The Concepts, Diagnosis and Management of Early Imaging Changes after Therapy for Glioblastomas
| Autor: | Sarah Jefferies, B Haylock, Jeremy Rees, C Soh, Roy Rampling, I R Whittle, Catherine McBain, Paul Sanghera |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Diagnostic Imaging
medicine.medical_specialty Temozolomide Brain Neoplasms business.industry Standard treatment Pseudoresponse Disease Management medicine.disease Combined Modality Therapy Oncology Concomitant Medical imaging medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Medical physics Radiology Glioblastoma business Pseudoprogression medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Oncology. 24:216-227 |
| ISSN: | 0936-6555 |
| Popis: | Since postoperative radiotherapy plus concomitant temozolomide followed by adjuvant temozolomide has become standard treatment for glioblastoma, the phenomenon of early post-treatment enlargement of the imaged tumour volume, usually without clinical deterioration, has become widely recognised. The term pseudoprogression has been used to describe a poorly understood pathophysiological process. In this review, the pathophysiological concepts, relevance, diagnosis and management of patients with 'pseudoprogression' and 'pseudoresponse' are discussed. Guidelines are given with respect to radiological imaging modality, mode and frequency. Further biological and clinical insights into these phenomena require carefully designed prospective studies. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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