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Spoor JKH, Donders-Kamphuis M, Veenstra WS, van Dijk SA, Dirven CMF, Sillevis Smitt PAE, van den Bent MJ, Leenstra S, Satoer DD. Cognition and health-related quality of life in long-term survivors of high-grade glioma: an interactive perspective from patient and caregiver. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2024; 166:166. [PMID: 38565800 PMCID: PMC10987343 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-024-06037-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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BACKGROUND The health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and cognition are important indicators for the quality of survival in patients with high-grade glioma (HGG). However, data on long-term survivors and their caregivers are scarce. We aim to investigate the interaction between cognition and HRQoL in long-term survivors, their caregivers' evaluations, and the effect on caregiver strain and burden. METHODS 21 long-term HGG (8 WHO grade III and 13 WHO grade IV) survivors (survival ≥ 5 years) and 15 caregivers were included. Cognition (verbal memory, attention, executive functioning, and language), HRQoL, anxiety and depression, caregiver strain, and caregiver burden were assessed with standardized measures. Questionnaires were completed by patients and/or their caregivers. RESULTS Mean survival was 12 years (grade III) and 8 years (grade IV). Cognition was significantly impaired with a large individual variety. Patients' general HRQoL was not impaired but all functioning scales were deviant. Patient-proxy agreement was found in most HRQoL subscales. Three patients (14%) showed indications of anxiety or depression. One-third of the caregivers reported a high caregiver strain or a high burden. Test scores for attention, executive functioning, language, and/or verbal memory were correlated with perceived global health status, cognitive functioning, and/or communication deficits. Caregiver burden was not related to cognitive deficits. CONCLUSIONS In long-term HGG survivors maintained HRQoL seems possible even when cognition is impaired in a large variety at the individual level. A tailored approach is therefore recommended to investigate the cognitive impairments and HRQoL in patients and the need for patient and caregiver support.
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- Jochem K H Spoor
- Department of Neurosurgery, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam, Doctor Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam, Doctor Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- HMC, Department of Neurosurgery, The Hague, The Netherlands
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Center for Rehabilitation - University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam, Doctor Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam, Doctor Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam, Doctor Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Shamsabadi R, Baghani HR. Impact of gadolinium concentration and cell oxygen levels on radiobiological characteristics of gadolinium neutron capture therapy technique in brain tumor treatment. Radiol Phys Technol 2024; 17:135-142. [PMID: 37989987 DOI: 10.1007/s12194-023-00758-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2023] [Revised: 10/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023]
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Neutron capture therapy (NCT) with various concentrations of gadolinium (157Gd) is one of the treatment modalities for glioblastoma (GBM) tumors. Current study aims to evaluate how variations of 157Gd concentration and cell oxygen levels can affect the relative biological effectiveness (RBE) of gadolinium neutron capture therapy (GdNCT) technique through a hybrid Monte Carlo (MC) simulation approach. At first, Snyder phantom including a spherical tumor was simulated by Geant4 MC code and relevant energy electron spectra to different 157Gd concentrations including 100, 250, 500, and 1000 ppm were calculated following the neutron irradiation of simulated phantom. Scored energy electron spectra were then imported to Monte Carlo damage simulation (MCDS) code to estimate RBE values (both RBESSB and RBEDSB) at different gadolinium concentrations and oxygen levels from 10 to 100%. The results indicate that variations of 157Gd can affect the energy spectrum of released secondary electrons including Auger electrons. Variation of gadolinium concentration from 100 to 1000 ppm in tumor region can change RBESSB and RBEDSB values by about 0.1% and 0.5%, respectively. Besides, maximum variations of 4.3% and 2% were calculated for RBEDSB and RBESSB when cell oxygen level changed from 10 to 100%. From the results, variations of considered gadolinium and oxygen concentrations during GdNCT can influence RBE values. Nevertheless, due to the not remarkable changes in the intensity of Auger electrons, a slight difference in RBE values would be expected at various 157Gd concentrations, although considerable RBE changes were calculated relevant to the oxygen alternations inside tumor tissue.
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- Reza Shamsabadi
- Physics Department, Hakim Sabzevari University, Daneshgah Blvd, P.O. 9617976487, Sabzevar, Iran
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- Physics Department, Hakim Sabzevari University, Daneshgah Blvd, P.O. 9617976487, Sabzevar, Iran.
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Leske H, Camenisch Gross U, Hofer S, Neidert MC, Leske S, Weller M, Lehnick D, Rushing EJ. MGMT methylation pattern of long-term and short-term survivors of glioblastoma reveals CpGs of the enhancer region to be of high prognostic value. Acta Neuropathol Commun 2023; 11:139. [PMID: 37641156 PMCID: PMC10463744 DOI: 10.1186/s40478-023-01622-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023] Open
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Treatment with the alkylating agent temozolomide is known to be prognostically beneficial in a subset of glioblastoma patients. Response to such chemotherapeutic treatment and the prognostic benefit have been linked to the methylation status of O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT). To date, it has not been entirely resolved which methylation pattern of MGMT is most relevant to predict response to temozolomide treatment and outcome. In this retrospective study, we compared the methylation patterns, analyzed by Sanger sequencing, of 27 isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH)-wildtype glioblastoma patients that survived more than 3 years (long-term survivors) with those of 24 patients who survived less than a year after initial surgery (short-term survivors). Random Forest-, Correlation-, and ROC-curve analyses were performed. The data showed that MGMT is typically methylated in long-term survivors, whereas no prominent methylation is observed in short-term survivors. The methylation status of CpGs, especially in the promoter and exon1/enhancer region correlated highly with outcome. In addition, age and temozolomide treatment were strongly associated with overall survival. Some CpGs in the enhancer region, in particular CpG 86 (bp + 154), demonstrated high values associated with overall survival in the Random Forest analysis. Our data confirm previously published prognostic factors in IDH-wildtype glioblastoma patients, including age and temozolomide treatment as well as the global MGMT methylation status. The area frequently used for decision making to administer temozolomide at the end of exon1 of MGMT, was associated with outcome. However, our data also suggest that the enhancer region, especially CpG 86 (bp + 154) is of strong prognostic value. Therefore, we propose further investigation of the enhancer region in a large prospective study in order to confirm our findings, which might result in an optimized prediction of survival in glioblastoma patients, likely linked to response to temozolomide treatment.
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- Henning Leske
- Department of Pathology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
- University of Oslo (UiO), Oslo, Norway.
- Department of Neuropathology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Department of Neurosurgery, Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Health Sciences and Medicine, Head Biostatistics and Methodology, University of Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland
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- Department of Neuropathology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Department of Pathology/ Neuropathology, Lucerne, Switzerland
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Hertler C, Felsberg J, Gramatzki D, Le Rhun E, Clarke J, Soffietti R, Wick W, Chinot O, Ducray F, Roth P, McDonald K, Hau P, Hottinger AF, Reijneveld J, Schnell O, Marosi C, Glantz M, Darlix A, Lombardi G, Krex D, Glas M, Reardon DA, van den Bent M, Lefranc F, Herrlinger U, Razis E, Carpentier AF, Phillips S, Rudà R, Wick A, Tabouret E, Meyronet D, Maurage CA, Rushing E, Rapkins R, Bumes E, Hegi M, Weyerbrock A, Aregawi D, Gonzalez-Gomez C, Pellerino A, Klein M, Preusser M, Bendszus M, Golfinopoulos V, von Deimling A, Gorlia T, Wen PY, Reifenberger G, Weller M. Long-term survival with IDH wildtype glioblastoma: first results from the ETERNITY Brain Tumor Funders' Collaborative Consortium (EORTC 1419). Eur J Cancer 2023; 189:112913. [PMID: 37277265 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2023.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Median survival with glioblastoma remains in the range of 12 months on population levels. Only few patients survive for more than 5 years. Patient and disease features associated with long-term survival remain poorly defined. METHODS European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) 1419 (ETERNITY) is a registry study supported by the Brain Tumor Funders Collaborative in the US and the EORTC Brain Tumor Group. Patients with glioblastoma surviving at least 5 years from diagnosis were identified at 24 sites in Europe, US, and Australia. In patients with isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) wildtype tumours, prognostic factors were analysed using the Kaplan-Meier method and the Cox proportional hazards model. A population-based reference cohort was obtained from the Cantonal cancer registry Zurich. RESULTS At the database lock of July 2020, 280 patients with histologically centrally confirmed glioblastoma (189 IDH wildtype, 80 IDH mutant, 11 incompletely characterised) had been registered. In the IDH wildtype population, median age was 56 years (range 24-78 years), 96 patients (50.8%) were female, 139 patients (74.3%) had tumours with O6-methylguanine DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) promoter methylation. Median overall survival was 9.9 years (95% confidence interval [95% CI] 7.9-11.9). Patients without recurrence experienced longer median survival (not reached) than patients with one or more recurrences (8.92 years) (p < 0.001) and had a high rate (48.8%) of MGMT promoter-unmethylated tumours. CONCLUSIONS Freedom from progression is a powerful predictor of overall survival in long-term survivors with glioblastoma. Patients without relapse often have MGMT promoter-unmethylated glioblastoma and may represent a distinct subtype of glioblastoma.
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- Caroline Hertler
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Neuropathology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Service de neurochirurgie, CHU Lille, F-59000 Lille, France; Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, U1192, Laboratoire Protéomique, Réponse Inflammatoire et Spectrométrie de Masse (PRISM), Lille, France
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- UCSF Department of Neurological Surgery, Division of Neuro-Oncology, 400 Parnassus Avenue, A-808 San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Neuro-Oncology, Department of Neuroscience, University and City of Health and Science Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Neurology Clinic, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; CCU Neurooncology, DKFZ, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Aix-Marseille Univ, APHM, CNRS, INP, Inst Neurophysiopathol, CHU Timone, Service de Neuro-Oncologie, Marseille, France
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- Departments of Neuro-Oncology, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Centre de recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon, France; INSERM U1052, CNRS UMR 5286, Université Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Cure Brain Cancer Neuro-Oncology group, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Neurology and Wilhelm Sander-NeuroOncology Unit, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Lundin Family Brain Tumor Center, Departments of Oncology & Clinical Neurosciences, CHUV Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Neurology, Brain Tumor Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology, Stichting Epilepsie Instellingen Nederland, Heemstede, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Center- University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Departments of Neurosurgery and Oncology, Penn State College of Medicine - Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut régional du Cancer de Montpellier, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France; Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, INSERM, CNRS, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Oncology, Oncology 1, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV-IRCCS, Via Gattamelata 64, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, TU, Dresden, Germany; German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site Dresden, Germany
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- Division of Clinical Neurooncology, Department of Neurology and Center for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences (C-TNBS), University Medicine Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany; German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site University Medicine Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Center for Neuro-Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Brain Tumor Center at ErasmusMC Cancer Institute, Erasmus University Hospital Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles HUB, Brussels, Belgium
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- Division of Clinical Neurooncology, Department of Neurology and Center of Integrated Oncology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Université Paris Cité, APHP, Paris, France
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- UCSF Department of Neurological Surgery, Division of Neuro-Oncology, 400 Parnassus Avenue, A-808 San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Neuro-Oncology, Department of Neuroscience, University and City of Health and Science Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Neurology Clinic, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Aix-Marseille Univ, APHM, CNRS, INP, Inst Neurophysiopathol, CHU Timone, Service de Neuro-Oncologie, Marseille, France
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- INSERM U1052, CNRS UMR 5286, Université Lyon 1, Lyon, France; Neuropathology, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Centre de recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Department of Neuropathology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Cure Brain Cancer Neuro-Oncology group, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Neurology and Wilhelm Sander-NeuroOncology Unit, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Neuroscience Research Center and Service of Neurosurgery & Lundin Family Brain Tumor Center, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, 1066 Epalinges, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, Stichting Epilepsie Instellingen Nederland, Heemstede, the Netherlands
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- Departments of Neurosurgery and Oncology, Penn State College of Medicine - Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA
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- UCSF Department of Neurological Surgery, Division of Neuro-Oncology, 400 Parnassus Avenue, A-808 San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Neuro-Oncology, Department of Neuroscience, University and City of Health and Science Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Medical Psychology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Neuropathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; CCU Neuropathology, German Cancer Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Center for Neuro-Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Institute of Neuropathology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany; German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), partner site Essen/Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Heinzel A, Mottaghy FM, Filss C, Stoffels G, Lohmann P, Friedrich M, Shah NJ, Caspers S, Lucas CW, Ruge MI, Galldiks N, Fink GR, Langen KJ, Kocher M. The impact of brain lesions on health-related quality of life in patients with WHO CNS grade 3 or 4 glioma: a lesion-function and resting-state fMRI analysis. J Neurooncol 2023; 161:643-654. [PMID: 36750534 PMCID: PMC9992025 DOI: 10.1007/s11060-023-04254-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2023] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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PURPOSE In glioma patients, tumor development and multimodality therapy are associated with changes in health-related quality of life (HRQoL). It is largely unknown how different types and locations of tumor- and treatment-related brain lesions, as well as their relationship to white matter tracts and functional brain networks, affect HRQoL. METHODS In 121 patients with pretreated gliomas of WHO CNS grades 3 or 4, structural MRI, O-(2-[18F]fluoroethyl)-L-tyrosine (FET) PET, resting-state functional MRI (rs-fMRI) and self-reported HRQoL questionnaires (EORTC QLQ-C30/BN20) were obtained. Resection cavities, T1-enhancing lesions, T2/FLAIR hyperintensities, and lesions with pathologically increased FET uptake were delineated. Effects of tumor lateralization, involvement of white matter tracts or resting-state network nodes by different types of lesions and within-network rs-fMRI connectivity were analyzed in terms of their interaction with HRQoL scores. RESULTS Right hemisphere gliomas were associated with significantly less favorable outcomes in physical, role, emotional and social functioning, compared with left-sided tumors. Most functional HRQoL scores correlated significantly with right-sided white-matter tracts involvement by T2/FLAIR hyperintensities and with loss of within-network functional connectivity of right-sided nodes. Tumors of the left hemisphere caused significantly more communication deficits. CONCLUSION In pretreated high-grade gliomas, right hemisphere lesions are associated with reduced HRQoL scores in most functional domains except communication ability, compared to tumors of the left hemisphere. These relationships are mainly observed for T2/FLAIR lesions involving structural and functional networks in the right hemisphere. The data suggest that sparing the right hemisphere from treatment-related tissue damage may improve HRQoL in glioma patients.
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- Alexander Heinzel
- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Research Center Juelich, INM-1, -3, -4, -11, Juelich, Germany.,Department of Nuclear Medicine, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany.,Department of Nuclear Medicine, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany.,Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands.,Center for Integrated Oncology (CIO), Universities of Aachen, Bonn, Cologne, and Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Research Center Juelich, INM-1, -3, -4, -11, Juelich, Germany.,Department of Nuclear Medicine, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Research Center Juelich, INM-1, -3, -4, -11, Juelich, Germany.,Department of Nuclear Medicine, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Research Center Juelich, INM-1, -3, -4, -11, Juelich, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Research Center Juelich, INM-1, -3, -4, -11, Juelich, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Research Center Juelich, INM-1, -3, -4, -11, Juelich, Germany.,Juelich-Aachen Research Alliance (JARA), Section JARA-Brain, Juelich, Germany.,Department of Neurology, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Research Center Juelich, INM-1, -3, -4, -11, Juelich, Germany.,Institute for Anatomy I, Medical Faculty and, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Center for Integrated Oncology (CIO), Universities of Aachen, Bonn, Cologne, and Duesseldorf, Germany.,Department of General Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine and, University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Center for Integrated Oncology (CIO), Universities of Aachen, Bonn, Cologne, and Duesseldorf, Germany.,Department of Stereotaxy and Functional Neurosurgery, Center for Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine and, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Research Center Juelich, INM-1, -3, -4, -11, Juelich, Germany.,Center for Integrated Oncology (CIO), Universities of Aachen, Bonn, Cologne, and Duesseldorf, Germany.,Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and, University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Research Center Juelich, INM-1, -3, -4, -11, Juelich, Germany.,Center for Integrated Oncology (CIO), Universities of Aachen, Bonn, Cologne, and Duesseldorf, Germany.,Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and, University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Research Center Juelich, INM-1, -3, -4, -11, Juelich, Germany.,Department of Nuclear Medicine, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany.,Center for Integrated Oncology (CIO), Universities of Aachen, Bonn, Cologne, and Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Research Center Juelich, INM-1, -3, -4, -11, Juelich, Germany. .,Center for Integrated Oncology (CIO), Universities of Aachen, Bonn, Cologne, and Duesseldorf, Germany. .,Department of Stereotaxy and Functional Neurosurgery, Center for Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine and, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
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de la Cruz L, Chen X, Konugoglu E, Ciernik IF. Changes of healthy brain tissue after salvage radiotherapy of glioblastoma. Neurooncol Adv 2021; 3:vdab139. [PMID: 34901856 PMCID: PMC8661081 DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdab139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Salvage radiotherapy (SRT) with photons is a valid treatment option for patients suffering from recurrent glioblastoma (GBM). However, the tolerance of healthy brain to ionizing radiation (IR) is limited. The aim of this study was to determine to what extent brain structures in the radiographically tumor-free hemisphere change after repeated radiotherapy. Methods Five of 26 patients treated with SRT for local recurrence of GBM were found to have magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies available for complete volumetric analysis before and after primary chemo-radiation and after SRT. Manual segmentation and joint segmentation (JS) based on a convolutional neural network were used for the segmentation of the gray matter, the white matter and the ventricles in T1 MRIs. Results Qualitative results of manual segmentation and JS were comparable. After primary chemo-radiation and SRT, the volume of the contralateral ventricles increased steadily by 1.3–4.75% (SD ± 2.8 %, R2 = 0.82; P = <.01) with a manual segmentation and by 1.4–7.4% (SD 2.1%, R2 = 0.48; P = .025) with JS. The volume of the cortex decreased by 3.4–7.3% except in one patient, the cortex volume increased by 2.5% (SD ± 2.9%, R2 = 0.18; P = .19) when measured manually. When measured with JS GM decreased by 1.0–7.4%, in one case it increased by 3.0% (SD = 3.2%, P = .22, R2 = 0.18). The white matter remained stable when assessed with manual segmentation (P = .84, R2 = 0.004) or JS (P = .44, R2 = 0.07). Conclusion SRT of relapsed GBM leads to continuous changes of the tumor-free contralateral brain by means of manual segmentation or JS. The cortex seems more susceptible to repeated RT compared to the white matter. Larger cohort studies and complementary functional analysis are encouraged.
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- Biomedical Image Computing, Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, Federal Institute of Technology (ETH-Z), Zürich, Switzerland
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- Biomedical Image Computing, Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, Federal Institute of Technology (ETH-Z), Zürich, Switzerland
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- Medical School, University of Zurich (MeF), Zurich, Switzerland
- Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, Dessau City Hospital, Dessau, Germany
- Center of Oncology, Dessau City Hospital, Dessau, Germany
- Corresponding Author: I. Frank Ciernik, Strahlentherapie und Radioonkologie, Städtisches Klinikum Dessau, Auenweg 38, 06847 Dessau, Germany ()
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Khan MB, Ruggieri R, Jamil E, Tran NL, Gonzalez C, Mugridge N, Gao S, MacDiarmid J, Brahmbhatt H, Sarkaria JN, Boockvar J, Symons M. Nanocell-mediated delivery of miR-34a counteracts temozolomide resistance in glioblastoma. Mol Med 2021; 27:28. [PMID: 33765907 PMCID: PMC7993499 DOI: 10.1186/s10020-021-00293-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Glioblastoma is the most common primary brain tumor and remains uniformly fatal, highlighting the dire need for developing effective therapeutics. Significant intra- and inter-tumor heterogeneity and inadequate delivery of therapeutics across blood-brain barrier continue to be significant impediments towards developing therapies which can significantly enhance survival. We hypothesize that microRNAs have the potential to serve as effective therapeutics for glioblastoma as they modulate the activity of multiple signaling pathways, and hence can counteract heterogeneity if successfully delivered. METHODS Using a computational approach, we identified microRNA-34a as a microRNA that maximally reduces the activation status of the three core signaling networks (the receptor tyrosine kinase, p53 and Rb networks) that have been found to be deregulated in most glioblastoma tumors. Glioblastoma cultures were transfected with microRNA-34a or control microRNA to assess biological function and therapeutic potential in vitro. Nanocells were derived from genetically modified bacteria and loaded with microRNA-34a for intravenous administration to orthotopic patient-derived glioblastoma xenografts in mice. RESULTS Overexpression of microRNA-34a strongly reduced the activation status of the three core signaling networks. microRNA-34a transfection also inhibited the survival of multiple established glioblastoma cell lines, as well as primary patient-derived xenograft cultures representing the proneural, mesenchymal and classical subtypes. Transfection of microRNA-34a enhanced temozolomide (TMZ) response in in vitro cultures of glioblastoma cells with primary TMZ sensitivity, primary TMZ resistance and acquired TMZ resistance. Mechanistically, microRNA-34a downregulated multiple therapeutic resistance genes which are associated with worse survival in glioblastoma patients and are enriched in specific tumor spatial compartments. Importantly, intravenous administration of nanocells carrying miR-34a and targeted to epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) strongly enhanced TMZ sensitivity in an orthotopic patient-derived xenograft mouse model of glioblastoma. CONCLUSIONS Targeted bacterially-derived nanocells are an effective vehicle for the delivery of microRNA-34a to glioblastoma tumors. microRNA-34a inhibits survival and strongly sensitizes a wide range of glioblastoma cell cultures to TMZ, suggesting that combination therapy of TMZ with microRNA-34a loaded nanocells may serve as a novel therapeutic approach for the treatment of glioblastoma tumors.
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- Muhammad Babar Khan
- The Elmezzi Graduate School of Molecular Medicine, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, USA.
- Karches Center for Oncology, The Institute of Molecular Medicine, The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research at Northwell Health, 350 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY, 11030, USA.
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- Karches Center for Oncology, The Institute of Molecular Medicine, The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research at Northwell Health, 350 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY, 11030, USA
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, NY, USA
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- Karches Center for Oncology, The Institute of Molecular Medicine, The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research at Northwell Health, 350 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY, 11030, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ, USA
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- Karches Center for Oncology, The Institute of Molecular Medicine, The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research at Northwell Health, 350 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY, 11030, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Brain Tumor Center, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, NY, USA
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- Karches Center for Oncology, The Institute of Molecular Medicine, The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research at Northwell Health, 350 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY, 11030, USA
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, NY, USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, NY, USA
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Gately L, McLachlan SA, Dowling A, Philip J. Surviving glioblastoma and a sense of disconnection. J Clin Neurosci 2020; 81:284-289. [PMID: 33222931 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2020.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2020] [Revised: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 10/03/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Given the poor prognosis of glioblastoma, little focus has been placed on the needs of long-term survivors (those alive at least two years following diagnosis). The aim of this project was to explore the lived experience of long-term survivors of glioblastoma using a qualitative approach. Long-term survivors of glioblastoma diagnosed between 1/1/2006-31/12/2016 were identified at the tertiary centre involved. Participants underwent a semi-structured qualitative interview and caregiver dyads were collected if available. Thematic analysis was undertaken where themes were gradually generated from the data alongside data collection and confirmed or contrasted as data collection proceeded. Participants were selected and interviewed until data saturation was reached at 10 interviews. The overarching theme explaining the data was a sense of disconnection, beginning with the shock of diagnosis, and evolving over time, leading survivors to feel disconnected from (1) 'who I was', redefining their work, independence and social self; (2) 'who I am', contributing to social isolation, disavowal, and anxiety and depression; and (3) 'who I could be', reassessing their future. This unique study highlights the acute emotional distress and disconnection that begins with diagnosis and its evolving impact on the lived experience. Clinicians need to consider the emotional impact of survival when managing these patients and adopt a holistic approach, including the early introduction of psychosocial support to patients and their caregivers. Further validation of these findings in a larger cohort is desirable.
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- L Gately
- St Vincent's Hospital, Victoria, Australia.
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- St Vincent's Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- St Vincent's Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- St Vincent's Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Ferguson SD, Hodges TR, Majd NK, Alfaro-Munoz K, Al-Holou WN, Suki D, de Groot JF, Fuller GN, Xue L, Li M, Jacobs C, Rao G, Colen RR, Xiu J, Verhaak R, Spetzler D, Khasraw M, Sawaya R, Long JP, Heimberger AB. A validated integrated clinical and molecular glioblastoma long-term survival-predictive nomogram. Neurooncol Adv 2020; 3:vdaa146. [PMID: 33426529 PMCID: PMC7780842 DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdaa146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common primary malignant brain tumor in adulthood. Despite multimodality treatments, including maximal safe resection followed by irradiation and chemotherapy, the median overall survival times range from 14 to 16 months. However, a small subset of GBM patients live beyond 5 years and are thus considered long-term survivors. Methods A retrospective analysis of the clinical, radiographic, and molecular features of patients with newly diagnosed primary GBM who underwent treatment at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center was conducted. Eighty patients had sufficient quantity and quality of tissue available for next-generation sequencing and immunohistochemical analysis. Factors associated with survival time were identified using proportional odds ordinal regression. We constructed a survival-predictive nomogram using a forward stepwise model that we subsequently validated using The Cancer Genome Atlas. Results Univariate analysis revealed 3 pivotal genetic alterations associated with GBM survival: both high tumor mutational burden (P = .0055) and PTEN mutations (P = .0235) negatively impacted survival, whereas IDH1 mutations positively impacted survival (P < .0001). Clinical factors significantly associated with GBM survival included age (P < .0001), preoperative Karnofsky Performance Scale score (P = .0001), sex (P = .0164), and clinical trial participation (P < .0001). Higher preoperative T1-enhancing volume (P = .0497) was associated with shorter survival. The ratio of TI-enhancing to nonenhancing disease (T1/T2 ratio) also significantly impacted survival (P = .0022). Conclusions Our newly devised long-term survival-predictive nomogram based on clinical and genomic data can be used to advise patients regarding their potential outcomes and account for confounding factors in nonrandomized clinical trials.
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- Sherise D Ferguson
- Departments of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Seidman Cancer Center & University Hospitals-Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Neuro-Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Neuro-Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Departments of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Neuro-Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Departments of Anatomic Pathology and Neuroradiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Departments of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Departments of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Departments of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Hillman Cancer Center, Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburg, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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- The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut, USA
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- Tisch Brain Tumor, Department of Neurosurgery Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Departments of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Departments of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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Lomeli N, Di K, Pearre DC, Chung TF, Bota DA. Mitochondrial-associated impairments of temozolomide on neural stem/progenitor cells and hippocampal neurons. Mitochondrion 2020; 52:56-66. [PMID: 32045717 DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2020.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2019] [Revised: 01/04/2020] [Accepted: 02/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Primary brain tumor patients often experience neurological, cognitive, and depressive symptoms that profoundly affect quality of life. The DNA alkylating agent, temozolomide (TMZ), along with radiation therapy forms the standard of care for glioblastoma (GBM) - the most common and aggressive of all brain cancers. Numerous studies have reported that TMZ disrupts hippocampal neurogenesis and causes spatial learning deficits in rodents; however, the effect of TMZ on mature hippocampal neurons has not been addressed. In this study, we examined the mitochondrial-mediated mechanisms involving TMZ-induced neural damage in primary rat neural stem/progenitor cells (NSC) and hippocampal neurons. TMZ inhibited mtDNA replication and transcription of mitochondrial genes (ND1 and Cyt b) in NSC by 24 h, whereas the effect of TMZ on neuronal mtDNA transcription was less pronounced. Transmission electron microscopy imaging revealed mitochondrial degradation in TMZ-treated NSC. Acute TMZ exposure (4 h) caused a rapid reduction in dendritic branching and loss of postsynaptic density-95 (PSD95) puncta on dendrites. Longer TMZ exposure impaired mitochondrial respiratory activity, increased oxidative stress, and induced apoptosis in hippocampal neurons. The presented findings suggest that NSC may be more vulnerable to TMZ than hippocampal neurons upon acute exposure; however long-term TMZ exposure results in neuronal mitochondrial respiratory dysfunction and dendritic damage, which may be associated with delayed cognitive impairments.
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- Naomi Lomeli
- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA; Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA; Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA; Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA; Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.
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Armocida D, Pesce A, Di Giammarco F, Frati A, Santoro A, Salvati M. Long Term Survival in Patients Suffering from Glio-blastoma Multiforme: A Single-Center Observational Cohort Study. Diagnostics (Basel) 2019; 9:diagnostics9040209. [PMID: 31801254 PMCID: PMC6963741 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics9040209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2019] [Revised: 11/08/2019] [Accepted: 11/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background: Glioblastomas (GBM) are generally burdened, to date, by a dismal prognosis, although long term survivors have a relatively significant incidence. Our specific aim was to determine the exact impact of many surgery-, patient- and tumor-related variables on survival parameters. Methods: The surgical, radiological and clinical outcomes of patients have been retrospectively reviewed for the present study. All the patients have been operated on in our institution and classified according their overall survival in long term survivors (LTS) and short term survivors (STS). A thorough review of our surgical series was conducted to compare the oncologic results of the patients in regard to: (1) surgical-(2) molecular and (3) treatment-related features. Results: A total of 177 patients were included in the final cohort. Extensive statistical analysis by means of univariate, multivariate and survival analyses disclosed a survival advantage for patients presenting a younger age, a smaller lesion and a better functional status at presentation. From the histochemical point of view, Ki67 (%) was the strongest predictor of better oncologic outcomes. A stepwise analysis of variance outlines the existence of eight prognostic subgroups according to the molecular patterns of Ki67 overexpression and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), p53 and isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) mutations. Conclusions: On the grounds of our statistical analyses we can affirm that the following factors were significant predictors of survival advantage: Karnofsky performance status (KPS), age, volume of the lesion, motor disorder at presentation and/or a Ki67 overexpression. In our experience, LTS is associated with a gross total resection (GTR) of tumor correlated with EGFR and p53 mutations with regardless of localization, and poorly correlated to dimension. We suppose that performing a standard molecular analysis (IDH, EGFR, p53 and Ki67) is not sufficient to predict the behavior of a GBM in regards to overall survival (OS), nor to provide a deeper understanding of the meaning of the different genetic alterations in the DNA of cancer cells. A fine molecular profiling is feasible to precisely stratify the prognosis of GBM patients.
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- Daniele Armocida
- Neurosurgery Division, Human Neurosciences Department, Sapienza University, 00135 Roma, Italy; (F.D.G.); (A.S.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-3932874496
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- IRCCS “Neuromed” Pozzilli (IS), Università Sapienza of Rome, 00135 Roma, Italy; (A.P.); (A.F.); (M.S.)
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- Neurosurgery Division, Human Neurosciences Department, Sapienza University, 00135 Roma, Italy; (F.D.G.); (A.S.)
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- IRCCS “Neuromed” Pozzilli (IS), Università Sapienza of Rome, 00135 Roma, Italy; (A.P.); (A.F.); (M.S.)
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- Neurosurgery Division, Human Neurosciences Department, Sapienza University, 00135 Roma, Italy; (F.D.G.); (A.S.)
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- IRCCS “Neuromed” Pozzilli (IS), Università Sapienza of Rome, 00135 Roma, Italy; (A.P.); (A.F.); (M.S.)
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Taphoorn MJB, Dirven L, Kanner AA, Lavy-Shahaf G, Weinberg U, Taillibert S, Toms SA, Honnorat J, Chen TC, Sroubek J, David C, Idbaih A, Easaw JC, Kim CY, Bruna J, Hottinger AF, Kew Y, Roth P, Desai R, Villano JL, Kirson ED, Ram Z, Stupp R. Influence of Treatment With Tumor-Treating Fields on Health-Related Quality of Life of Patients With Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Oncol 2019; 4:495-504. [PMID: 29392280 DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2017.5082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Importance Tumor-treating fields (TTFields) therapy improves both progression-free and overall survival in patients with glioblastoma. There is a need to assess the influence of TTFields on patients' health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Objective To examine the association of TTFields therapy with progression-free survival and HRQoL among patients with glioblastoma. Design, Setting, and Participants This secondary analysis of EF-14, a phase 3 randomized clinical trial, compares TTFields and temozolomide or temozolomide alone in 695 patients with glioblastoma after completion of radiochemotherapy. Patients with glioblastoma were randomized 2:1 to combined treatment with TTFields and temozolomide or temozolomide alone. The study was conducted from July 2009 until November 2014, and patients were followed up through December 2016. Interventions Temozolomide, 150 to 200 mg/m2/d, was given for 5 days during each 28-day cycle. TTFields were delivered continuously via 4 transducer arrays placed on the shaved scalp of patients and were connected to a portable medical device. Main Outcomes and Measures Primary study end point was progression-free survival; HRQoL was a predefined secondary end point, measured with questionnaires at baseline and every 3 months thereafter. Mean changes from baseline scores were evaluated, as well as scores over time. Deterioration-free survival and time to deterioration were assessed for each of 9 preselected scales and items. Results Of the 695 patients in the study, 639 (91.9%) completed the baseline HRQoL questionnaire. Of these patients, 437 (68.4%) were men; mean (SD) age, 54.8 (11.5) years. Health-related quality of life did not differ significantly between treatment arms except for itchy skin. Deterioration-free survival was significantly longer with TTFields for global health (4.8 vs 3.3 months; P < .01); physical (5.1 vs 3.7 months; P < .01) and emotional functioning (5.3 vs 3.9 months; P < .01); pain (5.6 vs 3.6 months; P < .01); and leg weakness (5.6 vs 3.9 months; P < .01), likely related to improved progression-free survival. Time to deterioration, reflecting the influence of treatment, did not differ significantly except for itchy skin (TTFields worse; 8.2 vs 14.4 months; P < .001) and pain (TTFields improved; 13.4 vs 12.1 months; P < .01). Role, social, and physical functioning were not affected by TTFields. Conclusions and Relevance The addition of TTFields to standard treatment with temozolomide for patients with glioblastoma results in improved survival without a negative influence on HRQoL except for more itchy skin, an expected consequence from the transducer arrays. Trial Registration clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT00916409.
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- Martin J B Taphoorn
- Department of Neurology, Haaglanden Medical Center, The Hague, The Netherlands.,Department of Neurology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Haaglanden Medical Center, The Hague, The Netherlands.,Department of Neurology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Rabin Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Research and Development, Novocure, Haifa, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology 2, Salpêtrière University Hospital, Assistance Public Hôpitaux de Paris, L'Université Pierre et Marie Curie University, Paris VI University, Paris, France
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Neuro-oncology, Hospices Civils de Lyon, University Claude Bernard Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, Massachusetts
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- Department of Neurology 2, Salpêtrière University Hospital, Assistance Public Hôpitaux de Paris, L'Université Pierre et Marie Curie University, Paris VI University, Paris, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, California
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Bundang, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Hospital Universitari Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Clinical Neuro-Oncology Research Program, Department of Internal Medicine, Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Neurology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Neurosurgery and Spine Association, Maine Medical Center, Scarborough, Maine
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- Clinical Neuro-Oncology Research Program, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.,Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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Solanki C, Sadana D, Arimappamagan A, Rao KVLN, Rajeswaran J, Subbakrishna DK, Santosh V, Pandey P. Impairments in Quality of Life and Cognitive Functions in Long-term Survivors of Glioblastoma. J Neurosci Rural Pract 2019; 8:228-235. [PMID: 28479798 PMCID: PMC5402490 DOI: 10.4103/0976-3147.203829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The incidence of long-term survival in glioblastoma (GBM), i.e., >3 years, ranges from 3% to 5%. Although extensive research is performed in novel therapies for prolonging survival, there is a scarcity of research focusing on the impact of tumor and treatment on cognitive, psychological, and social status of survivors. This study is an attempt to look into this poorly addressed important issue. MATERIALS AND METHODS Nine patients (six adults and three children) with GBM who had survived >3 years were included in the study. The quality of life (QOL) functions were assessed with the World Health Organization QOL Questionnaire BREF questionnaire. The neuropsychological assessment was done using the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences neuropsychology battery for adults and children. The scores were compared with normative data. RESULTS The physical and psychological health-related QOL of long-term GBM survivors were affected considerably due to fatigue, poor quality of sleep, inability to concentrate, presence of depression, financial burden with impaired personal and social relationships (P < 0.05). Different domains of cognitions such as motor speed (P = 0.0173), mental speed (P = 0.0022), sustained attention (P = 0.0001), long-term memory (P = 0.0431), mental flexibility (P < 0.05), and planning and executive functions (P < 0.05) were significantly impaired affecting personal, social, and professional lives. CONCLUSION The health-related QOL and cognition are significantly impaired in GBM long-term survivors. As the incidence of long-term survival is very less, there is a need for larger multicenter studies to come up with definitive results, which in turn can help in formatting the rehabilitative and support programs for these patients.
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- Chirag Solanki
- Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Biostatistics, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Neuropathology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Rebrikova VA, Sergeev NI, Padalko VV, Kotlyarov PM, Solodkiy VA. [The use of MR perfusion in assessing the efficacy of treatment for malignant brain tumors]. ZHURNAL VOPROSY NEIROKHIRURGII IMENI N. N. BURDENKO 2019; 83:113-120. [PMID: 31577277 DOI: 10.17116/neiro201983041113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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This literature review analyzes the capabilities of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based cerebral perfusion for differentiation between post-radiation changes (e.g., radionecrosis) and continued growth. The technique is compared with other highly informative radiodiagnostic techniques used in neuroradiology. The use of MR perfusion is important in a comprehensive examination protocol. Trends in the technique development are analyzed.
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- V A Rebrikova
- Russian Scientific Center of Roentgenology and Radiology, Moscow, Russia
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- Russian Scientific Center of Roentgenology and Radiology, Moscow, Russia
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- Sechenov First Moscow Medical University, Moscow, Russia
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- Russian Scientific Center of Roentgenology and Radiology, Moscow, Russia
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- Russian Scientific Center of Roentgenology and Radiology, Moscow, Russia
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Alkhaibary A, Alassiri AH, AlSufiani F, Alharbi MA. Ki-67 labeling index in glioblastoma; does it really matter? Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Ther 2018; 12:82-88. [PMID: 30552865 DOI: 10.1016/j.hemonc.2018.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2018] [Revised: 10/12/2018] [Accepted: 11/21/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE/BACKGROUND Glioblastoma (GB) is the most common primary malignant brain tumor in adults. Ki-67 is a nonhistone nuclear protein that is expressed by cells entering the mitotic cycle and is associated with the transcription of ribosomal RNA (rRNA). In gliomas, the extent of expression of Ki-67 is roughly proportional to the histologic grade. Over the years, association studies were conducted trying to link the poor outcome in different types of malignant tumors to the Ki-67 proliferative index. This study is designed to investigate the relationship between the proliferation marker, Ki-67, and the overall survival amongst glioblastoma patients diagnosed between 2006 and 2012 at a single institution in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. METHODS This is a retrospective cohort study which investigated the status of Ki-67 labeling index in glioblastoma patients diagnosed at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, between 2006 and 2012. The Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was used to assess the overall survival (OS) and the Mantel-Cox log-rank test was used to compare the survival curves. Multivariate analysis using Cox proportional-hazards model was used to investigate other factors that might influence the overall survival. RESULTS A total of 44 glioblastoma patients were included in the study. The median age at diagnosis was 56 (1-91) years. The 12-month survival rate for all glioblastoma patients was 48%. The median survival for patients with Ki-67 labeling index of ≤27%, and >27% was 11 months and 14 months, respectively. CONCLUSION The difference between the survival curves of patients with Ki-67 labeling index of ≤27%, and Ki-67 of >27% was statistically insignificant (p = .130). Therefore, Ki-67 labeling index alone cannot predict survival in glioblastoma patients.
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- Ali Alkhaibary
- College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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- King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Tykocki T, Eltayeb M. Ten-year survival in glioblastoma. A systematic review. J Clin Neurosci 2018; 54:7-13. [PMID: 29801989 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2018.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 194] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2017] [Revised: 04/09/2018] [Accepted: 05/17/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Glioblastoma (GBM) is among the most deadly neoplasms associated with one of the worst 5-year overall survival (OS) rates among all human cancers. The aim of this systematic review is to present all cases with OS of a decade or more and to perform a descriptive analysis of the group. This systematic review was conducted in compliance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guideline. A comprehensive search for relevant articles was performed on PubMed, Embase and Google Scholar for a period until June 10, 2016, using the following search words: glioblastoma multiforme, glioblastoma, GBM, long-term survival/survivors. Reports containing cases with the long-term survival of 10 years or longer were included in the review. The search produced 36 studies with 162 cases published in the years 1950-2014. The rate of long survivors in the cohort studied was established 0.76%. Mean age at diagnosis, OS and PFS were 31.1 ± 11.1, 15.9 ± 6.3, 11.9 ± 5.6 years respectively. Total and subtotal resections were found in 82 and 58 patients respectively. Nine cases received a biopsy alone. No statistical differences were found in a comparison of PFS, OS and age between total and subtotal resection groups. A regression analysis showed a significant correlation between PFS and OS, with an inverse relationship stated between age at diagnosis and OS. The 10-year survival rate in the cohort studied with GBM was estimated 0.71%. OS was positively correlated with the length of PFS and inversely related with age at diagnosis.
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- Tomasz Tykocki
- Department of Neurosurgery, Western Hospital in Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland.
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- Royal Victoria Infirmary, NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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The cognitive evaluation is essential to arrest the impact of brain tumours on brain functions. Radiation therapy on the brain has side effects, which can impact on the cognitive functioning. The cognitive disorders constitute a predictive factor of the quality of life of the patients impacting on their autonomy, as well as on their social and professional life. This problem thus takes a more and more important place in the reflection on the cancer care. A better detection of these cognitive disorders requires a better cognitive evaluation from the diagnosis. What would allow the implementation of preventive actions upstream. This prospect of improvement of the coverage of the cognitive consequences of the irradiation should allow a better social reinstatement after the treatment, as well as a facilitation for the preservation of autonomy and functional independence. However, a complete cognitive evaluation is expensive in time and asks for a qualified personnel, which often slows down the exploration and the follow-up of the disorders.
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Long-term survivors of glioblastoma: a closer look. J Neurooncol 2017; 136:155-162. [DOI: 10.1007/s11060-017-2635-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2017] [Accepted: 10/09/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Skeie B, Ruggieri R, Boockvar JA, Symons M. Colony Stimulating Factor-1 Receptor Inhibitors-A 4 for 1 Deal in the Desire to Improve Glioma Radiotherapy. Neurosurgery 2017; 81:N27-N28. [PMID: 28859456 DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyx389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Bente Skeie
- Karches Center for Oncology Research The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research Manhasset, New York.,Department of Neurosurgery Haukeland University Hospital Bergen, Norway
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- Karches Center for Oncology Research The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research Manhasset, New York.,Department of Radiation Oncology Northwell Health Manhasset, New York.,Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine Hempstead, New York
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- Karches Center for Oncology Research The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research Manhasset, New York.,Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine Hempstead, New York.,Department of Neurosurgery Northwell Health Manhasset, New York
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- Karches Center for Oncology Research The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research Manhasset, New York.,Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine Hempstead, New York.,Department of Neurosurgery Northwell Health Manhasset, New York
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Prognostic Factors and Survival of Glioblastoma Multiform (GBM) in Iranian Patients. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER MANAGEMENT 2017. [DOI: 10.5812/ijcm.6260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Armstrong TS, Shade MY, Breton G, Gilbert MR, Mahajan A, Scheurer ME, Vera E, Berger AM. Sleep-wake disturbance in patients with brain tumors. Neuro Oncol 2017; 19:323-335. [PMID: 27286798 PMCID: PMC5464298 DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/now119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2016] [Accepted: 05/04/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Sleep-wake disturbances are defined as perceived or actual alterations in sleep that result in impaired daytime functioning. Unlike other cancers, there is limited information about sleep-wake disturbances in adults with primary brain tumors throughout the illness trajectory. Sleep-wake disturbance is among the most severe and common symptoms reported by primary brain-tumor patients, particularly those undergoing radiation therapy. As with other cancers and neurologic illness, sleep-wake disturbance may also be clustered or related to other symptoms such as fatigue, depression, and cognitive impairment. There is increasing evidence for a genetic basis of normal sleep and sleep regulation in healthy adults. Specific mutations and single nucleotide variants have been reported to be associated with both fatigue and sleep-wake disorders, and both inflammation and alterations in circadian rhythms have been postulated to have a potential role. Guidelines for assessment and interventions have been developed, with cognitive behavioral therapy, exercise, and sleep hygiene demonstrating benefit in patients with other solid tumors. Further research is needed to identify risk and appropriate treatment in the brain-tumor patient population.
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- University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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- Department of Integrative Biology, UTHealth McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Neuro-Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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Life beyond a diagnosis of glioblastoma: a systematic review of the literature. J Cancer Surviv 2017; 11:447-452. [PMID: 28194640 DOI: 10.1007/s11764-017-0602-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2016] [Accepted: 01/31/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND The median survival of glioblastoma is 12-14 months with less than 10% of patients surviving at least 2 years from diagnosis. Patients diagnosed with glioblastoma face poor prognosis, significant symptom burden, and high care needs. The aim of this study is to undertake a literature review to document the issues encountered by long-term survivors of glioblastoma, a small but important subset of patients. METHODS MEDLINE, PsychInfo, and EMBASE were searched with core concepts: (1) glioblastoma, (2) survivor, and (3) terms pertaining to survivorship issues. A thematic analysis was undertaken of the three included studies. RESULTS Long-term survivors of glioblastoma encounter neurologic deficits, impairment in cognition, psychological distress, reduced social function, and future uncertainty. These issues result in the inability to return to work and financial difficulties. Independence in activities of daily living, working memory, and overall quality of life appears to be preserved. CONCLUSIONS Long-term survivors of glioblastoma continue to have significant symptom burden and care needs. There is currently a paucity of literature surrounding this topic. Further research is required to accurately describe these issues in order for improved supportive care to be implemented in the community and the outpatient setting. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS Understanding the issues faced by long-term survivor of glioblastoma will provide insight into the care needs of patients as well as support networks required for patients and their carers.
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Tseng WL, Hsu HH, Chen Y, Tseng SH. Tumor Recurrence in a Glioblastoma Patient after Discontinuation of Prolonged Temozolomide Treatment. Asian J Neurosurg 2017; 12:727-730. [PMID: 29114295 PMCID: PMC5652107 DOI: 10.4103/ajns.ajns_39_15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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There is no consensus regarding the duration of temozolomide (TMZ) treatment for glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). We report a 53-year-old woman who had a left frontal GBM. The tumor showed good response to TMZ treatment, which was discontinued after 5.5 years with recurrence of tumor at the posterior fossa 6 months later, although there was no definite tumor recurrence in the left frontal region. The tumor failed to respond to the reinstitution of TMZ therapy. Continuous TMZ treatment may be necessary in GBM patients on prolonged TMZ treatment despite improved neurological condition and imaging studies revealing marked tumor regression.
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- Wei-Lung Tseng
- Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Yun-Lin Branch, Douliu, Yunlin, ROC
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- Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Yun-Lin Branch, Douliu, Yunlin, ROC
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- Department of Surgery, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Pan-Chiao, New Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.,Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Yuan Ze University, Chung-Li, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Yun-Lin Branch, Douliu, Yunlin, ROC
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Goryaynov SA, Gol'dberg MF, Golanov AV, Zolotova SV, Shishkina LV, Ryzhova MV, Pitskhelauri DI, Zhukov VY, Usachev DY, Belyaev AY, Kondrashov AV, Shurkhay VA, Potapov AA. [The phenomenon of long-term survival in glioblastoma patients. Part I: the role of clinical and demographic factors and an IDH1 mutation (R 132 H)]. ZHURNAL VOPROSY NEIROKHIRURGII IMENI N. N. BURDENKO 2017; 81:5-16. [PMID: 28665384 DOI: 10.17116/neiro20178135-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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UNLABELLED The median overall survival of glioblastoma patients is about 15 months. Only a small number of patients survive 3 years. The factors of a favorable prognosis for the 'longevity phenomenon' in glioblastoma patients are not fully understood. OBJECTIVE to determine the occurrence rate of long-living patients with glioblastomas, identify clinical predictors of a favorable prognosis, and identify the presence and prognostic significance of an IDH1 mutation. MATERIAL AND METHODS Among 1494 patients operated on for glioblastoma at the Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute from 2007 to 2012, there were 84 (5.6%) patients who lived more than 3 years after primary surgery. In all the cases, histological specimens were reviewed, and immunohistochemical detection of a mutant IDH1 protein was performed. Overall survival was calculated from the time of first surgery to the date of the last consultation or death, and the recurrence-free period was calculated from the time of first surgery to MRI-verified tumor progression. RESULTS The median age of long-living patients with glioblastoma was 45 years (19-65 years). All tumors were located supratentorially. The median Karnofsky performance status score at the time of surgery was 80 (range, 70-100). All patients underwent microsurgical resection of the tumor, followed by chemoradiotherapy. The median recurrence-free period was 36 months (5-98 months). Overall survival of 48, 60, and 84 months was achieved in 23, 15 and 6% of patients, respectively. Among 49 specimens available for the IDH1 analysis, 14 (28.6%) specimens had a mutant protein. There was no significant difference in survival rates in patients with positive and negative results for IDH1 (44.1 vs. 40.8 months; p>0.05). CONCLUSION The significance of various factors that may be predictors of a favorable course of the disease is discussed in the literature. This work is the first part of analysis of prognostically significant factors positively affecting overall survival of glioblastoma patients. In our series, the predictors of a favorable prognosis for long-living patients with the verified diagnosis of glioblastoma were as follows: young age, the supratentorial location of the tumor, a high Karnofsky score before surgery, and tumor resection. In our series, we used immunohistochemical tests and found no prognostic significance of the IDH1 gene mutation; further analysis will require application of direct sequencing. We plan to study other morphological and molecular genetic features of tumors, which explain prolonged survival of glioblastoma patients, as well as the role of various types of combined chemoradiation treatment.
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- Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia; Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia
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- Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia
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- Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia
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- Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia
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- Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia
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- Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia
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- Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia
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- Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia
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- Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia
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- Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia
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- Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia
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Pentsova EI, Reiner AS, Panageas KS, DeAngelis LM. Anaplastic astrocytoma and non-1p/19q co-deleted anaplastic oligoastrocytoma: long-term survival, employment, and performance status of survivors. Neurooncol Pract 2016; 3:71-76. [PMID: 31386086 DOI: 10.1093/nop/npv043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background Despite optimal treatment for patients with anaplastic gliomas, median survival is 2 to 5 years, but some young adults survive longer. We sought to evaluate the functional and employment status of long-term survivors (5 years or more) diagnosed with anaplastic astrocytoma or non-1p/19q co-deleted anaplastic oligoastrocytoma. Methods We retrospectively identified patients with a diagnosis of anaplastic glioma at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center from 1999 to 2005. We reviewed demographics, pathology, 1p/19q status, survival, and treatment. Overall survival was estimated by the Kaplan-Meier method. Results There were 195 patients; 167 with anaplastic astrocytoma and 28 with anaplastic oligoastrocytoma. All patients were observed either to death or last follow-up. Sixty-four patients (33%) were identified as long-term survivors; 58% of these were men. The median age of the long-term survivors was 39 years and the median Karnofsky Performance Score was 100 at diagnosis. Thirteen patients underwent stereotactic biopsy, 7 had a gross total resection, and 44 a subtotal resection. Fifty-four patients completed radiation therapy as initial treatment; 54 received chemotherapy. Five years following diagnosis, median KPS was 90 and 55% of long-term survivors were employed and remained fully functional. Conclusions One-third of patients with non-co-deleted anaplastic glioma were long-term survivors, and more than one-half of long-term survivors resumed their prior level of employment and activity. However, a significant proportion could not return to normal function. These findings have serious implications for the social and financial status of these predominantly young adult survivors.
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- Elena I Pentsova
- Department of Neurology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (E.I.P., L.M.D.); Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (A.S.R., K.S.P.)
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- Department of Neurology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (E.I.P., L.M.D.); Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (A.S.R., K.S.P.)
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- Department of Neurology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (E.I.P., L.M.D.); Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (A.S.R., K.S.P.)
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- Department of Neurology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (E.I.P., L.M.D.); Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (A.S.R., K.S.P.)
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Buglione M, Pedretti S, Poliani PL, Liserre R, Gipponi S, Spena G, Borghetti P, Pegurri L, Saiani F, Spiazzi L, Tesini G, Uccelli C, Triggiani L, Magrini SM. Pattern of relapse of glioblastoma multiforme treated with radical radio-chemotherapy: Could a margin reduction be proposed? J Neurooncol 2016; 128:303-12. [PMID: 27025858 DOI: 10.1007/s11060-016-2112-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2015] [Accepted: 03/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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To analyse the pattern of recurrence of patients treated with Stupp protocol in relation to technique, to compare in silico plans with reduced margin (1 cm) with the original ones and to analyse toxicity. 105 patients were treated: 85 had local recurrence and 68 of them were analysed. Recurrence was considered in field, marginal and distant if >80 %, 20-80 % or <20 % of the relapse volume was included in the 95 %-isodose. In silico plans were retrospectively recalculated using the same technique, fields angles and treatment planning system of the original ones. The pattern of recurrence was in field, marginal and distant in 88, 10 and 2 % respectively and was similar in in silico plans. The margin reduction appears to spare 100 cc of healthy brain by 57 Gy-volume (p = 0.02). The target coverage was worse in standard plans (pt student < 0.001), especially if the tumour was near to organs at risk (pχ2 < 0.001). PTV coverage was better with IMRT and helical-IMRT, than conformal-3D (pAnova test = 0.038). This difference was no more significant with in silico planning. A higher incidence of asthenia and leuko-encephalopathy was observed in patients with greater percentage of healthy brain included in 57 Gy-volume. No differences in the pattern of recurrence according to margins were found. The margin reduction determines sparing of healthy brain and could possibly reduce the incidence of late toxicity. Margin reduction could allow to use less sophisticated techniques, ensuring appropriate target coverage, and the choice of more costly techniques could be reserved to selected cases.
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- Michela Buglione
- Radiation Oncology Department, University and Spedali Civili, P.le Spedali Civili 1, Brescia, Italy.
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- Radiation Oncology Department, University and Spedali Civili, P.le Spedali Civili 1, Brescia, Italy
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- Pathology Department, University and Spedali Civili, P.le Spedali Civili 1, Brescia, Italy
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- Neuroradiology Department, University and Spedali Civili, P.le Spedali Civili 1, Brescia, Italy
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- Neurology Department, University and Spedali Civili, P.le Spedali Civili 1, Brescia, Italy
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- Neurosurgery Department, University and Spedali Civili, P.le Spedali Civili 1, Brescia, Italy
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- Radiation Oncology Department, University and Spedali Civili, P.le Spedali Civili 1, Brescia, Italy
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- Radiation Oncology Department, University and Spedali Civili, P.le Spedali Civili 1, Brescia, Italy
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- Medical Physics Department, Spedali Civili, P.le Spedali Civili 1, Brescia, Italy
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- Medical Physics Department, Spedali Civili, P.le Spedali Civili 1, Brescia, Italy
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- Medical Physics Department, Spedali Civili, P.le Spedali Civili 1, Brescia, Italy
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- Medical Physics Department, Spedali Civili, P.le Spedali Civili 1, Brescia, Italy
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- Radiation Oncology Department, University and Spedali Civili, P.le Spedali Civili 1, Brescia, Italy
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- Radiation Oncology Department, University and Spedali Civili, P.le Spedali Civili 1, Brescia, Italy
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Radiotherapy (RT) of the brain is associated with significant stigma in the neuro-oncology community. This is primarily because of the potentially severe complications with which it may be associated. These complications, especially in subacute and latent settings, are often unpredictable, potentially progressive, and irreversible. The onset of complications may start from the first fraction of 2 Gy, continuing over several months after end of RT with persistent drowsiness and apathy. It may also extend over many years with progressive onset of neurocognitive impairments such as memory decline, and diminished focus/attention. For long-term survivors, such as young patients irradiated for a favorable low-grade glioma, quality of life can be seriously impacted by RT. It is essential, as in the pediatric field, to propose patient-specific regimens from the very outset of therapy. The use of molecular biomarkers to better predict survival, control of comorbidities along with judicious use of medications such as steroids and antiepileptics, improved targeting with the help of modern imaging and RT techniques, modulation of the dose, and fractionation aimed at limiting integral dose to the healthy brain all have the potential to minimize treatment-related complications while maintaining the therapeutic efficacy for which RT is known. Sparing "radiosensitive" areas such as hippocampi could have a modest but measurable impact with regard to cognitive preservation, an effect that can possibly be enhanced when used in conjunction with memantine and/or donepezil.
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Durand T, Jacob S, Lebouil L, Douzane H, Lestaevel P, Rahimian A, Psimaras D, Feuvret L, Leclercq D, Brochet B, Tamarat R, Milliat F, Benderitter M, Vayatis N, Noël G, Hoang-Xuan K, Delattre JY, Ricard D, Bernier MO. EpiBrainRad: an epidemiologic study of the neurotoxicity induced by radiotherapy in high grade glioma patients. BMC Neurol 2015; 15:261. [PMID: 26684198 PMCID: PMC4683733 DOI: 10.1186/s12883-015-0519-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2015] [Accepted: 12/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background Radiotherapy is one of the most important treatments of primary and metastatic brain tumors. Unfortunately, it can involve moderate to severe complications among which leukoencephalopathy is very frequent and implies cognitive deficits such as memory, attention and executive dysfunctions. However, the incidence of this complication is not well established and the risk factors and process are poorly understood. The main objective of the study is to improve knowledge on radio-induced leukoencephalopathy based on pluridisciplinar approaches combining cognitive, biologic, imagery and dosimetric investigations. Method/Design The EpiBrainRad study is a prospective cohort study including newly diagnosed high grade gliomas patients treated by radiotherapy and concomitant-adjuvant temozolomide chemotherapy. Patients are included between their surgery and first day of radio-chemotherapy, and the follow-up lasts for 3 years after treatment. Cognitive functioning assessments, specific blood biomarkers measures and magnetic resonance imagery are performed at different moment during the follow-up, and a specific dosimetric assessment of organs involved in the beam fields is performed. Firstly, leukoencephalopathy incidence rate will be estimated in this population. Secondly, correlations between cognitive impairments and dosimetry, biomarkers ranges and anomalies on imagery will be analyzed in order to better understand the onset and evolution of cognitive decrement associated with radiotherapy. Furthermore, a new cognitive test, quickly and easily performed, will be studied to determine its sensibility to detect leukoencephalopathy decrement. Discussion With an original multidisciplinary approach, the EpiBrainRad study aims to improve knowledge on radio-induced leukoencephalopathy in order to improve its early diagnosis and prevention. The main challenge is to preserve quality-of-life after cancer treatments which imply to study the incidence of radiation-induced complications and their associated risk factors. Trial Registration NCT02544178
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- Thomas Durand
- UMR CNRS 8257 SSA MD4 Cognition and Action Group, 45 rue des Saints Pères, 75270, Paris CEDEX 06, France. .,Service de neurologie Mazarin, hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, 47-83 boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013, Paris, France.
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- Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN), PRP-HOM, SRBE, 31 avenue de la Division Leclerc, 92260, Fontenay aux Roses, France.
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- Service de neurologie Mazarin, hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, 47-83 boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013, Paris, France.
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- Service de neurologie Mazarin, hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, 47-83 boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013, Paris, France.
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- Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN), PRP-HOM, SRBE, 31 avenue de la Division Leclerc, 92260, Fontenay aux Roses, France.
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- Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle, 47-83 boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013, Paris, France.
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- Service de neurologie Mazarin, hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, 47-83 boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013, Paris, France.
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- Service de neurologie Mazarin, hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, 47-83 boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013, Paris, France.
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- Unité de neuroradiologie diagnostique et fonctionnelle, hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, 47-83 boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013, Paris, France.
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- Service de Neurologie, groupe hôspitalier Pellegrin, place Amélie Raba-Léon, 33076, Bordeaux, France.
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- Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN), PRP-HOM, SRBE, 31 avenue de la Division Leclerc, 92260, Fontenay aux Roses, France.
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- Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN), PRP-HOM, SRBE, 31 avenue de la Division Leclerc, 92260, Fontenay aux Roses, France.
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- Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN), PRP-HOM, SRBE, 31 avenue de la Division Leclerc, 92260, Fontenay aux Roses, France.
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- UMR CNRS 8536 Centre de mathématiques et de leurs applications, ENS Cachan, 61 avenue du président Wilson, 94235, Cachan CEDEX, France.
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- Département de radiothérapie, centre de lutte contre le cancer Paul Strauss, 3 rue de la porte de l'hôpital, 67065, Strasbourg CEDEX, France.
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- Service de neurologie Mazarin, hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, 47-83 boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013, Paris, France.
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- Service de neurologie Mazarin, hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, 47-83 boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013, Paris, France.
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- UMR CNRS 8257 SSA MD4 Cognition and Action Group, 45 rue des Saints Pères, 75270, Paris CEDEX 06, France. .,Service de neurologie Mazarin, hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, 47-83 boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013, Paris, France. .,Service de neurologie, hôpital d'instruction des armées du Val-de-Grace, 71 boulevard de Port-Royal, 75005, Paris, France.
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- Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN), PRP-HOM, SRBE, 31 avenue de la Division Leclerc, 92260, Fontenay aux Roses, France.
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Piil K, Jakobsen J, Juhler M, Jarden M. The feasibility of a brain tumour website. Eur J Oncol Nurs 2015; 19:686-93. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2015.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2015] [Revised: 04/29/2015] [Accepted: 05/02/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Bergo E, Lombardi G, Guglieri I, Capovilla E, Pambuku A, Zagone V. Neurocognitive functions and health-related quality of life in glioblastoma patients: a concise review of the literature. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) 2015; 28:e12410. [PMID: 26531122 DOI: 10.1111/ecc.12410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The maintenance of quality of life in patients with high-grade glioma is an important endpoint during treatment, particularly in those with glioblastoma multiforme, given its dismal prognosis; thus, the primary aims of treatments are to reduce morbidity, restore or preserve neurological functions, and the capacity to perform daily activities. This review aims to summarise what is currently known about neurocognitive outcome and quality of life in patients with high-grade glioma, particularly in glioblastoma patients. We considered all the variables that can influence neurocognitive functions, the perception of quality of life and their role as predictors for treatment outcomes.
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- E Bergo
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Oncology, Medical Oncology 1 Unit, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV- IRCCS, Padua.,Psycho-Oncology Unit, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV- IRCCS, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Oncology, Medical Oncology 1 Unit, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV- IRCCS, Padua
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- Psycho-Oncology Unit, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV- IRCCS, Padua, Italy
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- Psycho-Oncology Unit, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV- IRCCS, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Oncology, Medical Oncology 1 Unit, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV- IRCCS, Padua
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Oncology, Medical Oncology 1 Unit, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV- IRCCS, Padua
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Ischemic stroke in patients with gliomas at The University of Texas-M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. J Neurooncol 2015; 125:143-8. [PMID: 26272599 DOI: 10.1007/s11060-015-1880-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2015] [Accepted: 08/08/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Patients with gliomas are at risk of cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) with potential consequences on survival, function, and local tumor control. Our objective was to provide information about CVA in patients with gliomas and to estimate survival in this group. We reviewed all adult glioma patients with ischemic CVA at the University of Texas-M.D. Anderson Cancer Center from 2003 through 2014. We extracted demographic, clinical, imaging, treatment and outcome data. We used descriptive summary data and estimated or compared survival rates where appropriate. 60 of 6500 patients (0.1%) with high-grade (HGG, n = 47) or low-grade glioma (LGG, n = 13) had ischemic CVA Thirty-two (53%) patients had postoperative strokes, and 20 (33%) had CVA after 2 weeks of surgery. Forty-one patients (68%) had gross total resection. For HGG and CVA, the poststroke median overall survival was 17 months versus 61 months in LGG and CVA (P = 0.03; hazard ratio (HR): 2.8; 95% CI 1.07-4.60). Survival stratified by modified Rankin Scale grade was significant (X(2) = 9.8, P = 0.007). Five patients received bevacizumab before stroke onset; none responded to antiangiogenic therapy. There was no stroke-related death. At our institution for 10 years, ischemic CVA in glioma patients was a rare complication, clearly associated in half of cases to surgery, and with a variable negative impact on performance status and neurologic function. In this group, patients with more neurological deficits lived less. The survival difference between and within subgroups was most likely due to tumor grade. More research is necessary to improve prevention of postoperative stroke in glioma patients.
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Young RM, Jamshidi A, Davis G, Sherman JH. Current trends in the surgical management and treatment of adult glioblastoma. ANNALS OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2015. [PMID: 26207249 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2305-5839.2015.05.10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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This manuscript discusses the current surgical management of glioblastoma. This paper highlights the common pathophysiology attributes of glioblastoma, surgical options for diagnosis/treatment, current thoughts of extent of resection (EOR) of tumor, and post-operative (neo)adjuvant treatment. Glioblastoma is not a disease that can be cured with surgery alone, however safely performed maximal surgical resection is shown to significantly increase progression free and overall survival while maximizing quality of life. Upon invariable tumor recurrence, re-resection also is shown to impact survival in a select group of patients. As adjuvant therapy continues to improve survival, the role of surgical resection in the treatment of glioblastoma looks to be further defined.
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- Richard M Young
- Department of Neurological Surgery, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20037, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20037, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20037, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20037, USA
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Taphoorn MJ, Henriksson R, Bottomley A, Cloughesy T, Wick W, Mason WP, Saran F, Nishikawa R, Hilton M, Theodore-Oklota C, Ravelo A, Chinot OL. Health-Related Quality of Life in a Randomized Phase III Study of Bevacizumab, Temozolomide, and Radiotherapy in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma. J Clin Oncol 2015; 33:2166-75. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2014.60.3217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Purpose As glioblastoma progresses, patients experience a decline in health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Delaying this decline is an important treatment goal. In newly diagnosed glioblastoma, progression-free survival was prolonged when bevacizumab was added to radiotherapy plus temozolomide (RT/TMZ) versus placebo plus RT/TMZ (phase III AVAglio study; hazard ratio, 0.64; 95% CI, 0.55 to 0.74; P < .001). To ensure that addition of bevacizumab to standard-of-care therapy was not associated with HRQoL detriment, HRQoL assessment was a secondary objective. Patients and Methods Patients completed European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaires C30 and BN20 at each tumor assessment (Appendix Table A1 , online only). Raw scores were converted to a 100-point scale and mean changes from baseline scores were evaluated (stable: < 10-point change; clinically relevant deterioration/improvement: ≥ 10-point change). Deterioration-free survival was the time to deterioration/progression/death; time to deterioration was the time to deterioration/death. Results Most evaluable patients who had not progressed (> 74%) completed all HRQoL assessments for at least 1 year of treatment, and almost all completed at least one HRQoL assessment at baseline (98.3% and 97.6%, bevacizumab and placebo arms, respectively). Mean changes from baseline did not reach a clinically relevant difference between arms for most items. HRQoL declined at progression in both arms. The addition of bevacizumab to RT/TMZ resulted in statistically longer (P < .001) deterioration-free survival across all items. Time to deterioration was not statistically longer in the placebo plus RT/TMZ arm (v bevacizumab) for any HRQoL item. Conclusion The addition of bevacizumab to standard-of-care treatment for newly diagnosed glioblastoma had no impact on HRQoL during the progression-free period.
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- Martin J.B. Taphoorn
- Martin J.B. Taphoorn, Medical Center Haaglanden, the Hague, and VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Roger Henriksson, Cancer Center Stockholm Gotland, Karolinska, Stockholm, and Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; Andrew Bottomley, European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer, Brussels, Belgium; Timothy Cloughesy, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles; Christina Theodore-Oklota and Arliene Ravelo, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA; Wolfgang Wick, University
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- Martin J.B. Taphoorn, Medical Center Haaglanden, the Hague, and VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Roger Henriksson, Cancer Center Stockholm Gotland, Karolinska, Stockholm, and Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; Andrew Bottomley, European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer, Brussels, Belgium; Timothy Cloughesy, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles; Christina Theodore-Oklota and Arliene Ravelo, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA; Wolfgang Wick, University
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- Martin J.B. Taphoorn, Medical Center Haaglanden, the Hague, and VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Roger Henriksson, Cancer Center Stockholm Gotland, Karolinska, Stockholm, and Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; Andrew Bottomley, European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer, Brussels, Belgium; Timothy Cloughesy, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles; Christina Theodore-Oklota and Arliene Ravelo, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA; Wolfgang Wick, University
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- Martin J.B. Taphoorn, Medical Center Haaglanden, the Hague, and VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Roger Henriksson, Cancer Center Stockholm Gotland, Karolinska, Stockholm, and Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; Andrew Bottomley, European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer, Brussels, Belgium; Timothy Cloughesy, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles; Christina Theodore-Oklota and Arliene Ravelo, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA; Wolfgang Wick, University
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- Martin J.B. Taphoorn, Medical Center Haaglanden, the Hague, and VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Roger Henriksson, Cancer Center Stockholm Gotland, Karolinska, Stockholm, and Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; Andrew Bottomley, European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer, Brussels, Belgium; Timothy Cloughesy, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles; Christina Theodore-Oklota and Arliene Ravelo, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA; Wolfgang Wick, University
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- Martin J.B. Taphoorn, Medical Center Haaglanden, the Hague, and VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Roger Henriksson, Cancer Center Stockholm Gotland, Karolinska, Stockholm, and Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; Andrew Bottomley, European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer, Brussels, Belgium; Timothy Cloughesy, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles; Christina Theodore-Oklota and Arliene Ravelo, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA; Wolfgang Wick, University
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- Martin J.B. Taphoorn, Medical Center Haaglanden, the Hague, and VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Roger Henriksson, Cancer Center Stockholm Gotland, Karolinska, Stockholm, and Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; Andrew Bottomley, European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer, Brussels, Belgium; Timothy Cloughesy, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles; Christina Theodore-Oklota and Arliene Ravelo, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA; Wolfgang Wick, University
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- Martin J.B. Taphoorn, Medical Center Haaglanden, the Hague, and VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Roger Henriksson, Cancer Center Stockholm Gotland, Karolinska, Stockholm, and Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; Andrew Bottomley, European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer, Brussels, Belgium; Timothy Cloughesy, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles; Christina Theodore-Oklota and Arliene Ravelo, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA; Wolfgang Wick, University
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- Martin J.B. Taphoorn, Medical Center Haaglanden, the Hague, and VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Roger Henriksson, Cancer Center Stockholm Gotland, Karolinska, Stockholm, and Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; Andrew Bottomley, European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer, Brussels, Belgium; Timothy Cloughesy, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles; Christina Theodore-Oklota and Arliene Ravelo, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA; Wolfgang Wick, University
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- Martin J.B. Taphoorn, Medical Center Haaglanden, the Hague, and VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Roger Henriksson, Cancer Center Stockholm Gotland, Karolinska, Stockholm, and Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; Andrew Bottomley, European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer, Brussels, Belgium; Timothy Cloughesy, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles; Christina Theodore-Oklota and Arliene Ravelo, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA; Wolfgang Wick, University
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- Martin J.B. Taphoorn, Medical Center Haaglanden, the Hague, and VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Roger Henriksson, Cancer Center Stockholm Gotland, Karolinska, Stockholm, and Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; Andrew Bottomley, European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer, Brussels, Belgium; Timothy Cloughesy, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles; Christina Theodore-Oklota and Arliene Ravelo, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA; Wolfgang Wick, University
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- Martin J.B. Taphoorn, Medical Center Haaglanden, the Hague, and VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Roger Henriksson, Cancer Center Stockholm Gotland, Karolinska, Stockholm, and Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; Andrew Bottomley, European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer, Brussels, Belgium; Timothy Cloughesy, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles; Christina Theodore-Oklota and Arliene Ravelo, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA; Wolfgang Wick, University
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Predicting distress among people who care for patients living longer with high-grade malignant glioma. Support Care Cancer 2015; 24:43-51. [DOI: 10.1007/s00520-015-2739-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2014] [Accepted: 04/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Cormie P, Nowak AK, Chambers SK, Galvão DA, Newton RU. The potential role of exercise in neuro-oncology. Front Oncol 2015; 5:85. [PMID: 25905043 PMCID: PMC4389372 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2015.00085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2014] [Accepted: 03/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Patients with brain and other central nervous system cancers experience debilitating physical, cognitive, and emotional effects, which significantly compromise quality of life. Few efficacious pharmacological strategies or supportive care interventions exist to ameliorate these sequelae and patients report high levels of unmet needs in these areas. There is strong theoretical rationale to suggest exercise may be an effective intervention to aid in the management of neuro-oncological disorders. Clinical research has established the efficacy of appropriate exercise in counteracting physical impairments such as fatigue and functional decline, cognitive impairment, as well as psychological effects including depression and anxiety. While there is promise for exercise to enhance physical and psychosocial wellbeing of patients diagnosed with neurologic malignancies, these patients have unique needs and research is urgently required to explore optimal exercise prescription specific to these patients to maximize safety and efficacy. This perspective article is a discussion of potential rehabilitative effects of targeted exercise programs for patients with brain and other central nervous system cancers and highlights future research directions.
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- Prue Cormie
- Edith Cowan University Health and Wellness Institute, Edith Cowan University , Joondalup, WA , Australia
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- School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia , Nedlands, WA , Australia ; Department of Medical Oncology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital , Nedlands, WA , Australia
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- Edith Cowan University Health and Wellness Institute, Edith Cowan University , Joondalup, WA , Australia ; Griffith Health Institute, Griffith University , Southport, QLD , Australia ; Cancer Council Queensland , Brisbane, QLD , Australia ; Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia , Sydney, NSW , Australia
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- Edith Cowan University Health and Wellness Institute, Edith Cowan University , Joondalup, WA , Australia
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- Edith Cowan University Health and Wellness Institute, Edith Cowan University , Joondalup, WA , Australia ; The University of Hong Kong , Hong Kong , China
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Bergamino M, Hamilton DJ, Castelletti L, Barletta L, Castellan L. Brain Tumor Database, a free relational database for collection and analysis of brain tumor patient information. Health Informatics J 2015; 21:36-45. [PMID: 25784642 DOI: 10.1177/1460458213496661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In this study, we describe the development and utilization of a relational database designed to manage the clinical and radiological data of patients with brain tumors. The Brain Tumor Database was implemented using MySQL v.5.0, while the graphical user interface was created using PHP and HTML, thus making it easily accessible through a web browser. This web-based approach allows for multiple institutions to potentially access the database. The BT Database can record brain tumor patient information (e.g. clinical features, anatomical attributes, and radiological characteristics) and be used for clinical and research purposes. Analytic tools to automatically generate statistics and different plots are provided. The BT Database is a free and powerful user-friendly tool with a wide range of possible clinical and research applications in neurology and neurosurgery. The BT Database graphical user interface source code and manual are freely available at http://tumorsdatabase.altervista.org.
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Woo PYM, Chan DTM, Chan KY, Wong WK, Po YC, Kwok JCK, Poon WS. Risk factors for seizures and antiepileptic drug-associated adverse effects in high-grade glioma patients: A multicentre, retrospective study in Hong Kong. SURGICAL PRACTICE 2015; 19:2-8. [PMID: 26097495 PMCID: PMC4467242 DOI: 10.1111/1744-1633.12102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2013] [Accepted: 09/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Aim The aim of this present study was to determine the frequency, as well as risk factors, for seizures and antiepileptic drug (AED)-associated adverse effects among high-grade glioma (HGG) patients. Patients and Methods A multicentre, retrospective study of adult Chinese Hong Kong patients from three neurosurgical centres diagnosed with supratentorial HGG between 1 January 2001 and 31 December 2010 was performed. Results A total of 198 patients, with a mean age of 55 years (range: 18–88) and a mean follow up of 15 months, was recruited. Most suffered from glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) (63 per cent) followed by anaplastic astrocytoma (25 per cent). Median overall survival for patients with GBM was 8 months, and 11 months for those with grade III gliomas. Prophylactic AED was prescribed in 165 patients (83 per cent), and 64 per cent of patients were continued until end of life or last follow up. A total of 112 patients (57 per cent) experienced seizures at a mean duration of 8 months postoperatively (range: 1 day–75 months). Independent predictors for seizures were a diagnosis of GBM [adjusted odds ratio (OR): 2.33, 95 per cent confidence interval (CI): 1.21–4.52] and adjuvant radiotherapy (adjusted OR: 2.97, 95 per cent CI: 1.49–6.62). One-fifth of patients (21 per cent) experienced AED adverse effects, with idiosyncratic cutaneous reactions and hepatotoxicity most frequently observed. An independent predictor for adverse effects was exposure to aromatic AED, such as phenytoin, carbamazepine and phenobarbital (adjusted OR: 3.32, 95 per cent CI: 1.32–8.40). Conclusions Antiepileptic drug prescription for primary seizure prophylaxis is both pervasive and prolonged for HGG patients. Seizures occur frequently, but most were delayed and none were life threatening. Judicious prescription of AED is required, especially when a significant proportion of patients experience adverse effects. Patients with a diagnosis of GBM and exposure to radiotherapy are at risk. We suggest, contrary to present practice, that primary seizure prophylaxis be given only during the perioperative period and resumed when they occur. We also recommend avoidance of aromatic AED due to their association with idiosyncratic adverse effects.
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kwong Wah Hospital Hong Kong
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- Department Neurosurgery, Princess Margaret Hospital Hong Kong
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- Department Neurosurgery, Princess Margaret Hospital Hong Kong
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong
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Living longer with adult high-grade glioma:setting a research agenda for patients and their caregivers. J Neurooncol 2014; 120:1-10. [DOI: 10.1007/s11060-014-1516-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2014] [Accepted: 06/17/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Bodey C, Seal A. Question 1: should a child with neurofibromatosis type 1 be screened for central nervous system tumours with neuroimaging? Arch Dis Child 2014; 99:595-7. [PMID: 24562609 DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2014-306047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- Caroline Bodey
- Child and Family Unit, Wortley Beck Health Centre, Leeds, UK
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- Child and Family Unit, Wortley Beck Health Centre, Leeds, UK
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Nine-year interval recurrence after treatment of boron neutron capture therapy in a patient with glioblastoma: a case report. Appl Radiat Isot 2014; 88:28-31. [PMID: 24440540 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2013.12.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2013] [Revised: 12/23/2013] [Accepted: 12/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) has been reported to be effective in the patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). Median survival time (MST) of GBM patients treated with BNCT is approximately two years. GBM patients surviving 2 or 3 years are considered long-term survivors. In general, most recurrences are local and dissemination is rare. We report an unusual patient with three recurrences; the first and the second recurrences were local, and the third recurrence was dissemination nine years after BNCT.
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Lorentini S, Amelio D, Giri MG, Fellin F, Meliadò G, Rizzotti A, Amichetti M, Schwarz M. IMRT or 3D-CRT in Glioblastoma? A Dosimetric Criterion for Patient Selection. Technol Cancer Res Treat 2013; 12:411-20. [DOI: 10.7785/tcrt.2012.500341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) is increasingly employed in glioblastoma (GBM) treatment. The present work aimed to assess which clinical-dosimetric scenario could benefit the most from IMRT application, with respect to three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3D-CRT). The number of organs at risk (OARs) overlapping the planning target volume (PTV) was the parameter describing the clinical-dosimetric pattern. Based on the results, a dosimetric decision criterion to select the most appropriate treatment technique is provided. Seventeen previously irradiated patients were retrieved and re-planned with both 3D-CRT and IMRT. The prescribed dose was 60 Gy/30fx. The cases were divided into 4 groups (4 patients in each group). Each group represents the scenario where 0, 1, 2 or 3 OARs overlapped the target volume, respectively. Furthermore, in one case, 4 OARs overlapped the PTV. The techniques were compared also in terms of irradiated healthy brain tissue. The results were evaluated by paired t-test. IMRT always provided better target coverage (V95%) than 3D-CRT, regardless the clinical-dosimetric scenario: difference ranged from 0.82% ( p = 0.4) for scenario 0 to 7.8% ( p = 0.02) for scenario 3, passing through 2.54% ( p = 0.18) and 5.93% ( p = 0.08) for scenario 1 and 2, respectively. IMRT and 3D-CRT achieved comparable results in terms of dose homogeneity and conformity. Concerning the irradiation of serial-kind OARs, both techniques provided nearly identical results. A statistically significant dose reduction to the healthy brain in favor of IMRT was scored. IMRT seems a superior technique compared to 3D-CRT when there are multiple overlaps between OAR and PTV. In this scenario, IMRT allows for a better target coverage while maintaining equivalent OARs sparing and reducing healthy brain irradiation. The results from our patients dataset suggests that the overlap of three OARs can be used as a dosimetric criterion to select which patients should receive IMRT treatment.
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- Agenzia Provinciale per la Protonterapia, Trento, Italy
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- Agenzia Provinciale per la Protonterapia, Trento, Italy
- Azienda Provinciale per i Servizi Sanitari, Trento, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Agenzia Provinciale per la Protonterapia, Trento, Italy
- Azienda Provinciale per i Servizi Sanitari, Trento, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Agenzia Provinciale per la Protonterapia, Trento, Italy
- Azienda Provinciale per i Servizi Sanitari, Trento, Italy
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- Agenzia Provinciale per la Protonterapia, Trento, Italy
- Azienda Provinciale per i Servizi Sanitari, Trento, Italy
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Multiple Microsurgical Resections for Repeated Recurrence of Glioblastoma Multiforme. Am J Clin Oncol 2013; 36:261-8. [DOI: 10.1097/coc.0b013e3182467bb1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Cognitive rehabilitation for early post-surgery inpatients affected by primary brain tumor: a randomized, controlled trial. J Neurooncol 2013; 114:93-100. [DOI: 10.1007/s11060-013-1153-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2012] [Accepted: 05/07/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Long-term survival of patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). J Clin Neurosci 2013; 20:670-5. [PMID: 23352352 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2012.05.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2012] [Accepted: 05/06/2012] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Long-term survival is an often used, yet poorly defined, concept in the study of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). This study suggests a method to define a time-point for long-term survival in patients with GBM. Data for this study were obtained from the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End-Results database, which was limited to the most recent data using the period approach. Relative survival measures were used and modelled using piecewise constant hazards to describe the survival profile of long-term survivors of GBM. For patients with GBM, the first quarter of the second year (5th quarter) post-diagnosis is considered to be the peak incidence of mortality with an excess hazard ratio of 7.58 (95% confidence interval=6.54, 8.78) and the risk of death due to GBM decreases to half of its rate at 2.5 years post-diagnosis. The 2.5-year cumulative relative survival (CRS) for all patients is approximately 8%, with a CRS of approximately 2% at 10 years. Using the definition of long-term survival suggested here, the results indicate that long-term survivors are patients who survive at least 2.5 years post-diagnosis. The most likely time period for patients with GBM to die is the 5th quarter post-diagnosis.
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Neurocognitive and sociodemographic functioning of glioblastoma long-term survivors. J Neurooncol 2012; 109:331-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s11060-012-0897-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2011] [Accepted: 05/09/2012] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Giovagnoli AR. Investigation of cognitive impairments in people with brain tumors. J Neurooncol 2012; 108:277-83. [DOI: 10.1007/s11060-012-0815-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2011] [Accepted: 01/27/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Changes in neurocognitive functioning and quality of life in adult patients with brain tumors treated with radiotherapy. J Neurooncol 2012; 108:291-308. [PMID: 22354791 DOI: 10.1007/s11060-012-0821-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2011] [Accepted: 01/27/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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This review aims to summarize what is currently known about neurocognitive outcome and quality of life in patients with brain tumors treated with radiotherapy. Whether potential tumor-controlling benefits of radiotherapy outweigh its potential toxicity in the natural history of brain tumors is a matter of debate. This review focuses on some of the adult main brain tumors, for which the issue of neurocognitive decline has been thoroughly studied: low-grade gliomas, brain metastases, and primary central nervous system lymphomas. The aims of this review are: (1) the analysis of existing data regarding the relationship between radiotherapy and neurocognitive outcome; (2) the identification of strategies to minimize radiotherapy-related neurotoxicity by reducing the dose or the volume; (3) the evidence-based data concerning radiotherapy withdrawal; and (4) the definition of patients subgroups that could benefit from immediate radiotherapy. For high grade gliomas, the main findings from literature are summarized and some strategies to reduce the neurotoxicity of the treatment are presented. Although further prospective studies with adequate neuropsychological follow-up are needed, this article suggests that cognitive deficits in patients with brain tumor have a multifactorial genesis: radiotherapy may contribute to the neurocognitive deterioration, but the causes of this decline include the tumor itself, disease progression, other treatment modalities and comorbidities. Treatment variables, such as total and fractional dose, target volume, and irradiation technique can dramatically affect the safety of radiotherapy: optimizing radiation parameters could be an excellent approach to improve outcome and to reduce neurotoxicity. At the same time, delayed radiotherapy could be a valid option for highly selected patients.
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Abrey LE. The impact of chemotherapy on cognitive outcomes in adults with primary brain tumors. J Neurooncol 2012; 108:285-90. [DOI: 10.1007/s11060-012-0807-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2011] [Accepted: 01/26/2012] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Yavas C, Zorlu F, Ozyigit G, Gurkaynak M, Yavas G, Yuce D, Cengiz M, Yildiz F, Akyol F. Health-related quality of life in high-grade glioma patients: a prospective single-center study. Support Care Cancer 2011; 20:2315-25. [PMID: 22160582 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-011-1340-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2011] [Accepted: 11/29/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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PURPOSE In this single center study, we aimed to assess quality of life and cognitive and emotional distress in patients treated for high-grade glioma. METHODS AND MATERIALS A hundred and eighteen patients with high-grade glioma were prospectively enrolled. We assessed HRQoL at baseline (after surgery before radiotherapy), at the end of radiotherapy and during follow-up (every 3 months for the first 2 years and every 6 months between 2 and 5 years) using the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire 30 (EORTC-C30), Brain Cancer Module-20 (BN-20), Minimental State Examination (MMSE) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Baseline scores, and first 18-month follow-up period scores were included to statistical analysis. RESULTS Sixty-five (55%) patients had progressive tumor. Global score, physical, role and emotional function, insomnia (p for each <0.001) and appetite loss (p: 0.008) scores of EORTC-C30 significantly related to disease progression. According to BN-20 seizure and leg weakness (p < 0.001), drowsiness and bladder control (p: 0.002), motor dysfunction (p: 0.001), future uncertainty (p: 0.04), visual disorder (p: 0.008) and communication deficit (p: 0.006) symptoms significantly related to disease progression. There were significant decrements in orientation, attention and calculation and language scores (p values were 0.017, 0.005 and 0.003, respectively) of MMSE. The baseline and follow-up anxiety and depression scores did not differ significantly. CONCLUSION We conclude that there were many changes in patients with high-grade glioma during the course of the disease and most of them were related to disease progression.
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- Cagdas Yavas
- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
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Preusser M, Seywald S, Elandt K, Kurz C, Rottenfusser A, Dieckmann K, Altorjai G, Zielinski CC, Marosi C. Pilot study on sex hormone levels and fertility in women with malignant gliomas. J Neurooncol 2011; 107:387-94. [PMID: 22102099 DOI: 10.1007/s11060-011-0761-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2011] [Accepted: 11/05/2011] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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The standard treatment of patients with high-grade gliomas based on conformal radiation therapy (RT) with or without chemotherapy (CT) may induce endocrine deficiencies of pituitary and subsequently also of peripheral hormones. In 24 premenopausal women with high-grade gliomas treated with RT and CT, hormonal changes and their impact on quality of life were investigated. Serum concentrations of gonadal, pituitary and of thyroid hormones were measured at various time points after initial anti-neoplastic therapy. Additionally, endovaginal ultrasound was performed and patients' quality of life (QLQ) and female role functioning were assessed. Of 24 patients, 23 (96%) reported a change in their menstrual pattern. Twenty-one patients reported at least transient amenorrhoea with a mean duration of 26.1 months (3-96 months). Increased prolactin serum levels were found in 10 women, 8 of them with amenorrhoea. Thirteen women showed menopausal or perimenopausal hormone pattern, 3 a pattern compatible with hypogonadism. Changes in thyroid hormone levels were seen in 8 patients. Furthermore, patients complained about fatigue and menopausal symptoms, like flushes, weakness and gain of weight. They felt a decrease of libido combined with the loss of attractiveness as a female, and an increased need for tender care and security. The hormonal deficiencies in female patients with malignant gliomas require thorough evaluation and individualized diagnosis and sometimes intervention.
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- Matthias Preusser
- Department of Medicine I, Division of Oncology, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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