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- Title
Compassionate use of Quantum Magnetic Resonance Therapy for treatment of children with Diffuse Brainstem Glioma in Mexico City: a single institutional experience.
- Authors
Barragán-Pérez, Eduardo Javier; Alvarez-Amado, Daniel Eduardo; Dies-Suarez, Pilar; Tobón, Silvia Hidalgo; García-Beristain, Juan Carlos; Peñaloza-González, José Gabriel
- Abstract
Purpose: Diffuse Brainstem Glioma (DBG) is a catastrophic brain tumor with a survival rate of less than 10% two years after diagnosis despite the existence of different treatment protocols. Among the devices that use magnetic fields generated by Magnetic Resonance Imaging is Quantum Magnetic Resonance Therapy (QMRT). Methods: Five children diagnosed with DBG in our institution in Mexico City underwent treatment of compassionate use with QMRT between December 2018 and July 2019. A survival analysis was performed with previously reported historical data (n = 15). Results: Two patients (40%) survived after three years of follow-up; the log-rank test showed a statistically significant difference in overall survival between both groups (p = 0.032). All patients tolerated the treatment adequately without reporting any severe clinical or neuroradiological adverse effects. Of the patients included, all showed a decrease in the tumor one month after the end of the treatment, although there was great variability in the response and the difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.06). Conclusions: Although future investigations are needed to confirm the findings reported in the present study, the improvement in survival is promising for a group of patients whose prognosis has been catastrophic over the years. Trial registration NCT03577600.
- Subjects
MEXICO City (Mexico); MAGNETOTHERAPY; MAGNETIC resonance; BRAIN tumors; GLIOMAS; BRAIN stem; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; CANCER patients
- Publication
Journal of Neuro-Oncology, 2022, Vol 157, Issue 2, p377
- ISSN
0167-594X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11060-022-03972-2