2022
Efficacy of laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) for newly diagnosed and recurrent IDH wild-type glioblastoma
de Groot JF, Kim AH, Prabhu S, Rao G, Laxton AW, Fecci PE, O’Brien B, Sloan A, Chiang V, Tatter SB, Mohammadi AM, Placantonakis DG, Strowd RE, Chen C, Hadjipanayis C, Khasraw M, Sun D, Piccioni D, Sinicrope KD, Campian JL, Kurz SC, Williams B, Smith K, Tovar-Spinoza Z, Leuthardt EC. Efficacy of laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) for newly diagnosed and recurrent IDH wild-type glioblastoma. Neuro-Oncology Advances 2022, 4: vdac040. PMID: 35611270, PMCID: PMC9122789, DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdac040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedian overall survivalLaser interstitial thermal therapyOverall survivalRecurrent patientsWild-type glioblastomaRecurrent glioblastomaGlioblastoma patientsProspective multicenter registry dataMulticenter registry dataRecurrent glioblastoma patientsChemo/radiationPrimary brain tumorsInterstitial thermal therapyIDH wild-type glioblastomaAdjuvant chemotherapyAdverse eventsImproved survivalClinical outcomesPromoter methylation statusMultivariable differenceSurgical approachTreatment optionsRegistry dataUS CentersTumor volume
2018
PD-1 inhibition has only limited clinical benefit in patients with recurrent high-grade glioma.
Kurz S, Cabrera L, Hastie D, Huang R, Unadkat P, Rinne M, Nayak L, Lee E, Reardon D, Wen P. PD-1 inhibition has only limited clinical benefit in patients with recurrent high-grade glioma. Neurology 2018, 91: e1355-e1359. PMID: 30171077, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000006283.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic AgentsBevacizumabBrain NeoplasmsFemaleGliomaHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNivolumabProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorRetrospective StudiesSalvage TherapySurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsRecurrent high-grade gliomaHigh-grade gliomasRetrospective observational studySalvage therapySurvival benefitSingle-institution retrospective observational studyPD-1 blocking antibodiesObservational studyPD-1 inhibitionProgression-free survivalClass IV evidenceConcurrent bevacizumabAntibody nivolumabPD-1Median survivalClinical benefitImproved survivalNivolumabPembrolizumabAdult patientsBevacizumabIV evidenceClinical trialsPatient populationPatients