Angiotensin receptor blockade: a novel approach for symptomatic radiation necrosis after stereotactic radiosurgery
Chowdhary M, Okwan-Duodu D, Switchenko JM, Press RH, Jhaveri J, Buchwald ZS, Zhong J, Chapman BV, Bindra RS, Contessa JN, Park HS, Yu JB, Decker RH, Olson JJ, Oyesiku NM, Abrams RA, Shu HG, Curran WJ, Crocker IR, Patel KR. Angiotensin receptor blockade: a novel approach for symptomatic radiation necrosis after stereotactic radiosurgery. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2017, 136: 289-298. PMID: 29124649, PMCID: PMC5784434, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-017-2652-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic radiation necrosisOverall survivalStereotactic radiosurgeryIntracranial efficacyRadiation necrosisKaplan-Meier methodLate radiation toxicitySignificant predictive factorsArteriovenous malformation patientsCumulative incidence modelsIntracranial outcomesBaseline characteristicsBlockade therapyBrain metastasesProspective trialABT groupConsecutive patientsMedian ageMeier methodPreclinical evidencePredictive factorsAVM cohortsRadiation toxicityPrognostic analysisMultivariate analysis