain GBM cells, further exploration of predictors of BTICs' susceptibility to metformin appears justified.
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- Corinna Seliger
- a Department of Neurology and Wilhelm Sander-NeuroOncology Unit , University Hospital Regensburg , Regensburg , Germany
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- a Department of Neurology and Wilhelm Sander-NeuroOncology Unit , University Hospital Regensburg , Regensburg , Germany
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- b Department of Internal Medicine III , University Hospital Regensburg , Regensburg , Germany
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- a Department of Neurology and Wilhelm Sander-NeuroOncology Unit , University Hospital Regensburg , Regensburg , Germany
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- a Department of Neurology and Wilhelm Sander-NeuroOncology Unit , University Hospital Regensburg , Regensburg , Germany
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- a Department of Neurology and Wilhelm Sander-NeuroOncology Unit , University Hospital Regensburg , Regensburg , Germany
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- c Institute of Functional Genomics, University of Regensburg , Regensburg , Germany
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- a Department of Neurology and Wilhelm Sander-NeuroOncology Unit , University Hospital Regensburg , Regensburg , Germany
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- a Department of Neurology and Wilhelm Sander-NeuroOncology Unit , University Hospital Regensburg , Regensburg , Germany
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- a Department of Neurology and Wilhelm Sander-NeuroOncology Unit , University Hospital Regensburg , Regensburg , Germany
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- d Department of Neurology , University Hospital Erlangen , Germany
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- e Department of Neurosurgery , University Hospital Regensburg , Regensburg , Germany
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- a Department of Neurology and Wilhelm Sander-NeuroOncology Unit , University Hospital Regensburg , Regensburg , Germany
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- c Institute of Functional Genomics, University of Regensburg , Regensburg , Germany
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- b Department of Internal Medicine III , University Hospital Regensburg , Regensburg , Germany
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- a Department of Neurology and Wilhelm Sander-NeuroOncology Unit , University Hospital Regensburg , Regensburg , Germany
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- a Department of Neurology and Wilhelm Sander-NeuroOncology Unit , University Hospital Regensburg , Regensburg , Germany
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Herrlinger U, Schäfer N, Steinbach JP, Weyerbrock A, Hau P, Goldbrunner R, Friedrich F, Rohde V, Ringel F, Schlegel U, Sabel M, Ronellenfitsch MW, Uhl M, Maciaczyk J, Grau S, Schnell O, Hänel M, Krex D, Vajkoczy P, Gerlach R, Kortmann RD, Mehdorn M, Tüttenberg J, Mayer-Steinacker R, Fietkau R, Brehmer S, Mack F, Stuplich M, Kebir S, Kohnen R, Dunkl E, Leutgeb B, Proescholdt M, Pietsch T, Urbach H, Belka C, Stummer W, Glas M. Bevacizumab Plus Irinotecan Versus Temozolomide in Newly Diagnosed O6-Methylguanine–DNA Methyltransferase Nonmethylated Glioblastoma: The Randomized GLARIUS Trial. J Clin Oncol 2016; 34:1611-9. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.63.4691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Purpose In patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma that harbors a nonmethylated O6-methylguanine–DNA methyltransferase promotor, standard temozolomide (TMZ) has, at best, limited efficacy. The GLARIUS trial thus explored bevacizumab plus irinotecan (BEV+IRI) as an alternative to TMZ. Patients and Methods In this phase II, unblinded trial 182 patients in 22 centers were randomly assigned 2:1 to BEV (10 mg/kg every 2 weeks) during radiotherapy (RT) followed by maintenance BEV (10 mg/kg every 2 weeks) plus IRI(125 mg/m2 every 2 weeks) or to daily TMZ (75 mg/m2) during RT followed by six courses of TMZ (150-200 mg/m2/d for 5 days every 4 weeks). The primary end point was the progression-free survival rate after 6 months (PFS-6). Results In the modified intention-to-treat (ITT) population, PFS-6 was increased from 42.6% with TMZ (95% CI, 29.4% to 55.8%) to 79.3% with BEV+IRI (95% CI, 71.9% to 86.7%; P <.001). PFS was prolonged from a median of 5.99 months (95% CI, 2.7 to 7.3 months) to 9.7 months (95% CI, 8.7 to 10.8 months; P < .001). At progression, crossover BEV therapy was given to 81.8% of all patients who received any sort of second-line therapy in the TMZ arm. Overall survival (OS) was not different in the two arms: the median OS was 16.6 months (95% CI, 15.4 to 18.4 months) with BEV+IRI and was 17.5 months (95% CI, 15.1 to 20.5 months) with TMZ. The time course of quality of life (QOL) in six selected domains of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality-of-Life Questionnaire (QLQ) –C30 and QLQ-BN20 (which included cognitive functioning), of the Karnofsky performance score, and of the Mini Mental State Examination score was not different between the treatment arms. Conclusion BEV+IRI resulted in a superior PFS-6 rate and median PFS compared with TMZ. However, BEV+IRI did not improve OS, potentially because of the high crossover rate. BEV+IRI did not alter QOL compared with TMZ.
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- Ulrich Herrlinger
- Ulrich Herrlinger, Niklas Schäfer, Frederic Mack, Moritz Stuplich, Sied Kebir, Torsten Pietsch, and Martin Glas, University of Bonn, Bonn; Joachim P. Steinbach and Michael W. Ronellenfitsch, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Astrid Weyerbrock and Horst Urbach, University of Freiburg, Freiburg; Peter Hau and Martin Uhl, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg; Roland Goldbrunner and Stefan Grau, University of Cologne, Cologne; Franziska Friedrich and Rolf-Dieter Kortmann, University of Leipzig,
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- Ulrich Herrlinger, Niklas Schäfer, Frederic Mack, Moritz Stuplich, Sied Kebir, Torsten Pietsch, and Martin Glas, University of Bonn, Bonn; Joachim P. Steinbach and Michael W. Ronellenfitsch, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Astrid Weyerbrock and Horst Urbach, University of Freiburg, Freiburg; Peter Hau and Martin Uhl, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg; Roland Goldbrunner and Stefan Grau, University of Cologne, Cologne; Franziska Friedrich and Rolf-Dieter Kortmann, University of Leipzig,
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- Ulrich Herrlinger, Niklas Schäfer, Frederic Mack, Moritz Stuplich, Sied Kebir, Torsten Pietsch, and Martin Glas, University of Bonn, Bonn; Joachim P. Steinbach and Michael W. Ronellenfitsch, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Astrid Weyerbrock and Horst Urbach, University of Freiburg, Freiburg; Peter Hau and Martin Uhl, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg; Roland Goldbrunner and Stefan Grau, University of Cologne, Cologne; Franziska Friedrich and Rolf-Dieter Kortmann, University of Leipzig,
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- Ulrich Herrlinger, Niklas Schäfer, Frederic Mack, Moritz Stuplich, Sied Kebir, Torsten Pietsch, and Martin Glas, University of Bonn, Bonn; Joachim P. Steinbach and Michael W. Ronellenfitsch, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Astrid Weyerbrock and Horst Urbach, University of Freiburg, Freiburg; Peter Hau and Martin Uhl, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg; Roland Goldbrunner and Stefan Grau, University of Cologne, Cologne; Franziska Friedrich and Rolf-Dieter Kortmann, University of Leipzig,
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- Ulrich Herrlinger, Niklas Schäfer, Frederic Mack, Moritz Stuplich, Sied Kebir, Torsten Pietsch, and Martin Glas, University of Bonn, Bonn; Joachim P. Steinbach and Michael W. Ronellenfitsch, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Astrid Weyerbrock and Horst Urbach, University of Freiburg, Freiburg; Peter Hau and Martin Uhl, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg; Roland Goldbrunner and Stefan Grau, University of Cologne, Cologne; Franziska Friedrich and Rolf-Dieter Kortmann, University of Leipzig,
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- Ulrich Herrlinger, Niklas Schäfer, Frederic Mack, Moritz Stuplich, Sied Kebir, Torsten Pietsch, and Martin Glas, University of Bonn, Bonn; Joachim P. Steinbach and Michael W. Ronellenfitsch, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Astrid Weyerbrock and Horst Urbach, University of Freiburg, Freiburg; Peter Hau and Martin Uhl, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg; Roland Goldbrunner and Stefan Grau, University of Cologne, Cologne; Franziska Friedrich and Rolf-Dieter Kortmann, University of Leipzig,
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- Ulrich Herrlinger, Niklas Schäfer, Frederic Mack, Moritz Stuplich, Sied Kebir, Torsten Pietsch, and Martin Glas, University of Bonn, Bonn; Joachim P. Steinbach and Michael W. Ronellenfitsch, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Astrid Weyerbrock and Horst Urbach, University of Freiburg, Freiburg; Peter Hau and Martin Uhl, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg; Roland Goldbrunner and Stefan Grau, University of Cologne, Cologne; Franziska Friedrich and Rolf-Dieter Kortmann, University of Leipzig,
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- Ulrich Herrlinger, Niklas Schäfer, Frederic Mack, Moritz Stuplich, Sied Kebir, Torsten Pietsch, and Martin Glas, University of Bonn, Bonn; Joachim P. Steinbach and Michael W. Ronellenfitsch, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Astrid Weyerbrock and Horst Urbach, University of Freiburg, Freiburg; Peter Hau and Martin Uhl, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg; Roland Goldbrunner and Stefan Grau, University of Cologne, Cologne; Franziska Friedrich and Rolf-Dieter Kortmann, University of Leipzig,
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- Ulrich Herrlinger, Niklas Schäfer, Frederic Mack, Moritz Stuplich, Sied Kebir, Torsten Pietsch, and Martin Glas, University of Bonn, Bonn; Joachim P. Steinbach and Michael W. Ronellenfitsch, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Astrid Weyerbrock and Horst Urbach, University of Freiburg, Freiburg; Peter Hau and Martin Uhl, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg; Roland Goldbrunner and Stefan Grau, University of Cologne, Cologne; Franziska Friedrich and Rolf-Dieter Kortmann, University of Leipzig,
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- Ulrich Herrlinger, Niklas Schäfer, Frederic Mack, Moritz Stuplich, Sied Kebir, Torsten Pietsch, and Martin Glas, University of Bonn, Bonn; Joachim P. Steinbach and Michael W. Ronellenfitsch, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Astrid Weyerbrock and Horst Urbach, University of Freiburg, Freiburg; Peter Hau and Martin Uhl, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg; Roland Goldbrunner and Stefan Grau, University of Cologne, Cologne; Franziska Friedrich and Rolf-Dieter Kortmann, University of Leipzig,
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- Ulrich Herrlinger, Niklas Schäfer, Frederic Mack, Moritz Stuplich, Sied Kebir, Torsten Pietsch, and Martin Glas, University of Bonn, Bonn; Joachim P. Steinbach and Michael W. Ronellenfitsch, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Astrid Weyerbrock and Horst Urbach, University of Freiburg, Freiburg; Peter Hau and Martin Uhl, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg; Roland Goldbrunner and Stefan Grau, University of Cologne, Cologne; Franziska Friedrich and Rolf-Dieter Kortmann, University of Leipzig,
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- Ulrich Herrlinger, Niklas Schäfer, Frederic Mack, Moritz Stuplich, Sied Kebir, Torsten Pietsch, and Martin Glas, University of Bonn, Bonn; Joachim P. Steinbach and Michael W. Ronellenfitsch, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Astrid Weyerbrock and Horst Urbach, University of Freiburg, Freiburg; Peter Hau and Martin Uhl, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg; Roland Goldbrunner and Stefan Grau, University of Cologne, Cologne; Franziska Friedrich and Rolf-Dieter Kortmann, University of Leipzig,
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- Ulrich Herrlinger, Niklas Schäfer, Frederic Mack, Moritz Stuplich, Sied Kebir, Torsten Pietsch, and Martin Glas, University of Bonn, Bonn; Joachim P. Steinbach and Michael W. Ronellenfitsch, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Astrid Weyerbrock and Horst Urbach, University of Freiburg, Freiburg; Peter Hau and Martin Uhl, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg; Roland Goldbrunner and Stefan Grau, University of Cologne, Cologne; Franziska Friedrich and Rolf-Dieter Kortmann, University of Leipzig,
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- Ulrich Herrlinger, Niklas Schäfer, Frederic Mack, Moritz Stuplich, Sied Kebir, Torsten Pietsch, and Martin Glas, University of Bonn, Bonn; Joachim P. Steinbach and Michael W. Ronellenfitsch, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Astrid Weyerbrock and Horst Urbach, University of Freiburg, Freiburg; Peter Hau and Martin Uhl, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg; Roland Goldbrunner and Stefan Grau, University of Cologne, Cologne; Franziska Friedrich and Rolf-Dieter Kortmann, University of Leipzig,
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- Ulrich Herrlinger, Niklas Schäfer, Frederic Mack, Moritz Stuplich, Sied Kebir, Torsten Pietsch, and Martin Glas, University of Bonn, Bonn; Joachim P. Steinbach and Michael W. Ronellenfitsch, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Astrid Weyerbrock and Horst Urbach, University of Freiburg, Freiburg; Peter Hau and Martin Uhl, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg; Roland Goldbrunner and Stefan Grau, University of Cologne, Cologne; Franziska Friedrich and Rolf-Dieter Kortmann, University of Leipzig,
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- Ulrich Herrlinger, Niklas Schäfer, Frederic Mack, Moritz Stuplich, Sied Kebir, Torsten Pietsch, and Martin Glas, University of Bonn, Bonn; Joachim P. Steinbach and Michael W. Ronellenfitsch, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Astrid Weyerbrock and Horst Urbach, University of Freiburg, Freiburg; Peter Hau and Martin Uhl, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg; Roland Goldbrunner and Stefan Grau, University of Cologne, Cologne; Franziska Friedrich and Rolf-Dieter Kortmann, University of Leipzig,
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- Ulrich Herrlinger, Niklas Schäfer, Frederic Mack, Moritz Stuplich, Sied Kebir, Torsten Pietsch, and Martin Glas, University of Bonn, Bonn; Joachim P. Steinbach and Michael W. Ronellenfitsch, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Astrid Weyerbrock and Horst Urbach, University of Freiburg, Freiburg; Peter Hau and Martin Uhl, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg; Roland Goldbrunner and Stefan Grau, University of Cologne, Cologne; Franziska Friedrich and Rolf-Dieter Kortmann, University of Leipzig,
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- Ulrich Herrlinger, Niklas Schäfer, Frederic Mack, Moritz Stuplich, Sied Kebir, Torsten Pietsch, and Martin Glas, University of Bonn, Bonn; Joachim P. Steinbach and Michael W. Ronellenfitsch, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Astrid Weyerbrock and Horst Urbach, University of Freiburg, Freiburg; Peter Hau and Martin Uhl, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg; Roland Goldbrunner and Stefan Grau, University of Cologne, Cologne; Franziska Friedrich and Rolf-Dieter Kortmann, University of Leipzig,
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- Ulrich Herrlinger, Niklas Schäfer, Frederic Mack, Moritz Stuplich, Sied Kebir, Torsten Pietsch, and Martin Glas, University of Bonn, Bonn; Joachim P. Steinbach and Michael W. Ronellenfitsch, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Astrid Weyerbrock and Horst Urbach, University of Freiburg, Freiburg; Peter Hau and Martin Uhl, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg; Roland Goldbrunner and Stefan Grau, University of Cologne, Cologne; Franziska Friedrich and Rolf-Dieter Kortmann, University of Leipzig,
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- Ulrich Herrlinger, Niklas Schäfer, Frederic Mack, Moritz Stuplich, Sied Kebir, Torsten Pietsch, and Martin Glas, University of Bonn, Bonn; Joachim P. Steinbach and Michael W. Ronellenfitsch, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Astrid Weyerbrock and Horst Urbach, University of Freiburg, Freiburg; Peter Hau and Martin Uhl, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg; Roland Goldbrunner and Stefan Grau, University of Cologne, Cologne; Franziska Friedrich and Rolf-Dieter Kortmann, University of Leipzig,
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- Ulrich Herrlinger, Niklas Schäfer, Frederic Mack, Moritz Stuplich, Sied Kebir, Torsten Pietsch, and Martin Glas, University of Bonn, Bonn; Joachim P. Steinbach and Michael W. Ronellenfitsch, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Astrid Weyerbrock and Horst Urbach, University of Freiburg, Freiburg; Peter Hau and Martin Uhl, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg; Roland Goldbrunner and Stefan Grau, University of Cologne, Cologne; Franziska Friedrich and Rolf-Dieter Kortmann, University of Leipzig,
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- Ulrich Herrlinger, Niklas Schäfer, Frederic Mack, Moritz Stuplich, Sied Kebir, Torsten Pietsch, and Martin Glas, University of Bonn, Bonn; Joachim P. Steinbach and Michael W. Ronellenfitsch, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Astrid Weyerbrock and Horst Urbach, University of Freiburg, Freiburg; Peter Hau and Martin Uhl, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg; Roland Goldbrunner and Stefan Grau, University of Cologne, Cologne; Franziska Friedrich and Rolf-Dieter Kortmann, University of Leipzig,
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- Ulrich Herrlinger, Niklas Schäfer, Frederic Mack, Moritz Stuplich, Sied Kebir, Torsten Pietsch, and Martin Glas, University of Bonn, Bonn; Joachim P. Steinbach and Michael W. Ronellenfitsch, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Astrid Weyerbrock and Horst Urbach, University of Freiburg, Freiburg; Peter Hau and Martin Uhl, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg; Roland Goldbrunner and Stefan Grau, University of Cologne, Cologne; Franziska Friedrich and Rolf-Dieter Kortmann, University of Leipzig,
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- Ulrich Herrlinger, Niklas Schäfer, Frederic Mack, Moritz Stuplich, Sied Kebir, Torsten Pietsch, and Martin Glas, University of Bonn, Bonn; Joachim P. Steinbach and Michael W. Ronellenfitsch, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Astrid Weyerbrock and Horst Urbach, University of Freiburg, Freiburg; Peter Hau and Martin Uhl, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg; Roland Goldbrunner and Stefan Grau, University of Cologne, Cologne; Franziska Friedrich and Rolf-Dieter Kortmann, University of Leipzig,
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- Ulrich Herrlinger, Niklas Schäfer, Frederic Mack, Moritz Stuplich, Sied Kebir, Torsten Pietsch, and Martin Glas, University of Bonn, Bonn; Joachim P. Steinbach and Michael W. Ronellenfitsch, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Astrid Weyerbrock and Horst Urbach, University of Freiburg, Freiburg; Peter Hau and Martin Uhl, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg; Roland Goldbrunner and Stefan Grau, University of Cologne, Cologne; Franziska Friedrich and Rolf-Dieter Kortmann, University of Leipzig,
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- Ulrich Herrlinger, Niklas Schäfer, Frederic Mack, Moritz Stuplich, Sied Kebir, Torsten Pietsch, and Martin Glas, University of Bonn, Bonn; Joachim P. Steinbach and Michael W. Ronellenfitsch, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Astrid Weyerbrock and Horst Urbach, University of Freiburg, Freiburg; Peter Hau and Martin Uhl, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg; Roland Goldbrunner and Stefan Grau, University of Cologne, Cologne; Franziska Friedrich and Rolf-Dieter Kortmann, University of Leipzig,
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- Ulrich Herrlinger, Niklas Schäfer, Frederic Mack, Moritz Stuplich, Sied Kebir, Torsten Pietsch, and Martin Glas, University of Bonn, Bonn; Joachim P. Steinbach and Michael W. Ronellenfitsch, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Astrid Weyerbrock and Horst Urbach, University of Freiburg, Freiburg; Peter Hau and Martin Uhl, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg; Roland Goldbrunner and Stefan Grau, University of Cologne, Cologne; Franziska Friedrich and Rolf-Dieter Kortmann, University of Leipzig,
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- Ulrich Herrlinger, Niklas Schäfer, Frederic Mack, Moritz Stuplich, Sied Kebir, Torsten Pietsch, and Martin Glas, University of Bonn, Bonn; Joachim P. Steinbach and Michael W. Ronellenfitsch, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Astrid Weyerbrock and Horst Urbach, University of Freiburg, Freiburg; Peter Hau and Martin Uhl, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg; Roland Goldbrunner and Stefan Grau, University of Cologne, Cologne; Franziska Friedrich and Rolf-Dieter Kortmann, University of Leipzig,
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- Ulrich Herrlinger, Niklas Schäfer, Frederic Mack, Moritz Stuplich, Sied Kebir, Torsten Pietsch, and Martin Glas, University of Bonn, Bonn; Joachim P. Steinbach and Michael W. Ronellenfitsch, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Astrid Weyerbrock and Horst Urbach, University of Freiburg, Freiburg; Peter Hau and Martin Uhl, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg; Roland Goldbrunner and Stefan Grau, University of Cologne, Cologne; Franziska Friedrich and Rolf-Dieter Kortmann, University of Leipzig,
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- Ulrich Herrlinger, Niklas Schäfer, Frederic Mack, Moritz Stuplich, Sied Kebir, Torsten Pietsch, and Martin Glas, University of Bonn, Bonn; Joachim P. Steinbach and Michael W. Ronellenfitsch, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Astrid Weyerbrock and Horst Urbach, University of Freiburg, Freiburg; Peter Hau and Martin Uhl, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg; Roland Goldbrunner and Stefan Grau, University of Cologne, Cologne; Franziska Friedrich and Rolf-Dieter Kortmann, University of Leipzig,
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- Ulrich Herrlinger, Niklas Schäfer, Frederic Mack, Moritz Stuplich, Sied Kebir, Torsten Pietsch, and Martin Glas, University of Bonn, Bonn; Joachim P. Steinbach and Michael W. Ronellenfitsch, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Astrid Weyerbrock and Horst Urbach, University of Freiburg, Freiburg; Peter Hau and Martin Uhl, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg; Roland Goldbrunner and Stefan Grau, University of Cologne, Cologne; Franziska Friedrich and Rolf-Dieter Kortmann, University of Leipzig,
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- Ulrich Herrlinger, Niklas Schäfer, Frederic Mack, Moritz Stuplich, Sied Kebir, Torsten Pietsch, and Martin Glas, University of Bonn, Bonn; Joachim P. Steinbach and Michael W. Ronellenfitsch, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Astrid Weyerbrock and Horst Urbach, University of Freiburg, Freiburg; Peter Hau and Martin Uhl, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg; Roland Goldbrunner and Stefan Grau, University of Cologne, Cologne; Franziska Friedrich and Rolf-Dieter Kortmann, University of Leipzig,
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- Ulrich Herrlinger, Niklas Schäfer, Frederic Mack, Moritz Stuplich, Sied Kebir, Torsten Pietsch, and Martin Glas, University of Bonn, Bonn; Joachim P. Steinbach and Michael W. Ronellenfitsch, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Astrid Weyerbrock and Horst Urbach, University of Freiburg, Freiburg; Peter Hau and Martin Uhl, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg; Roland Goldbrunner and Stefan Grau, University of Cologne, Cologne; Franziska Friedrich and Rolf-Dieter Kortmann, University of Leipzig,
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- Ulrich Herrlinger, Niklas Schäfer, Frederic Mack, Moritz Stuplich, Sied Kebir, Torsten Pietsch, and Martin Glas, University of Bonn, Bonn; Joachim P. Steinbach and Michael W. Ronellenfitsch, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Astrid Weyerbrock and Horst Urbach, University of Freiburg, Freiburg; Peter Hau and Martin Uhl, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg; Roland Goldbrunner and Stefan Grau, University of Cologne, Cologne; Franziska Friedrich and Rolf-Dieter Kortmann, University of Leipzig,
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- Ulrich Herrlinger, Niklas Schäfer, Frederic Mack, Moritz Stuplich, Sied Kebir, Torsten Pietsch, and Martin Glas, University of Bonn, Bonn; Joachim P. Steinbach and Michael W. Ronellenfitsch, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Astrid Weyerbrock and Horst Urbach, University of Freiburg, Freiburg; Peter Hau and Martin Uhl, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg; Roland Goldbrunner and Stefan Grau, University of Cologne, Cologne; Franziska Friedrich and Rolf-Dieter Kortmann, University of Leipzig,
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- Ulrich Herrlinger, Niklas Schäfer, Frederic Mack, Moritz Stuplich, Sied Kebir, Torsten Pietsch, and Martin Glas, University of Bonn, Bonn; Joachim P. Steinbach and Michael W. Ronellenfitsch, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Astrid Weyerbrock and Horst Urbach, University of Freiburg, Freiburg; Peter Hau and Martin Uhl, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg; Roland Goldbrunner and Stefan Grau, University of Cologne, Cologne; Franziska Friedrich and Rolf-Dieter Kortmann, University of Leipzig,
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- Ulrich Herrlinger, Niklas Schäfer, Frederic Mack, Moritz Stuplich, Sied Kebir, Torsten Pietsch, and Martin Glas, University of Bonn, Bonn; Joachim P. Steinbach and Michael W. Ronellenfitsch, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Astrid Weyerbrock and Horst Urbach, University of Freiburg, Freiburg; Peter Hau and Martin Uhl, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg; Roland Goldbrunner and Stefan Grau, University of Cologne, Cologne; Franziska Friedrich and Rolf-Dieter Kortmann, University of Leipzig,
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- Ulrich Herrlinger, Niklas Schäfer, Frederic Mack, Moritz Stuplich, Sied Kebir, Torsten Pietsch, and Martin Glas, University of Bonn, Bonn; Joachim P. Steinbach and Michael W. Ronellenfitsch, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Astrid Weyerbrock and Horst Urbach, University of Freiburg, Freiburg; Peter Hau and Martin Uhl, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg; Roland Goldbrunner and Stefan Grau, University of Cologne, Cologne; Franziska Friedrich and Rolf-Dieter Kortmann, University of Leipzig,
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Welzel T, Meyerhof E, Uhl M, Huang K, Deimling AV, Herfarth K, Debus J. Diagnostische Genauigkeit der diffusionsgewichteten MR-Bildgebung bei der Differenzierung zwischen Chordomen und Chondrosarkomen der Schädelbasis: eine 3.0 T-MRT Studie bei 105 Patienten. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 2016. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1581764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Proske J, Walter L, Bumes E, Hutterer M, Vollmann-Zwerenz A, Eyüpoglu IY, Savaskan NE, Seliger C, Hau P, Uhl M. Adaptive Immune Response to and Survival Effect of Temozolomide- and Valproic Acid-induced Autophagy in Glioblastoma. Anticancer Res 2016; 36:899-905. [PMID: 26976976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND/AIM The combination of radiotherapy, temozolomide and valproic acid (VPA) has shown some promise in retrospective analyses of patients with glioblastoma, although their mechanisms of action remain unknown. MATERIALS AND METHODS We investigated the in vitro and in vivo effects of pretreating glioma cells with temozolomide and VPA as an immunization strategy to boost an adaptive immune response in a syngeneic mouse model. RESULTS Temozolomide and VPA induced autophagy in GL261 glioma cells, and caused tumor antigen-specific T-cells to become activated effector T-cells. Mice with a pre-existing glioma showed no improvement in clinical outcome when immunized with temozolomide- and VPA-treated glioma cells. CONCLUSION Although temozolomide and VPA treatment of glioma cells can boost the adaptive immune response, in the context of a vaccine therapy, additional factors are necessary to eradicate the tumor and improve survival.
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- Judith Proske
- Department of Neurology and Wilhelm Sander-NeuroOncology Unit, University of Regensburg Medical School, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Wilhelm Sander-NeuroOncology Unit, University of Regensburg Medical School, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Wilhelm Sander-NeuroOncology Unit, University of Regensburg Medical School, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Wilhelm Sander-NeuroOncology Unit, University of Regensburg Medical School, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Wilhelm Sander-NeuroOncology Unit, University of Regensburg Medical School, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Wilhelm Sander-NeuroOncology Unit, University of Regensburg Medical School, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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Scheitza P, Uhl M, Hauschild O, Zwingmann J, Bannasch H, Kayser C, Südkamp NP, Herget GW. Interobserver Variability in the Differential Diagnosis of Benign Bone Tumors and Tumor-like Lesions. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 2016; 188:479-87. [PMID: 26815281 DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-110449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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PURPOSE The interobserver-variability of radiological diagnosis of benign bone tumors (BBT) and tumor-like lesions (TLL) was examined in order to identify difficult-to-diagnose entities, to examine the frequency of advanced diagnostics and to describe the number of interdisciplinary tumor center diagnoses (IDT) in comparison with diagnoses upon referral (ED) and radiologists´ diagnoses (RD). MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 413 patients with 272 BBT and 141 TLL, classified either histologically or through interdisciplinary consultation. Discrepancies between groups were analyzed and rates of additional imaging and biopsy to establish diagnosis were assessed. RESULTS In BBT the number of identical radiological diagnoses was 56 (ED) and 81 % (RD) compared to the IDT, while in the latter additional imaging were obtained in 30 % cases. In 21 % (12 % to establish diagnosis) BBT were biopsied, the ED matching the histology 40 %, the RD 60 % and the IDT 76 % of the time. For TLL diagnosed through radiology, ED and RD matched IDT 31 % and 61 % of the time, with additional imaging being obtained in 21 % of cases (IDT). In 36 % (27 % to establish diagnosis) biopsy was performed, with histological diagnosis matching the IDT, RD and ED in 51, 27 and 20 %. Diagnostic challenges were apparent in enchondromas, non-ossifying fibromas (NOF), solitary (SBC) and aneurysmal bone cysts (ABC). Ganglia can be misinterpreted as a tumor. CONCLUSIONS Establishing a definitive diagnosis for BBT and TLL can be challenging with the latter posing greater difficulties. An interdisciplinary approach involving radiologists, orthopedics and pathologists was found to improve diagnostic accuracy. KEY POINTS • Benign bone tumors (BBT) and tumor-like lesions (TLL) present a diagnostic challenge, while enchondroma, NOF, SBC and ABC were difficult to diagnose, and ganglia can be misinterpreted as a tumor• Additional imaging studies were required for diagnosis in 29 % and 21 % of cases for BBT and TLL, respectively, biopsies in 12 % of cases for BBT and 27 % for TLL• Sound diagnoses can be made through interdisciplinary case discussion, while reducing the risk of overtreatment Citation Format: • Scheitza P, Uhl M, Hauschild O et al. Interobserver Variability in the Differential Diagnosis of Benign Bone Tumors and Tumor-like Lesions. Fortschr Röntgenstr 2016; 188: 479 - 487.
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- P Scheitza
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Medical Centre Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Radiology, St. Josefshospital Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Medical Centre Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Medical Centre Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, University Medical Centre Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, University Medical Centre Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Medical Centre Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology/Comprehensive Cancer Centre Freiburg CCCF, University Medical Centre Freiburg, Germany
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Bumes E, Rzonsa S, Hutterer M, Proescholdt M, Bogdahn U, Riemenschneider MJ, Uhl M, Wendl C, Hau P. Adverse event grading following CTCAE v3.0 underestimates hypertensive side effects in patients with glioma treated with Bevacizumab. J Neurooncol 2016; 127:191-200. [PMID: 26721240 DOI: 10.1007/s11060-015-2031-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2015] [Accepted: 12/25/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Anti-VEGF therapy with Bevacizumab (BEV) is widely used in cases of relapsed high-grade glioma (HGG). Arterial hypertension is a known side effect of anti-VEGF therapy. 42 Patients with relapsed HGG were treated with BEV 10 mg/kg on days 1 and 15 of 28-day cycles in addition to treatment with 40 mg TMZ daily until disease progression, based on magnetic resonance imaging and/or worsening of clinical status. In a retrospective analysis, hypertensive side effects were evaluated as the primary endpoint, while survival information in addition to toxicity was analyzed as secondary endpoint. Grading which employs the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.0 detected hypertensive events with a significantly higher sensitivity than CTCAE version 3.0. The rate of severe hypertensive events observed as CTCAE ≥ °3 were 9.5 % in version 3.0 and 45.2 % in version 4.0. The results presented here indicate that CTCAE version 3.0 may underreport the incidence and grade of BEV-induced hypertension within clinical trials. As hypertension has not only long-term, but also severe short-term side effects, we suggest that arterial hypertension under BEV should be scored according to CTCAE version 4.0 to avoid clinically relevant hypertension-related adverse events in these patients.
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- Elisabeth Bumes
- Department of Neurology and Wilhelm Sander-NeuroOncology Unit, University of Regensburg Medical School, Universitätsstraße 84, 93053, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Wilhelm Sander-NeuroOncology Unit, University of Regensburg Medical School, Universitätsstraße 84, 93053, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Wilhelm Sander-NeuroOncology Unit, University of Regensburg Medical School, Universitätsstraße 84, 93053, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Regensburg University Hospital, Franz-Josef-Strauß-Allee 11, 93053, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Wilhelm Sander-NeuroOncology Unit, University of Regensburg Medical School, Universitätsstraße 84, 93053, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Neuropathology, Regensburg University Hospital, Franz-Josef-Strauß-Allee 11, 93053, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Erlangen, Schwabachanlage 6, 91054, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Regensburg University Hospital, Franz-Josef-Strauß-Allee 11, 93053, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Wilhelm Sander-NeuroOncology Unit, University of Regensburg Medical School, Universitätsstraße 84, 93053, Regensburg, Germany.
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During the last decade, water sensitive urban design (WSUD) has become more and more accepted. However, there is not any simple tool or option available to evaluate the influence of these measures on the local water balance. To counteract the impact of new settlements, planners focus on mitigating increases in runoff through installation of infiltration systems. This leads to an increasing non-natural groundwater recharge and decreased evapotranspiration. Simple software tools which evaluate or simulate the effect of WSUD on the local water balance are still needed. The authors developed a tool named WABILA (Wasserbilanz) that could support planners for optimal WSUD. WABILA is an easy-to-use planning tool that is based on simplified regression functions for established measures and land covers. Results show that WSUD has to be site-specific, based on climate conditions and the natural water balance.
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- M Henrichs
- Muenster University of Applied Sciences, Institute for Water Resources Environment (IWARU), Corrensstr. 25, 48149 Muenster, Germany E-mail:
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- Muenster University of Applied Sciences, Institute for Water Resources Environment (IWARU), Corrensstr. 25, 48149 Muenster, Germany E-mail:
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- Muenster University of Applied Sciences, Institute for Water Resources Environment (IWARU), Corrensstr. 25, 48149 Muenster, Germany E-mail:
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Arians N, Förster R, Uhl M, Rom J, Debus J, Lindel K. Outcome of Patients With Local Recurrent Gynecologic Malignancies After Resection Combined With Intraoperative Radiation. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.07.1209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Roeder F, Lehner B, Alldinger I, Saleh-Ebrahimi L, Egerer G, Huber P, Mechtersheimer G, Debus J, Uhl M. Intraoperative Electron Radiation Therapy (IOERT) and External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT) in R1-Resected Soft-Tissue Sarcomas of the Extremities: Long-term Results. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.07.2157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Uhl M. Knochentumoren – Das Wissen für die Facharztprüfung. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 2015. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1551255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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