Hypofractionated radiation therapy versus chemotherapy with temozolomide in patients affected by RPA class V and VI glioblastoma: a randomized phase II trial.
Sara PedrettiLaura MasiniEnrico TurcoLuca TriggianiMarco KrengliBruno MeduriLuigi PirtoliPaolo BorghettiLudovica PegurriNada RivaRoberto GattaVincenzo FuscoSilvia ScocciantiAlessio BruniUmberto RicardiRiccardo SantoniStefano Maria MagriniMichela BuglionePublished in: Journal of neuro-oncology (2019)
The data obtained are limited by the poor accrual. Both treatments were well tolerated. Patients in RT arm have a better PFS and QaS, without significant differences in OS. The deterioration of the NSS score would seem an important parameter and coincide with disease progression rather than with the toxicity of the treatment.