Laith Samhouri

Dr. Laith Samhouri


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Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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26 August 2021 in Cancers
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LSLaith Samhouri
Laith Samhouri
MMMohamed Meheissen
Mohamed Meheissen
AIAhmad Khalil Ibrahimi
Ahmad Khalil Ibrahimi
AAAbdellatif Almousa
Abdellatif Almousa
MZMomen Zeineddin
Momen Zeineddin
Hans Theodor EichHans Theodor Eich
Hans Theodor Eich
Background: Central neurocytoma (CN) is a rare tumor accounting for <0.5% of all intracranial tumors. Surgery ± radiotherapy is the mainstay treatment. This international multicentric study aims to evaluate the outcomes of CNs patients after multimodal therapies and identify predictive factors. Patients and methods: We retrospectively identified 33 patients with CN treated between 2005 and 2019. Treatment characteristics and outcomes were assessed. Results: All patients with CN underwent surgical resection. Radiotherapy was delivered in 19 patients. The median radiation dose was 54 Gy (range, 50–60 Gy). The median follow-up time was 56 months. The 5-year OS and 5-year PFS were 90% and 76%, respectively. Patients who received radiotherapy had a significantly longer PFS than patients without RT (p = 0.004) and a trend towards longer OS. In addition, complete response after treatments was associated with longer PFS (p = 0.07). Conclusions: Using RT seems to be associated with longer survival rates with an acceptable toxicity profile.