2021
Surgical strategies for older patients with glioblastoma
Barak T, Vetsa S, Nadar A, Jin L, Gupte TP, Fomchenko EI, Miyagishima DF, Yalcin K, Vasandani S, Gorelick E, Zhao AY, Antonios J, Theriault BC, Lifton N, Marianayagam N, Omay B, Omay ZE, Huttner A, McGuone D, Blondin NA, Corbin Z, Fulbright RK, Moliterno J. Surgical strategies for older patients with glioblastoma. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2021, 155: 255-264. PMID: 34626296, PMCID: PMC8651607, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-021-03862-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKarnofsky performance scoreLength of surgeryOlder patientsOverall survivalPostoperative complicationsSurgical resectionSurgical strategyLow preoperative KPS scorePoor Karnofsky performance scoreLow Karnofsky performance scoreYale-New Haven HospitalPostoperative adjuvant treatmentPreoperative KPS scoreAdjuvant treatment regimensExtent of resectionNew Haven HospitalUse of ioMRIAdjuvant treatmentHospital stayKPS scoreMethodsClinical dataConsecutive patientsPrognostic factorsTreatment regimensExperienced hands
2017
RARE-05. PRIMARY CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LYMPHOMA IN IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOSTS – A SINGLE INSTITUTION RETROSPECTIVE STUDY (2002-2017)
Kaulen L, Galluzzo D, Hui P, Huttner A, Fulbright R, Baehring J. RARE-05. PRIMARY CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LYMPHOMA IN IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOSTS – A SINGLE INSTITUTION RETROSPECTIVE STUDY (2002-2017). Neuro-Oncology 2017, 19: vi212-vi212. PMCID: PMC5692004, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nox168.858.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary central nervous system lymphomaImmunocompromised hostPrognostic factorsSystem lymphomaPeripheral enhancementAutoimmune disordersImaging featuresCentral nervous system post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorderLong-term immunosuppressive treatmentPost-transplant lymphoproliferative disorderHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionSingle-institution retrospective studyCentral nervous system lymphomaKaplan-Meier survival analysisDiffuse large B-cell lymphomaYale-New Haven HospitalLarge B-cell lymphomaOverall median survivalImmunodeficiency virus infectionPredictors of survivalSeverity of comorbiditiesNegative prognostic factorNervous system lymphomaDistinct clinical featuresShorter overall survival