[HTML][HTML] Tumor treating fields in the management of patients with malignant gliomas

AP Ghiaseddin, D Shin, K Melnick, DD Tran - Current treatment options in …, 2020 - Springer
AP Ghiaseddin, D Shin, K Melnick, DD Tran
Current treatment options in oncology, 2020Springer
Opinion statement Malignant gliomas remain a challenging cancer to treat due to limitations
in both therapeutic and efficacious options. Tumor treating fields (TTFields) have emerged
as a novel, locoregional, antineoplastic treatment modality with favorable efficacy and safety
being demonstrated in the most aggressive type of malignant gliomas, glioblastoma (GBM).
In 2 large randomized, controlled phase 3 trials, the addition of TTFields was associated with
increased overall survival when combined with adjuvant temozolomide (TMZ) chemotherapy …
Opinion statement
Malignant gliomas remain a challenging cancer to treat due to limitations in both therapeutic and efficacious options. Tumor treating fields (TTFields) have emerged as a novel, locoregional, antineoplastic treatment modality with favorable efficacy and safety being demonstrated in the most aggressive type of malignant gliomas, glioblastoma (GBM). In 2 large randomized, controlled phase 3 trials, the addition of TTFields was associated with increased overall survival when combined with adjuvant temozolomide (TMZ) chemotherapy in patients with newly diagnosed GBM (ndGBM) and comparable overall survival compared with standard chemotherapy in patients with recurrent GBM (rGBM). TTFields target cancer cells by several mechanisms of action (MoA) including suppression of proliferation, migration and invasion, disruption of DNA repair and angiogenesis, antimitotic effects, and induction of apoptosis and immunogenic cell death. Having several MoAs makes TTFields an attractive modality to combine with standard, salvage, and novel treatment regimens (e.g., radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy). Treatment within the field of malignant gliomas is evolving to emphasize combinatorial approaches that work synergistically to improve patient outcomes. Here, we review the current use of TTFields in GBM, discuss MOA and treatment delivery, and consider the potential for its wider adoption in other gliomas.
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