Impact of cranial stereotactic radiotherapy associated with immunotherapy with nivolumab and ipilimumab on overall survival in patients with melanoma brain metastases: a real-world evidence.

Purpose: To evaluate the impact of cranial stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) on overall survival (OS) of melanoma brain metastases (MBM) patients treated with combined nivolumab and ipilimumab (CNI) in a contemporary and real-world setting.

Methods/patients: The study was performed by using TriNetX, a global health network dataset of electronic medical records from patients in 49 healthcare organizations. We queried for patients with specific terms between January 2016 and December 2020 and run a propensity score matching (PSM) analysis.

Ototoxicity evaluation in medulloblastoma patients treated with involved field boost using intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT): a retrospective review.

Background: Ototoxicity is a known side effect of combined radiation therapy and cisplatin chemotherapy for the treatment of medulloblastoma. The delivery of an involved field boost by intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) may reduce the dose to the inner ear when compared with conventional radiotherapy. The dose of cisplatin may also affect the risk of ototoxicity.