A Case of Symptomatic Cerebral Radiation Necrosis for an Extra-Cranial Neoplasm from Conventional Radiotherapy With Concurrent Immunotherapy

Overview

Journal Cureus

Specialty Biomedical Engineering

Date 2021 Jul 19

PMID 34277294

Authors

Radhika Gutta

Nino Balanchivadze

Ding Wang

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Abstract

Cerebral radiation necrosis (RN) is a known complication of brain radiotherapy (RT). The incidence rate of RN varies with the total dose, dose fractionation, and radiotherapy modality. Concurrent treatment with immunotherapy can increase the risk factors for developing RN through a synergistic mechanism. Here, we describe a patient who developed cerebral RN after receiving conventional RT to an extra-cranial site, while he was receiving immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy.

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