What would be your radiotherapy plan for a patient with recurrent GBM (WHO grade 4, IDH wild-type) s/p 2 prior resections with no prior radiation?
Patient refused RT before but is now willing to consider it. The patient lives 3 hours away from the radiotherapy center. Is there a role for hypofractionated radiation in patients with good PS under the age of 60?
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Radiation Oncology · University of Arizona
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The scenario described in this clinical case is not uncommon. I have had patients who either live several hours away from our center or were unwilling to receive the Stupp protocol of 60 Gy in 6 weeks and were successfully treated with 3 weeks of hypofractionated RT (HFRT). HFRT over 1–3 weeks (25 Gy in 1 week or 40 Gy in 15 fractions is already a standard of care for patients with advanced age or poor performance status. For younger patients with good performance status, HFRT holds the promise ...
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