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Title:Long-term survival in glioblastoma : methyl guanine methyl transferase (MGMT) promoter methylation as independent favourable prognostic factor
Authors:ID Smrdel, Uroš (Author)
ID Popović, Mara (Author)
ID Zwitter, Matjaž (Author)
ID Boštjančič, Emanuela (Author)
ID Zupan, Andrej (Author)
ID Kovač, Viljem (Author)
ID Glavač, Damjan (Author)
ID Bokal, Drago (Author)
ID Jerebic, Janja (Author)
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Language:English
Typology:1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:Logo OI - Institute of Oncology
Abstract:In spite of significant improvement after multi-modality treatment, prognosis of most patients with glioblastoma remains poor. Standard clinical prognostic factors (age, gender, extent of surgery and performance status) do not clearly predict long-term survival. The aim of this case-control study was to evaluate immuno-histochemical and genetic characteristics of the tumour as additional prognostic factors in glioblastoma. Long-term survivor group were 40 patients with glioblastoma with survival longer than 30 months. Control group were 40 patients with shorter survival and matched to the long-term survivor group according to the clinical prognostic factors. All patients underwent multimodality treatment with surgery, postoperative conformal radiotherapy and temozolomide during and after radiotherapy. Biopsy samples were tested for the methylation of MGMT promoter (with methylation specific polymerase chain reaction), IDH1 (with immunohistochemistry), IDH2, CDKN2A and CDKN2B (with multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification), and 1p and 19q mutations (with fluorescent in situ hybridization). Methylation of MGMT promoter was found in 95% and in 36% in the long-term survivor and control groups, respectively (p < 0.001). IDH1 R132H mutated patients had a non-significant lower risk of dying from glioblastoma (p= 0.437), in comparison to patients without this mutation. Other mutations were rare, with no significant difference between the two groups. Molecular and genetic testing offers additional prognostic and predictive information for patients with glioblastoma. The most important finding of our analysis is that in the absence of MGMT promoter methylation, longterm survival is very rare. For patients without this mutation, alternative treatments should be explored.
Keywords:glioblastoma, long-term survival, methyl guanine methyl transferase, MGMT, prognostic factor
Publication status:Published
Publication version:Version of Record
Publication date:01.12.2016
Publisher:Association of Radiology and Oncology
Year of publishing:2016
Number of pages:str. 394-401, V
Numbering:Vol. 50, no. 4
Source:Ljubljana
PID:20.500.12556/DiRROS-18853 New window
UDC:616-006
ISSN on article:1318-2099
DOI:10.1515/raon-2015-0041 New window
COBISS.SI-ID:2089595 New window
Copyright:by Authors
Note:Soavtorji: Mara Popovic, Matjaz Zwitter, Emanuela Bostjancic, Andrej Zupan, Viljem Kovac, Damjan Glavac, Drago Bokal, Janja Jerebic;
Publication date in DiRROS:30.04.2024
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Title:Radiology and oncology
Shortened title:Radiol. oncol.
Publisher:Slovenian Medical Society - Section of Radiology, Croatian Medical Association - Croatian Society of Radiology
ISSN:1318-2099
COBISS.SI-ID:32649472 New window

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Language:Slovenian
Keywords:glioblastom, astrocitni tumorji, možganski tumorji, preživetje, markerji


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