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Associations of meningioma molecular subgroup and tumor recurrence
Youngblood MW, Miyagishima DF, Jin L, Gupte T, Li C, Duran D, Montejo JD, Zhao A, Sheth A, Tyrtova E, Özduman K, Iacoangeli F, Peyre M, Boetto J, Pease M, Avşar T, Huttner A, Bilguvar K, Kilic T, Pamir MN, Amankulor N, Kalamarides M, Erson-Omay EZ, Günel M, Moliterno J. Associations of meningioma molecular subgroup and tumor recurrence. Neuro-Oncology 2020, 23: 783-794. PMID: 33068421, PMCID: PMC8099468, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noaa226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDivergent clinical coursesMolecular subgroupsClinical courseClinical outcomesProgression-free survivalExtent of resectionKaplan-Meier analysisLong-term outcomesLow-grade tumorsCox proportional hazardsDistinct clinical outcomesPostoperative radiationIndependent predictorsMale sexRecurrence rateSurveillance imagingTumor recurrencePrevious recurrencesClinical prognosticationKi-67Outcome dataAggressive subgroupRecurrenceElevated recurrenceProportional hazards
2020
Clinical and genomic factors associated with seizures in meningiomas.
Gupte TP, Li C, Jin L, Yalcin K, Youngblood MW, Miyagishima DF, Mishra-Gorur K, Zhao AY, Antonios J, Huttner A, McGuone D, Blondin NA, Contessa JN, Zhang Y, Fulbright RK, Gunel M, Erson-Omay Z, Moliterno J. Clinical and genomic factors associated with seizures in meningiomas. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2020, 135: 835-844. PMID: 33276341, DOI: 10.3171/2020.7.jns201042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPreoperative seizuresPostoperative seizuresAtypical histologyMultivariate analysisWorse progression-free survivalGenomic subgroupsYale-New Haven HospitalAssociation of seizuresAntiepileptic drug useProgression-free survivalSeizure-free patientsGross total resectionExtent of resectionMultiple risk factorsNF2 mutationsNew Haven HospitalLogistic regression modelsPostoperative radiationSeizure freedomClinical courseSeizure presentationSomatic NF2 mutationsBrain invasionRecurrent tumorsRisk factors