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. 2025 Sep 1;13(9):2136. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines13092136
3D-CRT Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy
ADC Apparent Diffusion Coefficient
ADCs Antibody-Drug Conjugates
AI Artificial Intelligence
AMF Alternating Magnetic Field
ASCO American Society of Clinical Oncology
ASTRO American Society for Radiation Oncology
BBB Blood–Brain Barrier
BEV Bevacizumab
BNCT Boron Neutron Capture Therapy
BSH Sodium Borocaptate
CDK4/6 Cyclin-Dependent Kinases 4 and 6
CDKN2A/B Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor 2A/B
CFRT Conventional Fractionated Radiotherapy
Cho Choline
CIRT Carbon Ion Radiotherapy
Cr Creatine
CRT Chemoradiation
CT Chemotherapy
CTV Clinical Target Volume
ddTMZ Dense Dose Temozolomide
DSC Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast Perfusion
DWI Diffusion-Weighted Imaging
EGFR Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor
EORTC European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer
ESCAT ESMO Scale for Clinical Actionability of Molecular Targets
ESTRO European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology
EANO European Association of Neuro-Oncology
FSRT Fractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy
GBM Glioblastoma Multiforme
GTV Gross Tumor Volume
GyE Gray Equivalent
HFRT Hypofractionated Radiotherapy
HIF-1α Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1-Alpha
HR Hazard Ratio
HSRT Hypofractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy
ICI Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor
IDH Isocitrate Dehydrogenase
IGRT Image-Guided Radiotherapy
IMPT Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy
IMRT Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy
MDSCs Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells
KPS Karnofsky Performance Status
L-BPA L-4-Boronophenylalanine
LITT Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy
MDACC MD Anderson Cancer Center
mEHT Modulated Electrohyperthermia
MHT Magnetic Hyperthermia
MNP Magnetic Nanoparticles
mOS Median Overall Survival
MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MRS Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
MRgRT Magnetic Resonance-Guided Radiotherapy
NAA N-Acetyl Aspartate
NAT Neoadjuvant Therapy
NCCN National Comprehensive Cancer Network
NICE National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
nGBM Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Multiforme
OS Overall Survival
PARP Poly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase
PET Positron Emission Tomography
PFS Progression-Free Survival
PI3K/AKT Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/Protein Kinase B
PIK3CA Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-Bisphosphate 3-Kinase Catalytic Subunit Alpha
PT Proton Therapy
PTEN Phosphatase and Tensin Homolog
PTV Planning Target Volume
RANO Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology
RBE Relative Biological Effectiveness
rGBM Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme
RT Radiotherapy
RCTs Randomized Controlled Trials
SRS Stereotactic Radiosurgery
SVZ Subventricular Zone
TAT Targeted Alpha Therapy
TCGA The Cancer Genome Atlas
TCP Tumor Control Probability
TERT Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase
TMZ Temozolomide
TP53 Tumor Protein p53
TTFields Tumor Treating Fields
V20Gy Volume Receiving 20 Gray
V40Gy Volume Receiving 40 Gray
VMAT Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy
WBRT Whole-Brain Radiotherapy
WHO World Health Organization
wt Wild-Type