Long-term efficacy of early versus delayed radiotherapy for low-grade astrocytoma and oligodendroglioma in adults:: the EORTC 22845 randomised trial
Long-term efficacy of early versus delayed radiotherapy for low-grade astrocytoma and oligodendroglioma in adults:: the EORTC 22845 randomised trial
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DOI:
10.1016/s0140-6736(05)67070-5
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发表时间:
2005-09-17
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168.9
通讯作者:
Karim, ABMF
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作者:
van den Bent, MJ;Afra, D;Karim, ABMF
Background Postoperative policies of "wait-and-see" and radiotherapy for low-grade glioma are poorly defined. A trial in the mid 1980s established the radiation dose. In 1986 the EORTC Radiotherapy and Brain Tumor Groups initiated a prospective trial to compare early radiotherapy with delayed radiotherapy. An interim analysis has been reported. We now present the long-term results.Methods After surgery, patients from 24 centres across Europe were randomly assigned to either early radiotherapy of 54 Gy in fractions of 1.8 Gy or deferred radiotherapy until the time of progression (control group). Patients with low-grade astrocytoma, oligodendroglioma, mixed oligoastrocytoma, and incompletely resected pilocytic astrocytoma, with a WHO performance status 0-2 were eligible. Analysis was by intention to treat, and primary endpoints were overall and progression-free survival.Findings 157 patients were assigned early radiotherapy, and 157 control. Median progression-free survival was 5.3 years in the early radiotherapy group and 3.4 years in the control group (hazard ratio 0.59, 95% CI 0.45-0.77; p