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Longitudinal molecular trajectories of diffuse glioma in adults
Barthel FP, Johnson KC, Varn FS, Moskalik AD, Tanner G, Kocakavuk E, Anderson KJ, Abiola O, Aldape K, Alfaro KD, Alpar D, Amin SB, Ashley DM, Bandopadhayay P, Barnholtz-Sloan JS, Beroukhim R, Bock C, Brastianos PK, Brat DJ, Brodbelt AR, Bruns AF, Bulsara KR, Chakrabarty A, Chakravarti A, Chuang JH, Claus EB, Cochran EJ, Connelly J, Costello JF, Finocchiaro G, Fletcher MN, French PJ, Gan HK, Gilbert MR, Gould PV, Grimmer MR, Iavarone A, Ismail A, Jenkinson MD, Khasraw M, Kim H, Kouwenhoven MCM, LaViolette PS, Li M, Lichter P, Ligon KL, Lowman AK, Malta TM, Mazor T, McDonald KL, Molinaro AM, Nam DH, Nayyar N, Ng HK, Ngan CY, Niclou SP, Niers JM, Noushmehr H, Noorbakhsh J, Ormond DR, Park CK, Poisson LM, Rabadan R, Radlwimmer B, Rao G, Reifenberger G, Sa JK, Schuster M, Shaw BL, Short SC, Smitt PAS, Sloan AE, Smits M, Suzuki H, Tabatabai G, Van Meir EG, Watts C, Weller M, Wesseling P, Westerman BA, Widhalm G, Woehrer A, Yung WKA, Zadeh G, Huse JT, De Groot JF, Stead LF, Verhaak RGW. Longitudinal molecular trajectories of diffuse glioma in adults. Nature 2019, 576: 112-120. PMID: 31748746, PMCID: PMC6897368, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-019-1775-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdult patientsDiffuse gliomasRecurrent gliomaOverall survivalPoor outcomeCurrent therapiesChromosome arms 1p/19qAcquired alterationsMajor subtypesTherapeutic resistanceGliomasGlioma developmentGene alterationsIDH mutationsGlioma subtypesPatientsHypermutator phenotypeDriver genesSubtypesClinical annotationSurvivalSubclonal selectionCell cycleAlterationsLittle evidence
2023
NUTMEG: A randomized phase II study of nivolumab and temozolomide versus temozolomide alone in newly diagnosed older patients with glioblastoma
Sim H, Wachsmuth L, Barnes E, Yip S, Koh E, Hall M, Jennens R, Ashley D, Verhaak R, Heimberger A, Rosenthal M, Hovey E, Ellingson B, Tognela A, Gan H, Wheeler H, Back M, McDonald K, Long A, Cuff K, Begbie S, Gedye C, Mislang A, Le H, Johnson M, Kong B, Simes J, Lwin Z, Khasraw M. NUTMEG: A randomized phase II study of nivolumab and temozolomide versus temozolomide alone in newly diagnosed older patients with glioblastoma. Neuro-Oncology Advances 2023, 5: vdad124. PMID: 37841696, PMCID: PMC10576515, DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdad124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExperimental armStandard armOverall survivalAdverse eventsGrade-3 immune-related adverse eventImmune-related adverse eventsUnexpected serious adverse eventsRandomized phase II studyRandomized phase II trialCombination of nivolumabMedian overall survivalPhase II studySerious adverse eventsNew safety signalsOS hazard ratioPhase II trialPhase III trialsAdjuvant nivolumabImmunologic rationaleII trialHazard ratioII studyIII trialsOlder patientsImmunotherapy trials[18F]-fluoroethyl-L-tyrosine (FET) in glioblastoma (FIG) TROG 18.06 study: protocol for a prospective, multicentre PET/CT trial
Koh E, Gan H, Senko C, Francis R, Ebert M, Lee S, Lau E, Khasraw M, Nowak A, Bailey D, Moffat B, Fitt G, Hicks R, Coffey R, Verhaak R, Walsh K, Barnes E, De Abreu Lourenco R, Rosenthal M, Adda L, Foroudi F, Lasocki A, Moore A, Thomas P, Roach P, Back M, Leonard R, Scott A. [18F]-fluoroethyl-L-tyrosine (FET) in glioblastoma (FIG) TROG 18.06 study: protocol for a prospective, multicentre PET/CT trial. BMJ Open 2023, 13: e071327. PMID: 37541751, PMCID: PMC10407346, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-071327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFET PETPositron emission tomographyPrimary central nervous system cancerTumor progressionCentral nervous system cancerL-tyrosine positron emission tomographyFET-PET imagingPhase II studyCo-primary outcomesProgression-free survivalMaximal safe resectionPost-chemotherapy treatmentNervous system cancersHealth economic impactHuman Research Ethics CommitteePatterns of failureTrue tumor progressionGood clinical practiceDeclaration of HelsinkiRadiological progressionConcurrent chemoradiationInitial surgeryPostoperative radiotherapyII studyOverall survivalLongitudinal characteristics of T2-FLAIR mismatch in IDH-mutant astrocytomas: Relation to grade, histopathology, and overall survival in the GLASS-NL cohort
van Garderen K, Vallentgoed W, Lavrova A, Niers J, de Leng W, Hoogstrate Y, de Heer I, Ylstra B, van Dijk E, Klein S, Draaisma K, Robe P, Verhaak R, Westerman B, French P, van den Bent M, Kouwenhoven M, Kros J, Wesseling P, Smits M. Longitudinal characteristics of T2-FLAIR mismatch in IDH-mutant astrocytomas: Relation to grade, histopathology, and overall survival in the GLASS-NL cohort. Neuro-Oncology Advances 2023, 5: vdad149. PMID: 38024241, PMCID: PMC10681663, DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdad149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIDH-mutant astrocytomasFluid attenuated inversion recoveryT2-FLAIR mismatchOverall survivalSecond resectionMicrocystic changesT2-FLAIR mismatch signTumor tissueMedian overall survivalGrade 2 tumorsMagnetic resonance imagingSpecific diagnostic markerSurgical resectionFavorable prognosisRecurrent tumorsClinical parametersPrognostic valueFirst resectionHyperintense areasTumor gradeResectionGrade 2AstrocytomasResonance imagingDiagnostic marker
2019
GENE-28. LONGITUDINAL MOLECULAR TRAJECTORIES OF DIFFUSE GLIOMA IN ADULTS
Barthel F, Johnson K, Varn F, Moskalik A, Tanner G, Kocakavuk E, Anderson K, Abiola O, Consortium G, Huse J, DeGroot J, Stead L, Verhaak R. GENE-28. LONGITUDINAL MOLECULAR TRAJECTORIES OF DIFFUSE GLIOMA IN ADULTS. Neuro-Oncology 2019, 21: vi103-vi103. PMCID: PMC6847692, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noz175.430.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdult patientsOverall survivalDisease recurrencePoor outcomeCurrent therapiesInitial diseaseTreatment optionsTherapy resistanceNeoantigen profilesTherapeutic interventionsPatientsPathway alterationsTumor progressionGlioma Longitudinal Analysis ConsortiumTargeted inhibitorsCancer typesGlioma developmentGliomasDiffuse gliomasGlioma subtypesTime pointsUnderstanding of mechanismsRecurrenceGlioma datasetsHypermutator phenotype