Search Results - "LAPERRIERE, Normand J"
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MGMT promoter methylation status testing to guide therapy for glioblastoma: refining the approach based on emerging evidence and current challenges
Published in Neuro-oncology (Charlottesville, Va.) (14-02-2019)“…Abstract Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common primary malignant brain tumor, with a universally poor prognosis. The emergence of molecular biomarkers has had…”
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A 2011 Updated Systematic Review and Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Malignant Extradural Spinal Cord Compression
Published in International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics (01-10-2012)“…Purpose To update the 2005 Cancer Care Ontario practice guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of adult patients with a suspected or confirmed diagnosis of…”
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Therapeutic radiation for childhood cancer drives structural aberrations of NF2 in meningiomas
Published in Nature communications (04-08-2017)“…Cranial radiotherapy improves survival of the most common childhood cancers, including brain tumors and leukemia. Unfortunately, long-term survivors are faced…”
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Salvage Radiosurgery for Brain Metastases: Prognostic Factors to Consider in Patient Selection
Published in International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics (2014)“…Purpose Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is offered to patients for recurrent brain metastases after prior brain radiation therapy (RT), but few studies have…”
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Dosimetric and Late Radiation Toxicity Comparison Between Iodine-125 Brachytherapy and Stereotactic Radiation Therapy for Juxtapapillary Choroidal Melanoma
Published in International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics (01-07-2013)“…Purpose To compare the dose distributions and late radiation toxicities for125 I brachytherapy (IBT) and stereotactic radiation therapy (SRT) in the treatment…”
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Equivalence in Dose Fall-Off for Isocentric and Nonisocentric Intracranial Treatment Modalities and Its Impact on Dose Fractionation Schemes
Published in International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics (01-03-2010)“…Purpose To investigate whether dose fall-off characteristics would be significantly different among intracranial radiosurgery modalities and the influence of…”
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Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for the Treatment of Cystic Cerebral Metastases
Published in International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics (01-03-2013)“…Purpose To assess the role of Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS) in the treatment of nonsurgical cystic brain metastasis, and to determine predictors of response…”
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Protons for the management of adult patients with glioblastoma
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Long-term outcomes for adult craniopharyngioma following radiation therapy
Published in Acta oncologica (01-01-2013)“…We report long-term outcomes in adult patients with craniopharyngioma following surgery and radiation therapy (RT). Fifty-three patients treated with RT…”
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Role of Fractionated External Beam Radiotherapy in Hemangioblastoma of the Central Nervous System
Published in International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics (01-12-2007)“…Purpose To assess the clinical outcomes and toxicity in patients receiving fractionated external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) for hemangioblastoma of the central…”
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Benefit From Procarbazine, Lomustine, and Vincristine in Oligodendroglial Tumors Is Associated With Mutation of IDH
Published in Journal of clinical oncology (10-03-2014)“…Patients with 1p/19q codeleted anaplastic oligodendroglial tumors who participated in RTOG (Radiation Therapy Oncology Group) 9402 lived much longer after…”
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Evaluation of early imaging response criteria in glioblastoma multiforme
Published in Radiation oncology (London, England) (23-09-2011)“…Early and accurate prediction of response to cancer treatment through imaging criteria is particularly important in rapidly progressive malignancies such as…”
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Apparatus-Dependent Dosimetric Differences in Spine Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy
Published in Technology in cancer research & treatment (01-12-2010)“…The purpose of this investigation was to study apparatus-dependent dose distribution differences specific to spine stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT)…”
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Meningioma Screening With MRI in Childhood Leukemia Survivors Treated With Cranial Radiation
Published in International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics (01-07-2019)“…Radiation-induced meningioma is a known late effect of cranial radiation therapy. Cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can detect small meningiomas, but…”
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Systematic review of the diagnosis and management of malignant extradural spinal cord compression: The cancer care ontario practice guidelines initiative's neuro-oncology disease site group
Published in Journal of clinical oncology (20-03-2005)“…This systematic review describes the diagnosis and management of adult patients with a suspected or confirmed diagnosis of extradural malignant spinal cord…”
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Image-guided, intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IG-IMRT) for skull base chordoma and chondrosarcoma: preliminary outcomes
Published in Neuro-oncology (Charlottesville, Va.) (01-06-2015)“…We report our preliminary outcomes following high-dose image-guided intensity modulated radiotherapy (IG-IMRT) for skull base chordoma and chondrosarcoma…”
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Review of 20 years of adult medulloblastoma treatment: Chemotherapy prescription trends and survival
Published in Neuro-oncology practice (01-04-2023)“…Abstract Background The historic standard of care for adult medulloblastoma has been considered surgery and radiation, while chemotherapy is increasingly being…”
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Upfront observation versus radiation for adult pilocytic astrocytoma
Published in Cancer (01-09-2011)“…BACKGROUND: Although pilocytic astrocytoma accounts for up to 40% of all childhood brain tumors, it is a rare disease in adults. Consequently, there are few…”
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Technique for stereotactic body radiotherapy for spinal metastases
Published in Journal of clinical neuroscience (01-02-2011)“…Abstract Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) is an emerging technique for spinal tumours that is a natural succession to brain radiosurgery. The spine is an…”
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Impact of lymphopenia on survival for elderly patients with glioblastoma: A secondary analysis of the CCTG CE.6 (EORTC 26062-22061, TROG03.01) randomized clinical trial
Published in Neuro-oncology advances (01-01-2021)“…Lymphopenia may lead to worse outcomes for glioblastoma patients. This study is a secondary analysis of the CCTG CE.6 trial evaluating the impact of…”
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