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Erschienen in: Strahlentherapie und Onkologie 3/2018

11.10.2017 | Original Article

Concurrent radiotherapy with temozolomide vs. concurrent radiotherapy with a cisplatinum-based polychemotherapy regimen

Acute toxicity in pediatric high-grade glioma patients

verfasst von: Clemens Seidel, André O. von Bueren, Sabrina Bojko, Marion Hoffmann, Torsten Pietsch, Gerrit H. Gielen, Monika Warmuth-Metz, Brigitte Bison, Rolf‑D. Kortmann, Christof M. Kramm

Erschienen in: Strahlentherapie und Onkologie | Ausgabe 3/2018

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Abstract

Purpose

As the efficacy of all pediatric high-grade glioma (HGG) treatments is similar and still disappointing, it is essential to also investigate the toxicity of available treatments.

Methods

Prospectively recorded hematologic and nonhematologic toxicities of children treated with radiochemotherapy in the HIT GBM-C/D and HIT-HGG-2007 trials were compared. Children aged 3–18 years with histologically proven HGG (WHO grade III and IV tumors) or unequivocal radiologic diagnosis of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) were included in these trials. The HIT-HGG-2007 protocol comprised concomitant radiochemotherapy with temozolomide, while cisplatinum/etoposide (PE) and PE plus ifosfamide (PEI) in combination with weekly vincristine injections were applied during radiochemotherapy in the HIT GBM-C/D protocol.

Results

Regular blood counts and information about cellular nadirs were available from 304 patients (leukocytes) and 306 patients (thrombocytes), respectively. Grade 3–4 leukopenia was much more frequent in the HIT GBM-C/D cohort (n = 88, 52%) vs. HIT-HGG-2007 (n = 13, 10%; P <0.001). Grade 3–4 thrombopenia was also more likely in the HIT GBM-C/D cohort (n = 21, 12% vs. n = 3,2%; P <0.001). Grade 3–4 leukopenia appeared more often in children aged 3–7 years (n = 38/85, 45%) than in children aged 8–12 years (n = 39/120, 33%) and 13–18 years (24/100, 24%; P =0.034). In addition, sickness was more frequent in the HIT GBM-C/D cohort (grade 1–2: 44%, grade 3–4: 6% vs. grade 1–2: 28%, grade 3–4: 1%; P <0.001).

Conclusion

Radiochemotherapy involving cisplatinum-based polychemotherapy is more toxic than radiotherapy in combination with temozolomide. Without evidence of differences in therapeutic efficacy, the treatment with lower toxicity, i. e., radiotherapy with temozolomide should be used.
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Metadaten
Titel
Concurrent radiotherapy with temozolomide vs. concurrent radiotherapy with a cisplatinum-based polychemotherapy regimen
Acute toxicity in pediatric high-grade glioma patients
verfasst von
Clemens Seidel
André O. von Bueren
Sabrina Bojko
Marion Hoffmann
Torsten Pietsch
Gerrit H. Gielen
Monika Warmuth-Metz
Brigitte Bison
Rolf‑D. Kortmann
Christof M. Kramm
Publikationsdatum
11.10.2017
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
Strahlentherapie und Onkologie / Ausgabe 3/2018
Print ISSN: 0179-7158
Elektronische ISSN: 1439-099X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00066-017-1218-6

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