If memantine were started 6 weeks after completion of radiation to base of skull, would you expect any potential benefit?

Topics: Radiation Oncology • Neuro-Oncology • Neurology

Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution

There is currently no credible high-quality data to support the use of memantine in focal brain RT for primary or metastatic brain tumors, regardless of whether the hippocampus is in the radiation field. Therefore, I would not prescribe memantine during or after RT in such a clinical setting. In my ...

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Radiation Oncologist at Mayo Clinic
One item to note is there have been generics for m...

Radiation Oncologist at Sparks Regional Medical Center
Good stuff-----thanks

Radiation Oncologist at UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center
My patients (San Antonio, TX) are able to obtain 3...

Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution

I liberally prescribe memantine to patients with cranial radiation (not only WBRT) but I would not start memantine 6 months post-radiation. I believe that the damage is mostly done by then and the evidence for drug treatments once the cognitive effects of radiation have set in are not supportive of ...

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Radiation Oncologist at University Hospital Basel
I do not know if this is true. Memantine is an NM...

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