2020
Genetic characterization of an aggressive optic nerve pilocytic glioma
Hong CS, Fliney G, Fisayo A, An Y, Gopal PP, Omuro A, Pointdujour-Lim R, Erson-Omay EZ, Omay SB. Genetic characterization of an aggressive optic nerve pilocytic glioma. Brain Tumor Pathology 2020, 38: 59-63. PMID: 33098465, PMCID: PMC7585354, DOI: 10.1007/s10014-020-00383-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptic nerve gliomaLeft optic nerve sheathLeft-sided visual lossSporadic adult casesOptic nerve sheathNeurofibromatosis type 1 syndromeType 1 syndromeWhole-exome sequencingEmpiric managementVisual lossFocal radiotherapyOptic nervePediatric populationNerve sheathOpen biopsyAdult casesBiopsy specimenBenign histopathologyClinical prognosticationPilocytic astrocytomaComplex tumorsActionable targetsVisual pathwayAdult populationTumor progression
2016
“Comment on Hatzoglou et al.: Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI perfusion vs 18FDG PET/CT in differentiating brain tumor progression from radiation injury”-Reply
Young RJ, Yang TJ, Hatzoglou V, Ulaner G, Omuro A. “Comment on Hatzoglou et al.: Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI perfusion vs 18FDG PET/CT in differentiating brain tumor progression from radiation injury”-Reply. Neuro-Oncology 2016, 19: 301-302. PMID: 28040711, PMCID: PMC5464186, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/now286.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPET/CTBrain tumor progressionMRI perfusionTumor progressionDynamic contrast-enhanced MRI perfusionEvaluating Cancer of the Central Nervous System Through Next-Generation Sequencing of Cerebrospinal Fluid
Pentsova EI, Shah RH, Tang J, Boire A, You D, Briggs S, Omuro A, Lin X, Fleisher M, Grommes C, Panageas KS, Meng F, Selcuklu SD, Ogilvie S, Distefano N, Shagabayeva L, Rosenblum M, DeAngelis LM, Viale A, Mellinghoff IK, Berger MF. Evaluating Cancer of the Central Nervous System Through Next-Generation Sequencing of Cerebrospinal Fluid. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2016, 34: 2404-2415. PMID: 27161972, PMCID: PMC4981784, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2016.66.6487.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral nervous systemPrimary brain tumorsCerebrospinal fluidCell-free DNACNS involvementBrain tumorsNervous systemCommon malignant primary brain tumorMalignant primary brain tumorRoutine lumbar punctureRelevant genomic alterationsCNS metastasesCNS cancersLumbar punctureCancer-associated genesTumor disseminationHarbored mutationsPatientsTumor evolutionSolid tumorsTumor progressionTumor tissueCancerLiquid biopsyTumors
2015
A prospective trial of dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI perfusion and fluorine-18 FDG PET-CT in differentiating brain tumor progression from radiation injury after cranial irradiation
Hatzoglou V, Yang TJ, Omuro A, Gavrilovic I, Ulaner G, Rubel J, Schneider T, Woo KM, Zhang Z, Peck KK, Beal K, Young RJ. A prospective trial of dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI perfusion and fluorine-18 FDG PET-CT in differentiating brain tumor progression from radiation injury after cranial irradiation. Neuro-Oncology 2015, 18: 873-880. PMID: 26688076, PMCID: PMC4864262, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nov301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadiation injuryPET-CTRadiation therapyProspective trialDCE-MRITumor progressionMaximum standardized uptake valueFluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose PET-CTFDG PET-CTDiagnosis of progressionNormal brain ratioFluorodeoxyglucose PET-CTStandardized uptake valueDynamic contrast-enhanced MRIWilcoxon rank sum testContrast-enhanced MRIBrain tumor progressionEffective imaging techniqueVolume transfer coefficientRank sum testCranial irradiationBrain ratioBrain malignanciesLesion outcomeBrain lesionsNIMG-18EVALUATING TUMOR PROGRESSION AND IMMUNOLOGIC REACTIONS DURING IMMUNOTHERAPY: NEUROIMAGING OBSERVATIONS FROM A MULTICENTER STUDY OF NIVOLUMAB MONOTHERAPY AND NIVOLUMAB IN COMBINATION WITH IPILIMUMAB IN RECURRENT GLIOBLASTOMA (CHECKMATE-143)
Omuro A, Baehring J, Sahebjam S, Vlahovic G, Voloschin A, Young R, Hayes W, Latek R, Coric V, Cloughesy T, Lim M, Sampson J, Reardon D. NIMG-18EVALUATING TUMOR PROGRESSION AND IMMUNOLOGIC REACTIONS DURING IMMUNOTHERAPY: NEUROIMAGING OBSERVATIONS FROM A MULTICENTER STUDY OF NIVOLUMAB MONOTHERAPY AND NIVOLUMAB IN COMBINATION WITH IPILIMUMAB IN RECURRENT GLIOBLASTOMA (CHECKMATE-143). Neuro-Oncology 2015, 17: v157-v157. PMCID: PMC4639041, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nov225.18.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Comparison of MRI Perfusion and PET-CT in Differentiating Brain Tumor Progression From Radiation Injury After Cranial Irradiation
Yang T, Young R, Hatzoglou V, Ulaner G, Schneider T, Omuro A, Chan T, Yamada Y, Beal K. Comparison of MRI Perfusion and PET-CT in Differentiating Brain Tumor Progression From Radiation Injury After Cranial Irradiation. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2014, 90: s164. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2014.05.660.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Up-front temozolomide in elderly patients with anaplastic oligodendroglioma and oligoastrocytoma
Ducray F, Sierra del Rio M, Carpentier C, Psimaras D, Idbaih A, Dehais C, Kaloshi G, Mokhtari K, Taillibert S, Laigle-Donadey F, Omuro A, Sanson M, Delattre JY, Hoang-Xuan K. Up-front temozolomide in elderly patients with anaplastic oligodendroglioma and oligoastrocytoma. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2010, 101: 457-462. PMID: 20556480, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-010-0264-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Agents, AlkylatingBrain NeoplasmsDacarbazineDNA MethylationDNA Modification MethylasesDNA Repair EnzymesDNA, NeoplasmFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleOligodendrogliomaPolymerase Chain ReactionPromoter Regions, GeneticRetrospective StudiesSurvival RateTemozolomideTreatment OutcomeTumor Suppressor ProteinsConceptsProgression-free survivalAnaplastic oligodendroglial tumorsElderly patientsOverall survivalFront chemotherapyPartial responseMedian progression-free survivalLonger progression-free survivalInitial radiation therapyLonger overall survivalDuration of responseRate of respondersO6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) promoter methylationMethyltransferase promoter methylationEvaluable patientsStable diseaseConsecutive patientsConventional dosesRetrospective studyOptimal treatmentAnaplastic oligodendrogliomaRadiation therapyPatientsOligodendroglial tumorsTumor progression
2007
Dynamic history of low‐grade gliomas before and after temozolomide treatment
Ricard D, Kaloshi G, Amiel‐Benouaich A, Lejeune J, Marie Y, Mandonnet E, Kujas M, Mokhtari K, Taillibert S, Laigle‐Donadey F, Carpentier AF, Omuro A, Capelle L, Duffau H, Cornu P, Guillevin R, Sanson M, Hoang‐Xuan K, Delattre J. Dynamic history of low‐grade gliomas before and after temozolomide treatment. Annals Of Neurology 2007, 61: 484-490. PMID: 17469128, DOI: 10.1002/ana.21125.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMean tumor diameterLow-grade gliomasMajority of tumorsTemozolomide treatmentImpact of temozolomideSerial magnetic resonance imagesUntreated low-grade gliomaGenetic alterationsNeoadjuvant temozolomideTumor diameterContinuous administrationP53 overexpressionOptimal durationTumor progressionTumorsTemozolomidePatientsGliomasMagnetic resonance imagesNatural progressionTreatmentProgressive growthLower ratesResonance imagesP53