TY - JOUR
T1 - Tumour treating fields (Ttfs) for paediatric brain tumours, brain metastases and other novel applications
AU - Mirza, Farhan Arshad
AU - Shamim, Muhammad Shahzad
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, Pakistan Medical Association. All rights reserved.
PY - 2018/11
Y1 - 2018/11
N2 - Tumour treating fields (TTFs) are now FDA approved for high grade glioma treatment. Novel application of this treatment modality is being assessed for paediatric brain tumours and intracranial metastatic disease. Clinical trials are being conducted to test the efficacy of this treatment modality as adjuvant therapy to current standard of care. Here we will discuss the existing literature on TTF its role in pathologies other than GBM. In addition, aspects of safety, compl i ance and cost are al so discussed.
AB - Tumour treating fields (TTFs) are now FDA approved for high grade glioma treatment. Novel application of this treatment modality is being assessed for paediatric brain tumours and intracranial metastatic disease. Clinical trials are being conducted to test the efficacy of this treatment modality as adjuvant therapy to current standard of care. Here we will discuss the existing literature on TTF its role in pathologies other than GBM. In addition, aspects of safety, compl i ance and cost are al so discussed.
KW - Alternating Electric Fields
KW - Brain Metastasis
KW - Overall Survival
KW - Progression Free Survival
KW - Tumor Treating Fields
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85055539338&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Article
C2 - 30410163
AN - SCOPUS:85055539338
SN - 0030-9982
VL - 68
SP - 1729
EP - 1731
JO - Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
JF - Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
IS - 11
ER -