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Extent of Resection in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma: Impact of a Specialized Neuro-Oncology Care Center
Haj, Amer, Doenitz, Christian, Schebesch, Karl-Michael, Ehrensberger, Denise, Hau, Peter
, Putnik, Kurt, Riemenschneider, Markus, Wendl, Christina, Gerken, Michael, Pukrop, Tobias, Brawanski, Alexander and Proescholdt, Martin
(2017)
Extent of Resection in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma: Impact of a Specialized Neuro-Oncology Care Center.
Brain Sciences 8 (1), p. 5.
Date of publication of this fulltext: 15 May 2018 08:17
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.37319
Abstract
Treatment of glioblastoma (GBM) consists of microsurgical resection followed by concomitant radiochemotherapy and adjuvant chemotherapy. The best outcome regarding progression free (PFS) and overall survival (OS) is achieved by maximal resection. The foundation of a specialized neuro-oncology care center (NOC) has enabled the implementation of a large technical portfolio including functional ...
Treatment of glioblastoma (GBM) consists of microsurgical resection followed by concomitant radiochemotherapy and adjuvant chemotherapy. The best outcome regarding progression free (PFS) and overall survival (OS) is achieved by maximal resection. The foundation of a specialized neuro-oncology care center (NOC) has enabled the implementation of a large technical portfolio including functional imaging, awake craniotomy, PET scanning, fluorescence-guided resection, and integrated postsurgical therapy. This study analyzed whether the technically improved neurosurgical treatment structure yields a higher rate of complete resection, thus ultimately improving patient outcome. Patients and methods: The study included 149 patients treated surgically for newly diagnosed GBM. The neurological performance score (NPS) and the Karnofsky performance score (KPS) were measured before and after resection. The extent of resection (EOR) was volumetrically quantified. Patients were stratified into two subcohorts: treated before (A) and after (B) the foundation of the Regensburg NOC. The EOR and the PFS and OS were evaluated. Results: Prognostic factors for PFS and OS were age, preoperative KPS, O-6-methylguanine-DNA-methyltransferase (MGMT) promoter methylation status, isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) mutation status and EOR. Patients with volumetrically defined complete resection had significantly better PFS (9.4 vs. 7.8 months; p = 0.042) and OS (18.4 vs. 14.5 months; p = 0.005) than patients with incomplete resection. The frequency of transient or permanent postoperative neurological deficits was not higher after complete resection in both subcohorts. The frequency of complete resection was significantly higher in subcohort B than in subcohort A (68.2% vs. 34.8%; p = 0.007). Accordingly, subcohort B showed significantly longer PFS (8.6 vs. 7.5 months; p = 0.010) and OS (18.7 vs. 12.4 months; p = 0.001). Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed complete resection, age, preoperative KPS, and MGMT promoter status as independent prognostic factors for PFS and OS. Our data show a higher frequency of complete resection in patients with GBM after the establishment of a series of technical developments that resulted in significantly better PFS and OS without increasing surgery-related morbidity.
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| Item type | Article | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title | Brain Sciences | ||||
| Publisher: | MDPI | ||||
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| Place of Publication: | BASEL | ||||
| Volume: | 8 | ||||
| Number of Issue or Book Chapter: | 1 | ||||
| Page Range: | p. 5 | ||||
| Date | 25 December 2017 | ||||
| Institutions | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Innere Medizin III (Hämatologie und Internistische Onkologie) Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Neurochirurgie Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Neurologie Medicine > Abteilung für Neuropathologie Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Röntgendiagnostik Medicine > Zentren des Universitätsklinikums Regensburg > Tumorzentrum e.V. Medicine > Institut für Epidemiologie und Präventivmedizin > Tumorzentrum e.V. | ||||
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| Keywords | MALIGNANT GLIOMAS; SURVIVAL; SEARCH; resection; glioblastoma; fluorescence guidance; functional imaging; outcome | ||||
| Dewey Decimal Classification | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine | ||||
| Status | Published | ||||
| Refereed | Yes, this version has been refereed | ||||
| Created at the University of Regensburg | Yes | ||||
| URN of the UB Regensburg | urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-373196 | ||||
| Item ID | 37319 |
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