Non-targeted effects of radiation therapy for glioblastoma - CRAN-BioSiS
Journal Articles Heliyon Year : 2024

Non-targeted effects of radiation therapy for glioblastoma

Lucie Lerouge
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Aurélie Ruch
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Julien Pierson
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Noémie Thomas

Abstract

Radiotherapy is recommended for the treatment of brain tumors such as glioblastoma (GBM) and brain metastases. Various curative and palliative scenarios suggest improved local-regional control. Although the underlying mechanisms are not yet clear, additional therapeutic effects have been described, including proximity and abscopal reactions at the treatment site. Clinical and preclinical data suggest that the immune system plays an essential role in regulating the non-targeted effects of radiotherapy for GBM. This article reviews current biological mechanisms for regulating the non-targeted effects caused by external and internal radiotherapy, and how they might be applied in a clinical context. Optimization of therapeutic regimens requires assessment of the complexity of the host immune system on the activity of immunosuppressive or immunostimulatory cells, such as glioma-associated macrophages and microglia. This article also discusses recent preclinical models adapted to post-radiotherapy responses. This narrative review explores and discusses the current status of immune responses both locally via the "bystander effect" and remotely via the "abscopal effect". Preclinical and clinical observations demonstrate that unirradiated cells, near or far from the irradiation site, can control the tumor response. Nevertheless, previous studies do not address the problem in its global context, and present gaps regarding the link between the role of the immune system in the control of non-targeted effects for different types of radiotherapy and different fractionation schemes applied to GBM. This narrative synthesis of the scientific literature should help to update and critique available preclinical and medical knowledge. Indirectly, it will help formulate new research projects based on the synthesis and interpretation of results from a non-systematic selection of published studies.

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hal-04608672 , version 1 (03-07-2024)

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Lucie Lerouge, Aurélie Ruch, Julien Pierson, Noémie Thomas, Muriel Barberi-Heyob. Non-targeted effects of radiation therapy for glioblastoma. Heliyon, 2024, 10 (10), pp.e30813. ⟨10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30813⟩. ⟨hal-04608672⟩
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