Quantitative volumetric assessment of baseline enhancing tumor volume as an imaging biomarker predicts overall survival in patients with glioblastoma
Auer TA, Della Seta M, Collettini F, Chapiro J, Zschaeck S, Ghadjar P, Badakhshi H, Florange J, Hamm B, Budach V, Kaul D. Quantitative volumetric assessment of baseline enhancing tumor volume as an imaging biomarker predicts overall survival in patients with glioblastoma. Acta Radiologica 2020, 62: 1200-1207. PMID: 32938221, DOI: 10.1177/0284185120953796.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgression-free survivalOverall survivalTumor volumeGlioblastoma multiformeMagnetic resonance imagingMultivariable analysisCommon malignant primary brain tumorIntracranial progression-free survivalKarnofsky performance status scoreCranial magnetic resonance imagingMalignant primary brain tumorMedian overall survivalPerformance status scoreOS of patientsCox regression modelSignificant prognostic rolePrimary brain tumorsContrast-enhanced MRI sequencesQuantitative volumetric assessmentResection statusPrognostic roleMethyltransferase statusWorse prognosisEntire cohortNon-invasive method