Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Jan 21, 2015
The optimal radiotherapy regimen for elderly and/or frail patients with newly diagnosed glioblast... more The optimal radiotherapy regimen for elderly and/or frail patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma remains to be established. This study compared two radiotherapy regimens on the outcome of these patients. Between 2010 and 2013, 98 patients (frail = age ≥ 50 years and Karnofsky performance status [KPS] of 50% to 70%; elderly and frail = age ≥ 65 years and KPS of 50% to 70%; elderly = age ≥ 65 years and KPS of 80% to 100%) were prospectively randomly assigned to two arms in a 1:1 ratio, stratified by age (< and ≥ 65 years old), KPS, and extent of surgical resection. Arm 1 received short-course radiotherapy (25 Gy in five daily fractions over 1 week), and arm 2 received commonly used radiotherapy (40 Gy in 15 daily fractions over 3 weeks). The short-course radiotherapy was noninferior to commonly used radiotherapy. The median overall survival time was 7.9 months (95% CI, 6.3 to 9.6 months) in arm 1 and 6.4 months (95% CI, 5.1 to 7.6 months) in arm 2 (P = .988). Median progression...
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Jan 21, 2015
The optimal radiotherapy regimen for elderly and/or frail patients with newly diagnosed glioblast... more The optimal radiotherapy regimen for elderly and/or frail patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma remains to be established. This study compared two radiotherapy regimens on the outcome of these patients. Between 2010 and 2013, 98 patients (frail = age ≥ 50 years and Karnofsky performance status [KPS] of 50% to 70%; elderly and frail = age ≥ 65 years and KPS of 50% to 70%; elderly = age ≥ 65 years and KPS of 80% to 100%) were prospectively randomly assigned to two arms in a 1:1 ratio, stratified by age (< and ≥ 65 years old), KPS, and extent of surgical resection. Arm 1 received short-course radiotherapy (25 Gy in five daily fractions over 1 week), and arm 2 received commonly used radiotherapy (40 Gy in 15 daily fractions over 3 weeks). The short-course radiotherapy was noninferior to commonly used radiotherapy. The median overall survival time was 7.9 months (95% CI, 6.3 to 9.6 months) in arm 1 and 6.4 months (95% CI, 5.1 to 7.6 months) in arm 2 (P = .988). Median progression...
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