Reirradiation in patients with diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas: The Canadian experience.
Álvaro Lassaleta-AtienzaDouglas StrotherNormand LaperriereJuliette HukinMagimairajan Issai VananKaren GoddardLucie Lafay-CousinDonna L JohnstonShayna ZelcerMichal ZápotockýRevathi RajagopalVijay RamsawamiCynthia HawkinsUri TaboriAnnie HuangUte BartelsEric BouffetPublished in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2018)
In this limited experience, rRT was safe and feasible in patients with progressive DIPG, providing neurological improvement and a prolonged life span in most patients. Prospective Canadian rRT protocols are ongoing to further assess the benefit of this approach, including quality of life assessment.