Zhao Xuzhe, Li Chao, Wang Kai, Zhang Yutao, Wan Haibin, Yang Pei, Zhou Dabiao
Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, No.119 South Fourth Ring West Road, Fengtai District, Beijing, 100070, China.
Department of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
Neurosurg Rev. 2025 Feb 20;48(1):254. doi: 10.1007/s10143-025-03402-7.
This study aims to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and preliminary efficacy of combining laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) with early administration of temozolomide (TMZ) in patients with recurrent glioblastoma (rGBM). Ten patients with rGBM were enrolled. Following the LITT procedure, TMZ was administered at a dose of 75 mg/m/day during the early-TMZ phase for three weeks. After a 7-day interval, TMZ was given according to the standard dosage scheme for 6 cycles. Adverse events and complications encountered were documented. Regular follow-up assessments were conducted to evaluate both patient performance status and tumor progression. All patients demonstrated good tolerance to LITT, with six out of ten achieving an ablation rate above 90%, and only one patient had an ablation rate below 70%. Oral administration of TMZ was well-tolerated by all patients during the early-TMZ phase. Mild headache was the most common adverse event (3/10), and only one severe adverse event occurred. At a 6-month follow-up post-LITT, tumor progression was observed in five patients; noneof the patients reached survival endpoints. This preliminary report substantiates the favorable tolerability of early application of TMZ in combination with LITT. The safety profile was found to be acceptable, and the initial efficacy results were promising. Future studies should explore the potential of LITT combination therapy in greater detail and with larger patient samples.
本研究旨在评估激光间质热疗(LITT)联合早期给予替莫唑胺(TMZ)治疗复发性胶质母细胞瘤(rGBM)患者的安全性、耐受性及初步疗效。招募了10例rGBM患者。在LITT手术后,在早期TMZ阶段以75mg/m²/天的剂量给予TMZ,持续三周。间隔7天后,按照标准给药方案给予TMZ,共6个周期。记录所遇到的不良事件和并发症。进行定期随访评估,以评估患者的表现状态和肿瘤进展情况。所有患者对LITT均表现出良好的耐受性,10例中有6例消融率超过90%,只有1例患者消融率低于70%。在早期TMZ阶段,所有患者对口服TMZ耐受性良好。轻度头痛是最常见的不良事件(3/10),仅发生1例严重不良事件。在LITT术后6个月的随访中,5例患者出现肿瘤进展;无患者达到生存终点。这份初步报告证实了早期应用TMZ联合LITT具有良好的耐受性。安全性方面被认为是可接受的,初步疗效结果很有前景。未来的研究应更详细地探索LITT联合治疗的潜力,并纳入更大的患者样本。