scholarly journals Contemporary assessment of extent of resection in molecularly defined categories of diffuse low-grade glioma: a volumetric analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 133 (5) ◽  
pp. 1291-1301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vasileios K. Kavouridis ◽  
Alessandro Boaro ◽  
Jeffrey Dorr ◽  
Elise Y. Cho ◽  
J. Bryan Iorgulescu ◽  
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OBJECTIVEWhile the effect of increased extent of resection (EOR) on survival in diffuse infiltrating low-grade glioma (LGG) patients is well established, there is still uncertainty about the influence of the new WHO molecular subtypes. The authors designed a retrospective analysis to assess the interplay between EOR and molecular classes.METHODSThe authors retrospectively reviewed the records of 326 patients treated surgically for hemispheric WHO grade II LGG at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital (2000–2017). EOR was calculated volumetrically and Cox proportional hazards models were built to assess for predictive factors of overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), and malignant progression–free survival (MPFS).RESULTSThere were 43 deaths (13.2%; median follow-up 5.4 years) among 326 LGG patients. Median preoperative tumor volume was 31.2 cm3 (IQR 12.9–66.0), and median postoperative residual tumor volume was 5.8 cm3 (IQR 1.1–20.5). On multivariable Cox regression, increasing postoperative volume was associated with worse OS (HR 1.02 per cm3; 95% CI 1.00–1.03; p = 0.016), PFS (HR 1.01 per cm3; 95% CI 1.00–1.02; p = 0.001), and MPFS (HR 1.01 per cm3; 95% CI 1.00–1.02; p = 0.035). This result was more pronounced in the worse prognosis subtypes of IDH-mutant and IDH-wildtype astrocytoma, for which differences in survival manifested in cases with residual tumor volume of only 1 cm3. In oligodendroglioma patients, postoperative residuals impacted survival when exceeding 8 cm3. Other significant predictors of OS were age at diagnosis, IDH-mutant and IDH-wildtype astrocytoma classes, adjuvant radiotherapy, and increasing preoperative volume.CONCLUSIONSThe results corroborate the role of EOR in survival and malignant transformation across all molecular subtypes of diffuse LGG. IDH-mutant and IDH-wildtype astrocytomas are affected even by minimal postoperative residuals and patients could potentially benefit from a more aggressive surgical approach.

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (3-4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrej Pala ◽  
Ralph König ◽  
Michal Hlavac ◽  
Christian Rainer Wirtz ◽  
Jan Coburger

AbstractAvailable data imply that extent of resection (EOR) improves progression free survival (PFS) in patients harboring a low-grade glioma (LGG). Intraoperative high-field magnetic resonance imaging (iMRI) is an established diagnostic tool that can detect residual tumors in LGG surgery. We conducted a retrospective study to evaluate the extent of resection, clinical outcome and PFS in conventional and iMRI-based LGG resection.A total of 69 patients was assessed. Only World Health Organization (WHO) grade II LGGs were evaluated. Thirty-three patients had surgery using iMRI (2008–2013). Thirty-six patients underwent surgery before introduction of iMRI at our center (2000–2008). Demographic data, extent of resection (EOR), complication rate, overall time of surgery and progression free survival were evaluated.The majority of patients were treated for a diffuse astrocytoma in both cohorts (iMRI: 46.9%, historical (hist.): 61.1%). Extent of resection was a positive prognostic factor for longer PFS according to Cox regression multivariate analysis controlled by eloquent location, tumor recurrence and histological subtype [P<0.001, hazard ratio (HR) 0.247]. Additionally, the Cox regression showed the advantage and longer PFS of iMRI-assisted resections using the same settings (P=0.038, HR=0.378). Permanent neurological deficits (PND) after surgery were found in 12.5% (n=4) of the iMRI group and in 22.2% (n=8) of the historical group. Duration of surgery was significantly higher in the iMRI group (iMRI: 6.3 h, hist.: 4.3 h, P<0.036). However, there was no significant increase of postoperative surgical complications. Gross total resection (GTR) was achieved in 63.6% (n=21) of iMRI patients and 27.8% (n=10, P<0.0069) in the historical control, respectively. Binary logistic regression showed that iMRI has a significant impact on tumor remnants (P<0.001).In our study we have confirmed EOR to be an important positive prognostic factor for PFS. At our center, compared to a historical group, the routine use of iMRI increases EOR and was associated with a decrease in complications. Due to a selection bias no final conclusion can be drawn as to whether the use of iMRI increases PFS.


Neurosurgery ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 77 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rohan Ramakrishna ◽  
Adam Hebb ◽  
Jason Barber ◽  
Robert Rostomily ◽  
Daniel Silbergeld

Abstract BACKGROUND: Low-grade gliomas (LGGs) comprise a diverse set of intrinsic brain tumors that correlate strongly with survival. Data on the effect of reoperation are sparse. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of reoperation on patients with LGG. METHODS: Fifty-two consecutive patients with reoperated LGGs treated at the University of Washington between 1986 and 2004 were identified and evaluated in a retrospective analysis. RESULTS: The average overall survival (OS) for this cohort was 12.95 ± 0.96 years. The overall 10-year survival rate was 57%. The absence of any residual tumor at either the first or second operation was associated with significantly increased OS. Negative prognostic variables for OS included the use of upfront radiation and pathology at recurrence. The average overall progression-free survival to the first recurrence (PFS1) was 6.23 ± 0.51 years. Positive prognostic factors for improved PFS1 included the use of upfront radiation therapy. Variables not associated with differences in PFS1 included the use of upfront chemotherapy, enhancement, pathology, extent of resection, the presence of residual tumor, and Karnofsky Performance Scale score &lt;80. The average overall progression-free survival to the second recurrence was 2.73 ± 0.39 years. Pathology at recurrence was associated with significant differences in progression-free survival to the second recurrence, as was extent of resection at time of first recurrence, and Karnofsky Performance Scale score &lt;80. CONCLUSION: This is among the largest studies to assess variables associated with outcome in patients with reoperated LGG. Reresection appears to provide significant benefit, and extent of resection remains the strongest predictor of OS.


2008 ◽  
Vol 26 (8) ◽  
pp. 1338-1345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin S. Smith ◽  
Edward F. Chang ◽  
Kathleen R. Lamborn ◽  
Susan M. Chang ◽  
Michael D. Prados ◽  
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Purpose The prognostic role of extent of resection (EOR) of low-grade gliomas (LGGs) is a major controversy. We designed a retrospective study to assess the influence of EOR on long-term outcomes of LGGs. Patients and Methods The study population (N = 216) included adults undergoing initial resection of hemispheric LGG. Region-of-interest analysis was performed to measure tumor volumes based on fluid-attenuated inversion-recovery (FLAIR) imaging. Results Median preoperative and postoperative tumor volumes and EOR were 36.6 cm3 (range, 0.7 to 246.1 cm3), 3.7 cm3 (range, 0 to 197.8 cm3) and 88.0% (range, 5% to 100%), respectively. There was no operative mortality. New postoperative deficits were noted in 36 patients (17%); however, all but four had complete recovery. There were 34 deaths (16%; median follow-up, 4.4 years). Progression and malignant progression were identified in 95 (44%) and 44 (20%) cases, respectively. Patients with at least 90% EOR had 5- and 8-year overall survival (OS) rates of 97% and 91%, respectively, whereas patients with less than 90% EOR had 5- and 8-year OS rates of 76% and 60%, respectively. After adjusting each measure of tumor burden for age, Karnofsky performance score (KPS), tumor location, and tumor subtype, OS was predicted by EOR (hazard ratio [HR] = 0.972; 95% CI, 0.960 to 0.983; P < .001), log preoperative tumor volume (HR = 4.442; 95% CI, 1.601 to 12.320; P = .004), and postoperative tumor volume (HR = 1.010; 95% CI, 1.001 to 1.019; P = .03), progression-free survival was predicted by log preoperative tumor volume (HR = 2.711; 95% CI, 1.590 to 4.623; P ≤ .001) and postoperative tumor volume (HR = 1.007; 95% CI, 1.001 to 1.014; P = .035), and malignant progression-free survival was predicted by EOR (HR = 0.983; 95% CI, 0.972 to 0.995; P = .005) and log preoperative tumor volume (HR = 3.826; 95% CI, 1.632 to 8.969; P = .002). Conclusion Improved outcome among adult patients with hemispheric LGG is predicted by greater EOR.


2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. E13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Constantin Roder ◽  
Martin Breitkopf ◽  
Sotirios Bisdas ◽  
Rousinelle da Silva Freitas ◽  
Artemisia Dimostheni ◽  
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OBJECTIVE Intraoperative MRI (iMRI) is assumed to safely improve the extent of resection (EOR) in patients with gliomas. This study focuses on advantages of this imaging technology in elective low-grade glioma (LGG) surgery in pediatric patients. METHODS The surgical results of conventional and 1.5-T iMRI-guided elective LGG surgery in pediatric patients were retrospectively compared. Tumor volumes, general clinical data, EOR according to reference radiology assessment, and progression-free survival (PFS) were analyzed. RESULTS Sixty-five patients were included in the study, of whom 34 had undergone conventional surgery before the iMRI unit opened (pre-iMRI period) and 31 had undergone surgery with iMRI guidance (iMRI period). Perioperative data were comparable between the 2 cohorts, apart from larger preoperative tumor volumes in the pre-iMRI period, a difference without statistical significance, and (as expected) significantly longer surgeries in the iMRI group. According to 3-month postoperative MRI studies, an intended complete resection (CR) was achieved in 41% (12 of 29) of the patients in the pre-iMRI period and in 71% (17 of 24) of those in the iMRI period (p = 0.05). Of those cases in which the surgeon was postoperatively convinced that he had successfully achieved CR, this proved to be true in only 50% of cases in the pre-iMRI period but in 81% of cases in the iMRI period (p = 0.055). Residual tumor volumes on 3-month postoperative MRI were significantly smaller in the iMRI cohort (p < 0.03). By continuing the resection of residual tumor after the intraoperative scan (when the surgeon assumed that he had achieved CR), the rate of CR was increased from 30% at the time of the scan to 85% at the 3-month postoperative MRI. The mean follow-up for the entire study cohort was 36.9 months (3–79 months). Progression-free survival after surgery was noticeably better for the entire iMRI cohort and in iMRI patients with postoperatively assumed CR, but did not quite reach statistical significance. Moreover, PFS was highly significantly better in patients with CRs than in those with incomplete resections (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Significantly better surgical results (CR) and PFS were achieved after using iMRI in patients in whom total resections were intended. Therefore, the use of high-field iMRI is strongly recommended for electively planned LGG resections in pediatric patients.


Neurosurgery ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. E332-E340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan E H Still ◽  
Alexandre Roux ◽  
Gilles Huberfeld ◽  
Luc Bauchet ◽  
Marie-Hélène Baron ◽  
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Abstract BACKGROUND Epileptic seizures impair quality of life in diffuse low-grade glioma (DLGG) patients. Tumor resection significantly impacts postoperative seizure control, but the precise extent of resection (EOR) required for optimal seizure control is not clear yet. OBJECTIVE To identify the EOR and residual tumor volume that correlated to postoperative seizure control, defined as a total seizure freedom (Class 1A in reference to Engel classification system) with and without antiepileptic drugs in patients undergoing surgical resection of supratentorial DLGG. METHODS A retrospective review was conducted of all patients who underwent first-line surgical resection of supratentorial DLGG who presented with preoperative seizures without adjuvant oncological treatment. EOR and residual tumor volume were quantified from pre- and post-operative magnetic resonance imagings. Receiver operating characteristic curves were plotted to determine the EOR and residual tumor volume that corresponded to optimal postoperative seizure control. RESULTS Of the 346 included patients, 65.5% had controlled seizures postoperatively, with higher age at resection (adjusted OR per unit, 1.03 [95% confidence interval:1.01-1.06], P = .043) and higher percentage of resection (adjusted OR per unit, 1.02 [95% confidence interval:1.00-1.03], P < .001) found as independent predictors of postoperative seizure control. Optimal EOR was ≥91% and optimal residual tumor volume was ≤19 cc to improve postoperative seizure control. CONCLUSION Postoperative seizure control is more likely when EOR is ≥91% and/or when residual tumor volume is ≤19 cc in supratentorial DLGG gliomas who present with seizures. Resected peritumoral cortex should, however, be taken into account in future studies.


2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (25) ◽  
pp. 3065-3070 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward G. Shaw ◽  
Meihua Wang ◽  
Stephen W. Coons ◽  
David G. Brachman ◽  
Jan C. Buckner ◽  
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PurposeA prior Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) clinical trial in anaplastic oligodendroglioma suggested a progression-free survival benefit for procarbazine, lomustine, and vincristine (PCV) chemotherapy in addition to radiation therapy (RT), as have smaller trials in low-grade glioma (LGG).Patients and MethodsEligibility criteria included supratentorial WHO grade 2 LGG, age 18 to 39 years with subtotal resection/biopsy, or age ≥ 40 years with any extent resection. Patients were randomly assigned to RT alone or RT followed by six cycles of PCV. Survival was compared by using the modified Wilcoxon and log-rank tests.ResultsIn all, 251 patients were accrued from 1998 to 2002. Median overall survival (OS) time and 5-year OS rates for RT versus RT + PCV were 7.5 years versus not reached and 63% versus 72%, respectively (hazard ratio [HR]; 0.72; 95% CI, 0.47 to 1.10; P = .33; log-rank P = .13). Median progression-free survival (PFS) time and 5-year PFS rates for RT versus RT + PCV were 4.4 years versus not reached and 46% versus 63%, respectively (HR, 0.6; 95% CI, 0.41 to 0.86; P = .06; log-rank P = .005). OS and PFS were similar for all patients between years 0 and 2. After 2 years, OS and PFS curves separated significantly, favoring RT + PCV. For 2-year survivors (n = 211), the probability of OS for an additional 5 years was 74% with RT + PCV versus 59% with RT alone (HR, 0.52; 95% CI, 0.30 to 0.90; log-rank P = .02).ConclusionPFS but not OS was improved for adult patients with LGG receiving RT + PCV versus RT alone. On post hoc analysis, for 2-year survivors, the addition of PCV to RT conferred a survival advantage, suggesting a delayed benefit for chemotherapy.


2014 ◽  
Vol 120 (2) ◽  
pp. 309-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura A. Snyder ◽  
Andrew B. Wolf ◽  
Mark E. Oppenlander ◽  
Robert Bina ◽  
Jeffrey R. Wilson ◽  
...  

Object Recent evidence suggests that a greater extent of resection (EOR) extends malignant progression-free survival among patients with low-grade gliomas (LGGs). These studies, however, rely on the combined analysis of oligodendrogliomas, astrocytomas, and mixed oligoastrocytomas—3 histological subtypes with distinct genetic and molecular compositions. To assess the value of EOR in a homogeneous LGG patient population and delineate its impact on LGG transformation, the authors examined its effect on newly diagnosed supratentorial oligodendrogliomas. Methods The authors identified 93 newly diagnosed adult patients with WHO Grade II oligodendrogliomas treated with microsurgical resection at Barrow Neurological Institute. Clinical, laboratory, and radiographic data were collected retrospectively, including 1p/19q codeletion status and volumetric analysis based on T2-weighted MRI. Results The median preoperative and postoperative tumor volumes and EOR were 29.0 cm3 (range 1.3–222.7 cm3), 5.2 cm3 (range 0–156.1 cm3), and 85% (range 6%–100%), respectively. Median follow-up was 75.4 months, and there were 14 deaths (15%). Progression and malignant progression were identified in 31 (33%) and 20 (22%) cases, respectively. A greater EOR was associated with longer overall survival (p = 0.005) and progression-free survival (p = 0.004); however, a greater EOR did not prolong the interval to malignant progression, even when controlling for 1p/19q codeletion. Conclusions A greater EOR is associated with an improved survival profile for patients with WHO Grade II oligodendrogliomas. However, for this particular LGG patient population, the interval to tumor transformation is not influenced by cytoreduction. These data raise the possibility that the capacity for microsurgical resection to modulate malignant progression is mediated through biological mechanisms specific to nonoligodendroglioma LGG histologies.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lingcheng Zeng ◽  
Qi Mei ◽  
Hua Li ◽  
Changshu Ke ◽  
Jiasheng Yu ◽  
...  

AbstractTo evaluate the surgical effect on survival in patients with incidental low-grade glioma (LGG) through comparison between asymptomatic and symptomatic patients. The medical records of surgically treated adult cerebral incidental LGG (iLGG) patients in our department between January 2008 and December 2015 were retrospectively reviewed. The survival of patients was calculated starting from the initial imaging diagnosis. Factors related to progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS) and malignant progression-free survival (MPFS) were statistically analyzed. Seventy-five iLGG patients underwent surgery: 49 in the asymptomatic group, who underwent surgery in the asymptomatic period, and 26 in the symptomatic group, who underwent surgery after the tumor had grown and the patients had developed tumor-related symptoms. Significantly more tumors were initially located adjacent to the functional area in the symptomatic group than in the asymptomatic group (P < 0.05), but there was no significant difference in the total resection rate between the two groups. The incidence of postoperative complications (15.4%) and postoperative epilepsy (23.1%) was higher in the symptomatic group than in the asymptomatic group (4.1% and 10.2%, respectively). Multivariate analysis showed that surgical timing, namely, surgery performed before or after symptom occurrence, had no significant effect on PFS, OS or MPFS, while total resection significantly prolonged PFS, OS and MPFS, and the pathology of oligodendroglioma was positively correlated with PFS and OS (P < 0.05). Surgical timing for iLGGs should facilitate total resection. If total resection can be achieved, even after symptom occurrence, patients can achieve comparable survival benefits to those treated with surgery in the asymptomatic phase.


2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. ii194-ii194
Author(s):  
Ingo Mellinghoff ◽  
Martin van den Bent ◽  
Jennifer Clarke ◽  
Elizabeth Maher ◽  
Katherine Peters ◽  
...  

Abstract BACKGROUND Low-grade gliomas (LGGs; WHO grade II) are incurable and ultimately progress to high-grade gliomas. The current treatment options are surgery followed by observation (“watch and wait”) for patients with lower risk for disease progression or postoperative chemoradiotherapy (high-risk population). There are no approved targeted therapies. IDH1 and IDH2 mutations (mIDH1/2) occur in approximately 80% and 4% of LGGs, respectively, and promote tumorigenesis via neomorphic production of D-2-hydroxyglutarate. Vorasidenib, an oral, potent, reversible, brain-penetrant pan-inhibitor of mIDH1/2, was evaluated in 76 patients with glioma in two phase 1 studies (dose escalation and perioperative) and was associated with a favorable safety profile at daily doses below 100 mg. Preliminary clinical activity was observed in non-enhancing glioma patients in both studies, with an objective response rate (ORR) of 18.2% and median progression-free survival of 31.4 months in the dose escalation study. METHODS Approximately 366 patients will be randomized 1:1 to vorasidenib (50 mg QD) or matched placebo and stratified by 1p19q status (intact vs co-deleted). Key eligibility criteria: age ≥ 12 years; grade II oligodendroglioma or astrocytoma (per WHO 2016 criteria) not in need of immediate treatment and without high-risk features; centrally confirmed mIDH1/2 status; ≥ 1 surgery for glioma with most recent ≥ 1 year but ≤ 5 years before randomization, and no other anticancer therapy; Karnofsky performance status ≥ 80%; and centrally confirmed measurable, non-enhancing disease evaluable by magnetic resonance imaging. Crossover from placebo to the vorasidenib arm is permitted upon centrally confirmed radiographic progression per RANO-LGG criteria. Primary endpoint: progression-free survival assessed by independent review. Secondary endpoints: safety and tolerability, tumor growth rate assessed by volume, ORR, overall survival, and quality of life. Clinical data will be reviewed regularly by an independent data monitoring committee. The study is currently enrolling patients in the US, with additional countries planned (NCT04164901).


2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (Supplement_3) ◽  
pp. iii32-iii32
Author(s):  
H Noor ◽  
R Rapkins ◽  
K McDonald

Abstract BACKGROUND Tumour Protein 53 (TP53) is a tumour suppressor gene that is mutated in at least 50% of human malignancies. The prevalence of TP53 mutation is much higher in astrocytomas with reports of up to 75% TP53 mutant cases. Rare cases of TP53 mutation also exist in oligodendroglial tumours (10–13%). P53 pathway is therefore an important factor in low-grade glioma tumorigenesis. Although the prognostic impact of TP53 mutations has been studied previously, no concrete concordance were reached between the studies. In this study, we investigated the prognostic effects of TP53 mutation in astrocytoma and oligodendroglioma. MATERIAL AND METHODS A cohort of 65 matched primary and recurrent fresh frozen tumours were sequenced to identify hotspot exons of TP53 mutation. Exons 1 to 10 were sequenced and pathogenic mutations were mostly predominant between Exons 4 and 8. The cohort was further expanded with 78 low grade glioma fresh frozen tissues and hotspot exons were sequenced. Selecting only the primary tumour from 65 matched tumours, a total of 50 Astrocytoma cases and 51 oligodendroglioma cases were analysed for prognostic effects of TP53. Only pathogenic TP53 mutations confirmed through COSMIC and NCBI databases were included in the over survival and progression-free survival analysis. RESULTS 62% (31/50) of astrocytomas and 16% (8/51) of oligodendrogliomas harboured pathogenic TP53 mutations. Pathogenic hotspot mutations in codon 273 (c.817 C>T and c.818 G>A) was prevalent in astrocytoma with 58% (18/31) of tumours with these mutations. TP53 mutation status was maintained between primary and recurrent tumours in 93% of cases. In astrocytoma, overall survival of TP53 mutant patients was longer compared to TP53 wild-type patients (p<0.01) but was not significant after adjusting for age, gender, grade and IDH1 mutation status. In contrast, astrocytoma patients with specific TP53 mutation in codon 273 showed significantly better survival compared to other TP53 mutant and TP53 wild-type patients combined (p<0.01) in our multivariate analysis. Time to first recurrence (progression-free survival) of TP53 mutant patients was significantly longer than TP53 wild-type patients (p<0.01) after adjustments were made, while TP53 mutation in codon 273 was not prognostic for progression-free survival. In oligodendroglioma patients, TP53 mutations did not significantly affect overall survival and progression-free survival. CONCLUSION In agreement with others, TP53 mutation is more prevalent in Astrocytoma and mutations in codon 273 are significantly associated with longer survival.


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