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What is your approach when it comes to reirradiation for DIPG patients who have already received 54Gy upfront?

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Radiation Oncology · St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Early case series reports from MD Anderson suggested that focal re-irradiation (re-RT) for progressive DIPG after full course primary RT was fairly well tolerated, resulted in symptomatic improvement in the majority of patients and was associated with the most durable, albeit temporary, tumor contro...

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