2022
SURG-23. EFFICACY OF LASER INTERSTITIAL THERMAL THERAPY (LITT) FOR NEWLY DIAGNOSED AND RECURRENT IDH WILD-TYPE GLIOBLASTOMA
de Groot J, Kim A, Prabhu S, Rao G, Laxton A, Fecci P, O'Brien B, Sloan A, Chiang V, Tatter S, Mohammadi A, Placantonakis D, Strowd R, Chen C, Hadjipanayis C, Khasraw M, Sun D, Piccioni D, Sinicrope K, Campian J, Kurz S, Williams B, Smith K, Tovar-Spinoza Z, Leuthardt E. SURG-23. EFFICACY OF LASER INTERSTITIAL THERMAL THERAPY (LITT) FOR NEWLY DIAGNOSED AND RECURRENT IDH WILD-TYPE GLIOBLASTOMA. Neuro-Oncology 2022, 24: vii256-vii257. PMCID: PMC9660753, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noac209.989.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLaser interstitial thermal therapyIDH wild-type glioblastomaConventional surgical resectionWild-type glioblastomaInterstitial thermal therapySurgical resectionProspective multicenter registryMaximal safe resectionTime of diagnosisGross total resectionPrimary brain tumorsCytoreductive approachMedian OSAdjuvant temozolomideHospital stayMulticenter registryAdverse eventsOverall survivalRecurrent patientsClinical outcomesRecurrent GBMTraditional resectionMedian lengthSurgical approachTreatment options
2016
The Role of Laser-Induced Thermal Therapy in the Management of Malignant Gliomas
Fomchenko E, Chiang V. The Role of Laser-Induced Thermal Therapy in the Management of Malignant Gliomas. 2016, 103-119. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-49864-5_7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLaser interstitial thermal therapyHigh-grade gliomasSurgical resectionUse of LITTCommon primary CNS malignancyRecurrent high-grade gliomaOverall treatment algorithmPrimary CNS malignanciesRole of LITTPoor surgical candidatesStandard surgical approachDe novo diagnosisDeep gray nucleiInterstitial thermal therapyLaser thermal ablationAggressive treatmentCNS malignanciesSurgical candidatesImproved survivalInitial diagnosisSignificant morbidityTreatment algorithmMulticenter studySurgical approachBasal ganglia