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EpiBrainRad: an epidemiologic study of the neurotoxicity induced by radiotherapy in high grade glioma patients

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Title
EpiBrainRad: an epidemiologic study of the neurotoxicity induced by radiotherapy in high grade glioma patients
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BMC Neurology, December 2015
DOI 10.1186/s12883-015-0519-6
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Thomas Durand, Sophie Jacob, Laura Lebouil, Hassen Douzane, Philippe Lestaevel, Amithys Rahimian, Dimitri Psimaras, Loïc Feuvret, Delphine Leclercq, Bruno Brochet, Radia Tamarat, Fabien Milliat, Marc Benderitter, Nicolas Vayatis, Georges Noël, Khê Hoang-Xuan, Jean-Yves Delattre, Damien Ricard, Marie-Odile Bernier

Abstract

Radiotherapy is one of the most important treatments of primary and metastatic brain tumors. Unfortunately, it can involve moderate to severe complications among which leukoencephalopathy is very frequent and implies cognitive deficits such as memory, attention and executive dysfunctions. However, the incidence of this complication is not well established and the risk factors and process are poorly understood. The main objective of the study is to improve knowledge on radio-induced leukoencephalopathy based on pluridisciplinar approaches combining cognitive, biologic, imagery and dosimetric investigations. The EpiBrainRad study is a prospective cohort study including newly diagnosed high grade gliomas patients treated by radiotherapy and concomitant-adjuvant temozolomide chemotherapy. Patients are included between their surgery and first day of radio-chemotherapy, and the follow-up lasts for 3 years after treatment. Cognitive functioning assessments, specific blood biomarkers measures and magnetic resonance imagery are performed at different moment during the follow-up, and a specific dosimetric assessment of organs involved in the beam fields is performed. Firstly, leukoencephalopathy incidence rate will be estimated in this population. Secondly, correlations between cognitive impairments and dosimetry, biomarkers ranges and anomalies on imagery will be analyzed in order to better understand the onset and evolution of cognitive decrement associated with radiotherapy. Furthermore, a new cognitive test, quickly and easily performed, will be studied to determine its sensibility to detect leukoencephalopathy decrement. With an original multidisciplinary approach, the EpiBrainRad study aims to improve knowledge on radio-induced leukoencephalopathy in order to improve its early diagnosis and prevention. The main challenge is to preserve quality-of-life after cancer treatments which imply to study the incidence of radiation-induced complications and their associated risk factors. NCT02544178.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Colombia 1 1%
Germany 1 1%
Unknown 94 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 14 15%
Student > Master 11 11%
Student > Doctoral Student 10 10%
Researcher 9 9%
Student > Ph. D. Student 9 9%
Other 16 17%
Unknown 27 28%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 29 30%
Psychology 12 13%
Neuroscience 7 7%
Nursing and Health Professions 5 5%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 3%
Other 11 11%
Unknown 29 30%
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