Impact of whole-brain radiation therapy on neurocognitive functions, alopecia and hearing loss: a systematic review and meta-analysis endorsed by the Palliative Care and Neuro-Oncology Study Groups of the Italian Association of Radiotherapy and Clinical Oncology (AIRO).

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Title: Impact of whole-brain radiation therapy on neurocognitive functions, alopecia and hearing loss: a systematic review and meta-analysis endorsed by the Palliative Care and Neuro-Oncology Study Groups of the Italian Association of Radiotherapy and Clinical Oncology (AIRO).
Authors: Di Franco R; Department of Radiation Oncology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori-IRCCS-Fondazione G. Pascale, Naples, Italy., Pezzulla D; Radiation Oncology Unit, Responsible Research Hospital, Campobasso, Molise, Italy. pezzulla.donato@libero.it., Chiesa S; UOC di Radioterapia Oncologica, Dipartimento Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy., Cellini F; UOC di Radioterapia Oncologica, Dipartimento Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.; Dipartimento Universitario Diagnostica per immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy., Rocchi E; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.; IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Di Bologna, Bologna, Italy., Peluso S; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.; IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Di Bologna, Bologna, Italy., Maurizi F; Radiation Oncology, Azienda Sanitaria Territoriale (AST) PU, Ospedale San Salvatore (St. Muraglia), Pesaro, Italy., Borzillo V; Department of Radiation Oncology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori-IRCCS-Fondazione G. Pascale, Naples, Italy., Scipilliti E; Department of Radiation Oncology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori-IRCCS-Fondazione G. Pascale, Naples, Italy., Bonzano E; Department of Radiation Oncology, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) San Matteo Polyclinic Foundation, Pavia, Italy., Colombo S; Division of Radiation Oncology, Department of Hemato-Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy., Cacciola A; Radiation Oncology Unit, A.O.U. 'G. Martino', Messina, Italy., Mazzola GC; Division of Radiation Oncology, IEO European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy., Bergamaschi L; Division of Radiation Oncology, IEO European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy., Lillo S; Radiation Oncology Unit, Clinical Department, National Center for Oncological Hadrontherapy (CNAO), 27100, Pavia, Italy.; Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy., De Cicco L; Division of Radiation Oncology, ASST of Olona Valley, Busto Arsizio, Italy., Argenone A; Division of Radiation Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliera di Rilievo Nazionale San Pio, Benevento, Italy., Arcidiacono F; Radiotherapy Oncology Centre, 'S. Maria' Hospital, Terni, Italy., Muto P; Department of Radiation Oncology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori-IRCCS-Fondazione G. Pascale, Naples, Italy., Deodato F; Department of Radiation Oncology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori-IRCCS-Fondazione G. Pascale, Naples, Italy.; Istituto di Radiologia, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy., Pinzi V; Radiotherapy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico 'Carlo Besta', Milan, Italy., Maranzano E; University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
Source: La Radiologia medica [Radiol Med] 2026 Mar; Vol. 131 (3), pp. 508-530. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Nov 08.
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