Amplitude Modulated Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Field Treatment Combined With Radiochemotherapy and Maintenance Chemotherapy in Patients With Glioblastoma (Brain-RF)
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Brief Summary
Combined chemoradiation and radiofrequency electromagnetic field treatment for patients with glioblastoma
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Pathological evidence of newly diagnosed glioblastoma according to WHO classification criteria * Patients 18 to 70 years of age with a WHO performance status of 2 or less * All patients must sign written informed consent * Adequate hematologic, renal, and hepatic function (absolute neutrophil count, ≥1,5 x 103/μL; platelet count, ≥100 x 103/μL; serum creatinine ≤1.7 mg/dL; total bilirubin \> upper limit of normal; AST or ALT ≤3 times the upper limit of normal) * Patient must have received subtotal or gross total resection of the tumor * MGMT-promotor methylated patients must have refused therapy according to the CeTeG/NOA-09 protocol (+ Lomustin) * Patient must be planned for concomitant RCT with a total RT dose of 60 Gy over six weeks and temozolomide followed by six cycles of maintenance CT using temozolomide Exclusion Criteria: * Previous cranial RT * Cytostatic therapy / anti-angiogenic substances / CT or radiation therapy for cancer within the past 5 years *