MURAGAKI Yoshihiro
   Department   School of Medicine(Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital), School of Medicine
   Position   Visiting Professor
Article types Original article
Language English
Peer review Peer reviewed
Title Phase I/IIa trial of autologous formalin-fixed tumor vaccine concomitant with fractionated radiotherapy for newly diagnosed glioblastoma
Journal Formal name:Journal of Neurosurgery
Abbreviation:J Neurosurg
ISSN code:19330693
Domestic / ForeginForegin
Volume, Issue, Page 115(2),pp.248-255
Author and coauthor MURAGAKI Yoshihiro†, MARUYAMA Takashi, ISEKI Hiroshi, TANAKA Masahiko, SHINOHARA Chie, TAKAKURA Kintomo, TSUBOI Koji,YAMAMOTO Tetsuya, MATSUMURA Akira, MATSUTANI Masao, KARASAWA Katsuyuki,SHIMADA Katsunori, YAMAGUCHI Naohito, NAKAZATO Yoichi , SATO Keiki, UEMAE Youji, OHNO Tadao, OKADA Yoshikazu, HORI Tomokatsu
Publication date 2011/08
Summary The objective of the present study was analysis of results of the prospective clinical trial directed toward the evaluation of therapeutic efficacy of the administration of autologous formalin-fixed tumor vaccine (AFTV) concomitant with fractionated radiotherapy in cases of newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme.|Twenty-four patients were enrolled into the clinical trial, while 2 cases were excluded from the final analysis of results. The treatment protocol included aggressive tumor resection, fractionated radiotherapy up to a total dose of 60 Gy, and 3 concomitant courses of AFTV administered with an interval of one week at the late stage of irradiation.
DOI 10.3171/2011.4.jns10377
Document No. 21568657