{"title":"Impact of intensity-modulated proton therapy in reducing radiation-induced lymphopenia in glioma patients.","authors":"Anindita Das, Jacinthlyn Sylvia, Ganapathy Krishnan, Pankaj Kumar Panda, Preethi Subramanyam, Roopesh Kumar, Rajendran Adhithyan, Sushama Patil, Dayananda Sharma, Rakesh Jalali","doi":"10.1093/noajnl/vdae088","DOIUrl":"10.1093/noajnl/vdae088","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Current standard management in adult grades 2-4 gliomas includes maximal safe resection followed by adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) and chemotherapy. Radiation-induced lymphopenia (RIL) has been shown to possibly affect treatment outcomes adversely. Proton beam therapy (PBT) may reduce the volume of the normal brain receiving moderate radiation doses, and consequently RIL. Our aim was to evaluate the incidence and severity of RIL during proton beam therapy (PBT).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We identified patients with grades 2-4 glioma treated with PBT at our center between January 2019 and December 2021. We evaluated the incidence and severity of RIL from weekly complete blood count (CBC) data collected during PBT and compared it to the patients who were treated with photon-based RT (XRT) at our center during the same time.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The incidence of any degree of lymphopenia (48% in PBT, vs. 81.2% in XRT, <i>P</i> value = .001) and severe lymphopenia (8% in PBT, vs. 24.6% in XRT, <i>P</i> value = .093) were both significantly lesser in patients who received PBT. Severe RIL in patients receiving PBT was seen in only CNS WHO Gr-4 tumors. Mean whole brain V20GyE and V25GyE inversely correlated to nadir ALC and were both significantly lower with PBT. Patients with lymphopenia during PBT showed a trend toward poorer progression-free survival (<i>P</i> = .053) compared to those with maintained lymphocyte counts.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Proton therapy seems to have a superior sparing of normal brain to moderate dose radiation than photon-based RT and reduces the incidence of lymphopenia. Glioma patients with lymphopenia possibly have worse outcomes than the ones with maintained lymphocyte counts.</p>","PeriodicalId":94157,"journal":{"name":"Neuro-oncology advances","volume":"6 1","pages":"vdae088"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11263926/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141753716","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Neuro-oncology advancesPub Date : 2024-05-30eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdae080
Olivia Kertels, Claire Delbridge, Felix Sahm, Felix Ehret, Güliz Acker, David Capper, Jan C Peeken, Christian Diehl, Michael Griessmair, Marie-Christin Metz, Chiara Negwer, Sandro M Krieg, Julia Onken, Igor Yakushev, Peter Vajkoczy, Bernhard Meyer, Daniel Zips, Stephanie E Combs, Claus Zimmer, David Kaul, Denise Bernhardt, Benedikt Wiestler
{"title":"Imaging meningioma biology: Machine learning predicts integrated risk score in WHO grade 2/3 meningioma.","authors":"Olivia Kertels, Claire Delbridge, Felix Sahm, Felix Ehret, Güliz Acker, David Capper, Jan C Peeken, Christian Diehl, Michael Griessmair, Marie-Christin Metz, Chiara Negwer, Sandro M Krieg, Julia Onken, Igor Yakushev, Peter Vajkoczy, Bernhard Meyer, Daniel Zips, Stephanie E Combs, Claus Zimmer, David Kaul, Denise Bernhardt, Benedikt Wiestler","doi":"10.1093/noajnl/vdae080","DOIUrl":"10.1093/noajnl/vdae080","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Meningiomas are the most common primary brain tumors. While most are benign (WHO grade 1) and have a favorable prognosis, up to one-fourth are classified as higher-grade, falling into WHO grade 2 or 3 categories. Recently, an integrated risk score (IRS) pertaining to tumor biology was developed and its prognostic relevance was validated in a large, multicenter study. We hypothesized imaging data to be reflective of the IRS. Thus, we assessed the potential of a machine learning classifier for its noninvasive prediction using preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In total, 160 WHO grade 2 and 3 meningioma patients from 2 university centers were included in this study. All patients underwent surgery with histopathological workup including methylation analysis. Preoperative MRI scans were automatically segmented, and radiomic parameters were extracted. Using a random forest classifier, 3 machine learning classifiers (1 multiclass classifier for IRS and 2 binary classifiers for low-risk and high-risk prediction, respectively) were developed in a training set (120 patients) and independently tested in a hold-out test set (40 patients).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Multiclass IRS classification had a test set area under the curve (AUC) of 0.7, mostly driven by the difficulties in clearly separating medium-risk from high-risk patients. Consequently, a classifier predicting low-risk IRS versus medium-/high-risk showed a very high test accuracy of 90% (AUC 0.88). In particular, \"sphericity\" was associated with low-risk IRS classification.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The IRS, in particular molecular low-risk, can be predicted from imaging data with high accuracy, making this important prognostic classification accessible by imaging.</p>","PeriodicalId":94157,"journal":{"name":"Neuro-oncology advances","volume":"6 1","pages":"vdae080"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11217900/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141494656","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Neuro-oncology advancesPub Date : 2024-05-27eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdae078
Ines Esparragosa Vazquez, Marc Sanson, Olivier L Chinot, Maxime Fontanilles, Romain Rivoirard, Laure Thomas-Maisonneuve, Stéphanie Cartalat, Emeline Tabouret, Romain Appay, Alice Bonneville-Levard, Amélie Darlix, David Meyronet, Marc Barritault, François Gueyffier, Laurent Remontet, Delphine Maucort-Boulch, Jérôme Honnorat, Caroline Dehais, François Ducray
{"title":"Olaparib in recurrent isocitrate dehydrogenase mutant high-grade glioma: A phase 2 multicenter study of the POLA Network.","authors":"Ines Esparragosa Vazquez, Marc Sanson, Olivier L Chinot, Maxime Fontanilles, Romain Rivoirard, Laure Thomas-Maisonneuve, Stéphanie Cartalat, Emeline Tabouret, Romain Appay, Alice Bonneville-Levard, Amélie Darlix, David Meyronet, Marc Barritault, François Gueyffier, Laurent Remontet, Delphine Maucort-Boulch, Jérôme Honnorat, Caroline Dehais, François Ducray","doi":"10.1093/noajnl/vdae078","DOIUrl":"10.1093/noajnl/vdae078","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Based on preclinical studies showing that IDH-mutant (IDHm) gliomas could be vulnerable to PARP inhibition we launched a multicenter phase 2 study to test the efficacy of olaparib monotherapy in this population.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Adults with recurrent IDHm high-grade gliomas (HGGs) after radiotherapy and at least one line of alkylating chemotherapy were enrolled. The primary endpoint was a 6-month progression-free survival rate (PFS-6) according to response assessment in neuro-oncology criteria. Pre-defined threshold for study success was a PFS-6 of at least 50%.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Thirty-five patients with recurrent IDHm HGGs were enrolled, 77% at ≥ 2nd recurrence. Median time since diagnosis and radiotherapy were 7.5 years and 33 months, respectively. PFS-6 was 31.4% (95% CI [16.9; 49.3%]). Two patients (6%) had an objective response and 14 patients (40%) had a stable disease as their best response. Median PFS and median overall survival were 2.05 and 15.9 months, respectively. Oligodendrogliomas (1p/19q codeleted) had a higher PFS-6 (53.4% vs. 15.7%, <i>P</i> = .05) than astrocytomas while an initial diagnosis of grade 4 astrocytoma tended to be associated with a lower PFS-6 compared to grade 2/3 gliomas (0% vs 31.4%, <i>P</i> = .16). A grade 2 or 3 treatment-related adverse event was observed in 15 patients (43%) and 5 patients (14%), respectively. No patient definitively discontinued treatment due to side effects.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Although it did not meet its primary endpoint, the present study shows that in this heavily pretreated population, olaparib monotherapy was well tolerated and resulted in some activity, supporting further PARP inhibitors evaluation in IDHm HGGs, especially in oligodendrogliomas.</p>","PeriodicalId":94157,"journal":{"name":"Neuro-oncology advances","volume":"6 1","pages":"vdae078"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11157627/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141297628","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Neuro-oncology advancesPub Date : 2024-05-24eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdae048
Douglas R Stewart
{"title":"Genomic ascertainment of primary central nervous system cancers in adolescents and young adults.","authors":"Douglas R Stewart","doi":"10.1093/noajnl/vdae048","DOIUrl":"10.1093/noajnl/vdae048","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Genomic ascertainment is the inversion of the traditional phenotype-first approach; with a \"genome-first\" approach, a cohort linked to electronic health records (EHR) undergoes germline sequencing (array, panel, exome, and genome) and deleterious variation of interest in a gene (or set of genes) are identified. Phenotype is then queried from the linked EHR and from call-back investigation and estimates of variant prevalence, disease penetrance, and phenotype can be determined. This should permit a better estimate of the full phenotypic spectrum, severity, and penetrance linked to a deleterious variant. For now, given the modest size, limited EHR, and age of participants in sequenced cohorts, genomic ascertainment approaches to investigate cancer in children and young adults will likely be restricted to descriptive studies and complement traditional phenotype-first work. Another issue is the ascertainment of the cohort itself: Participants need to survive long enough to enroll. Not accounting for this may lead to bias and incorrect estimates of variant prevalence. Adult-focused cohorts with EHR extending back into childhood, linked to cancer registries, and/or studies that permit recontact with participants may facilitate genomic ascertainment in pediatric cancer research. In summary, genomic ascertainment in pediatric primary brain cancer research remains largely untapped and merits further investigation.</p>","PeriodicalId":94157,"journal":{"name":"Neuro-oncology advances","volume":"6 1","pages":"vdae048"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11125399/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141156028","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Three-year follow-up analysis of phase 1/2 study on tirabrutinib in patients with relapsed or refractory primary central nervous system lymphoma.","authors":"Hajime Yonezawa, Yoshitaka Narita, Motoo Nagane, Kazuhiko Mishima, Yasuhito Terui, Yoshiki Arakawa, Katsunori Asai, Noriko Fukuhara, Kazuhiko Sugiyama, Naoki Shinojima, Arata Aoi, Ryo Nishikawa","doi":"10.1093/noajnl/vdae037","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/noajnl/vdae037","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The ONO-4059-02 phase 1/2 study showed favorable efficacy and acceptable safety profile of tirabrutinib, a second-generation Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitor, for relapsed/refractory primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL). Here, we report the long-term efficacy and safety after a 3-year follow-up.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Eligible patients were aged ≥ 20 years with histologically diagnosed PCNSL and KPS of ≥ 70. Patients received oral tirabrutinib once daily at 320 or 480 mg, or 480 mg under fasted conditions.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Between October 19, 2017, and June 13, 2019, 44 patients were enrolled: 33 and 9 had relapsed and refractory, respectively. The 320, 480, and 480 mg fasted groups included 20, 7, and 17 patients, respectively. The median follow-up was 37.1 months. The overall response rate was 63.6% (95% CI: 47.8-77.6) with complete response (CR), unconfirmed CR, and partial response in 9, 7, and 12 patients, respectively. The median duration of response (DOR) was 9.2 months, with a DOR rate of 19.8%; the median progression-free survival (PFS) and median overall survival (OS) were 2.9 months and not reached, respectively, with PFS and OS rates of 13.9% and 56.7%, respectively. Adverse events occurred in 38 patients (86.4%): grade ≥ 3 in 23 (52.3%) including 1 patient with grade 5 events. KPS and quality of life (QoL) scores were well maintained among patients receiving long-term treatment.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The results demonstrated the long-term clinical benefit of tirabrutinib, with deep and durable response in a subset of patients and acceptable safety profile, while KPS and QoL scores were maintained.</p>","PeriodicalId":94157,"journal":{"name":"Neuro-oncology advances","volume":"6 1","pages":"vdae037"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11059299/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140861473","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Neuro-oncology advancesPub Date : 2024-04-09eCollection Date: 2024-10-01DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdae045
Soichiro Takamiya, Anahita Malvea, Abdullah H Ishaque, Karlo Pedro, Michael G Fehlings
{"title":"Advances in imaging modalities for spinal tumors.","authors":"Soichiro Takamiya, Anahita Malvea, Abdullah H Ishaque, Karlo Pedro, Michael G Fehlings","doi":"10.1093/noajnl/vdae045","DOIUrl":"10.1093/noajnl/vdae045","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The spinal cord occupies a narrow region and is tightly surrounded by osseous and ligamentous structures; spinal tumors can damage this structure and deprive patients of their ability to independently perform activities of daily living. Hence, imaging is vital for the prompt detection and accurate diagnosis of spinal tumors, as well as determining the optimal treatment and follow-up plan. However, many clinicians may not be familiar with the imaging characteristics of spinal tumors due to their rarity. In addition, spinal surgeons might not fully utilize imaging for the surgical planning and management of spinal tumors because of the complex heterogeneity of these lesions. In the present review, we focus on conventional and advanced spinal tumor imaging techniques. These imaging modalities include computed tomography, positron emission tomography, digital subtraction angiography, conventional and microstructural magnetic resonance imaging, and high-resolution ultrasound. We discuss the advantages and disadvantages of conventional and emerging imaging modalities, followed by an examination of cutting-edge medical technology to complement current needs in the field of spinal tumors. Moreover, machine learning and artificial intelligence are anticipated to impact the application of spinal imaging techniques. Through this review, we discuss the importance of conventional and advanced spinal tumor imaging, and the opportunity to combine advanced technologies with conventional modalities to better manage patients with these lesions.</p>","PeriodicalId":94157,"journal":{"name":"Neuro-oncology advances","volume":"6 Suppl 3","pages":"iii13-iii27"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11485884/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142484592","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Neuro-oncology advancesPub Date : 2024-04-05eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdae055
Prajwal Ghimire, Ben Kinnersley, Golestan Karami, Prabhu Arumugam, Richard Houlston, Keyoumars Ashkan, Marc Modat, Thomas C Booth
{"title":"Radiogenomic biomarkers for immunotherapy in glioblastoma: A systematic review of magnetic resonance imaging studies.","authors":"Prajwal Ghimire, Ben Kinnersley, Golestan Karami, Prabhu Arumugam, Richard Houlston, Keyoumars Ashkan, Marc Modat, Thomas C Booth","doi":"10.1093/noajnl/vdae055","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/noajnl/vdae055","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Immunotherapy is an effective \"precision medicine\" treatment for several cancers. Imaging signatures of the underlying genome (radiogenomics) in glioblastoma patients may serve as preoperative biomarkers of the tumor-host immune apparatus. Validated biomarkers would have the potential to stratify patients during immunotherapy clinical trials, and if trials are beneficial, facilitate personalized neo-adjuvant treatment. The increased use of whole genome sequencing data, and the advances in bioinformatics and machine learning make such developments plausible. We performed a systematic review to determine the extent of development and validation of immune-related radiogenomic biomarkers for glioblastoma.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A systematic review was performed following PRISMA guidelines using the PubMed, Medline, and Embase databases. Qualitative analysis was performed by incorporating the QUADAS 2 tool and CLAIM checklist. PROSPERO registered: CRD42022340968. Extracted data were insufficiently homogenous to perform a meta-analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Nine studies, all retrospective, were included. Biomarkers extracted from magnetic resonance imaging volumes of interest included apparent diffusion coefficient values, relative cerebral blood volume values, and image-derived features. These biomarkers correlated with genomic markers from tumor cells or immune cells or with patient survival. The majority of studies had a high risk of bias and applicability concerns regarding the index test performed.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Radiogenomic immune biomarkers have the potential to provide early treatment options to patients with glioblastoma. Targeted immunotherapy, stratified by these biomarkers, has the potential to allow individualized neo-adjuvant precision treatment options in clinical trials. However, there are no prospective studies validating these biomarkers, and interpretation is limited due to study bias with little evidence of generalizability.</p>","PeriodicalId":94157,"journal":{"name":"Neuro-oncology advances","volume":"6 1","pages":"vdae055"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11046988/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140874046","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Neuro-oncology advancesPub Date : 2024-03-14eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdae022
Vicky Parmar, Johannes Haubold, Luca Salhöfer, Mathias Meetschen, Karsten Wrede, Martin Glas, Maja Guberina, Tobias Blau, Denise Bos, Anisa Kureishi, René Hosch, Felix Nensa, Michael Forsting, Cornelius Deuschl, Lale Umutlu
{"title":"Fully automated MR-based virtual biopsy of primary CNS lymphomas.","authors":"Vicky Parmar, Johannes Haubold, Luca Salhöfer, Mathias Meetschen, Karsten Wrede, Martin Glas, Maja Guberina, Tobias Blau, Denise Bos, Anisa Kureishi, René Hosch, Felix Nensa, Michael Forsting, Cornelius Deuschl, Lale Umutlu","doi":"10.1093/noajnl/vdae022","DOIUrl":"10.1093/noajnl/vdae022","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Primary central nervous system lymphomas (PCNSL) pose a challenge as they may mimic gliomas on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) imaging, compelling precise differentiation for appropriate treatment. This study focuses on developing an automated MRI-based workflow to distinguish between PCNSL and gliomas.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>MRI examinations of 240 therapy-naive patients (141 males and 99 females, mean age: 55.16 years) with cerebral gliomas and PCNSLs (216 gliomas and 24 PCNSLs), each comprising a non-contrast T1-weighted, fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR), and contrast-enhanced T1-weighted sequence were included in the study. HD-GLIO, a pre-trained segmentation network, was used to generate segmentations automatically. To validate the segmentation efficiency, 237 manual segmentations were prepared (213 gliomas and 24 PCNSLs). Subsequently, radiomics features were extracted following feature selection and training of an XGBoost algorithm for classification.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The segmentation models for gliomas and PCNSLs achieved a mean Sørensen-Dice coefficient of 0.82 and 0.80 for whole tumors, respectively. Three classification models were developed in this study to differentiate gliomas from PCNSLs. The first model differentiated PCNSLs from gliomas, with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.99 (F1-score: 0.75). The second model discriminated between high-grade gliomas and PCNSLs with an AUC of 0.91 (F1-score: 0.6), and the third model differentiated between low-grade gliomas and PCNSLs with an AUC of 0.95 (F1-score: 0.89).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study serves as a pilot investigation presenting an automated virtual biopsy workflow that distinguishes PCNSLs from cerebral gliomas. Prior to clinical use, it is necessary to validate the results in a prospective multicenter setting with a larger number of PCNSL patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":94157,"journal":{"name":"Neuro-oncology advances","volume":"6 1","pages":"vdae022"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10956963/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140186756","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Neuro-oncology advancesPub Date : 2024-03-05eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdae028
Naeim Nabian, Reza Ghalehtaki, Mehdi Zeinalizadeh, Carmen Balaña, Paola Anna Jablonska
{"title":"State of the neoadjuvant therapy for glioblastoma multiforme-Where do we stand?","authors":"Naeim Nabian, Reza Ghalehtaki, Mehdi Zeinalizadeh, Carmen Balaña, Paola Anna Jablonska","doi":"10.1093/noajnl/vdae028","DOIUrl":"10.1093/noajnl/vdae028","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common malignant primary brain tumor in adults. Despite several investigations in this field, maximal safe resection followed by chemoradiotherapy and adjuvant temozolomide with or without tumor-treating fields remains the standard of care with poor survival outcomes. Many endeavors have failed to make a dramatic change in the outcomes of GBM patients. This study aimed to review the available strategies for newly diagnosed GBM in the neoadjuvant setting, which have been mainly neglected in contrast to other solid tumors.</p>","PeriodicalId":94157,"journal":{"name":"Neuro-oncology advances","volume":"6 1","pages":"vdae028"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10981465/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140338392","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}