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. 2022 Nov 12;17:178. doi: 10.1186/s13014-022-02146-8

Table 3.

Survival and toxicity outcomes

Study name Citations Functional imaging agent Intervention aim Treatment
Improve standard RTtarget delineation Facilitate doseescalation Facilitate organ at risk sparing Map recurrence & RT treated volumes Map functional volumes& RT planning volumes Map treated functionalvolumes & survival Map radiomic features& RT volumes Standard targetvolumes changed Dose escalation Functional OAR sparing
Piroth [3437] F18-FET PET
Laouiti [38] F18-FET PET
Miwa [39] F18-FET PET
Munck Af Rosenschold [40, 41] F18-FET PET
Lundemann [4244] F18-FET PET
Poulsen [45, 46] F18-FET PET
Vigil [52, 53] C11-MET PET
Brinkmann [59, 61, 61] F18-FDOPA PET
Kim [66, 68, 86] DW MRI & DCE MRI
Wang [70] DTI MRI & BOLD MRI
Zhang [71] DTT MRI
Altabella [72] DTI MRI
Morin [74] DW MRI
Opposits [76] BOLD MRI
Laprie [7780] MRSI
Mellon [82] MRSI
Study name Max dose Dose fractionation (Gy / fractions) Toxicity/OAR dose metric Survival
BED2 (Gy) BED10 (Gy) EQD2 (Gy) Median OS Mths Median PFS Mths 12 Mths OS % 12 Mths PFS %
Piroth 158.4 89.3 74.4 72/30 No grade 3 or 4 toxicity 14.8 7.8 63.6 25.4
Laouiti 158.4 89.3 74.4 72/30 Maximum grade CTCAE acute toxicity was 1 (median), range 0-2 38.4 28.6
Miwa 357 125.8 104.8 68/8 20 13 71.2 52.6
Munck Af Rosenschold 120 72 60 60/30 Plan OAR (brain, brain stem...) receive less dose in PET-image guided-VMAT plans 15 6
Lundemann 120 72 60 60/30 20.7 11.7
Poulsen 120 72 60 60/30 16.5 6.5
Vigil Not reported but escalated 20 6.7
Brinkmann 172.3 95.3 79.4 76/30 Grade 3 CNS necrosis was noted in 3 patients (4.4%), 1 patient (1.5%) with pre-existing vision dysfunction had Grade 4 optic nerve dysfunction 16 8.7
Kim 168.8 93.8 78.1 75/30 Side effects were similar in incidence to standard therapy 20 90
Wang 120 72 60 60/30 Plan OAR (white matter tracks) received less dose in functionally optimised plan
Zhang 120 72 60 60/30 Thecognition dysfunction was mild and the radiation-induced brain oedema was mild to moderate 17.6 76 66
Altabella 120 72 60 60/30 Plan OAR (white matter structures) received less dose in DTI-optimised plans
Morin 120 72 60 60/30 Plan OAR (hippocampus) received less dose in DW-optimised plans
Opposits 120 72 60 60/30 Reduced dose in the functionally active areas of the brain
Laprie 158.4 89.3 74.4 72/30 SIB plan OAR (brainstem and brain) received lower doses than CRT plans
Mellon 168.8 93.8 78.1 75/30 No observed serious adverse events

BED2 Biological effective dose (alpha/beta = 2), BED10 Biological effective dose (alpha/beta = 10), EQD2 Equivalent dose in 2 Gy (alpha/beta = 10), OS Overall survival, PFS Progression free survival, Mths Months, CTCAE Common terminology criteria for adverse events, OAR Organ at risk, SIB Simultaneous -integrated boost, CRT Conformal radiation therapy