2014
Clinical course and progression-free survival of adult intracranial and spinal ependymoma patients
Vera-Bolanos E, Aldape K, Yuan Y, Wu J, Wani K, Necesito-Reyes MJ, Colman H, Dhall G, Lieberman FS, Metellus P, Mikkelsen T, Omuro A, Partap S, Prados M, Robins HI, Soffietti R, Wu J, Gilbert MR, Armstrong TS. Clinical course and progression-free survival of adult intracranial and spinal ependymoma patients. Neuro-Oncology 2014, 17: 440-447. PMID: 25121770, PMCID: PMC4483095, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nou162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgression-free survivalClinical courseEpendymoma patientsMultivariate Cox proportional hazards modelMultivariate Cox proportional hazardsCox proportional hazards modelRare CNS tumorsTime of diagnosisPrognostic clinical factorsCox proportional hazardsProportional hazards modelSubtotal resectionClinical factorsMedian timeCNS tumorsCentral reviewGrade IIIMean ageTumor recurrenceEarly progressionTumor locationGrade IITumor gradeUnivariate analysisSupratentorial location
2013
Primary leptomeningeal lymphoma
Taylor JW, Flanagan EP, O'Neill BP, Siegal T, Omuro A, DeAngelis L, Baehring J, Nishikawa R, Pinto F, Chamberlain M, Hoang-Xuan K, Gonzalez-Aguilar A, Batchelor T, Blay JY, Korfel A, Betensky RA, Lopes MB, Schiff D. Primary leptomeningeal lymphoma. Neurology 2013, 81: 1690-1696. PMID: 24107866, PMCID: PMC3812109, DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000435302.02895.f3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary leptomeningeal lymphomaPrimary CNS lymphomaLeptomeningeal lymphomaCNS lymphomaLeptomeningeal enhancementCSF cytologyMedian Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance statusRare formEastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance statusInternational Primary CNS Lymphoma Collaborative GroupIntra-CSF chemotherapyMedian overall survivalFavorable clinical responseCases of lymphomaOptimal diagnostic evaluationGene rearrangement studiesB-cell lymphomaMultifocal symptomsSalvage treatmentSystemic chemotherapyClinical responseOverall survivalPerformance statusMedian ageSystemic involvement
2010
Primary CNS lymphoma in patients younger than 60: can whole-brain radiotherapy be deferred?
Omuro A, Taillandier L, Chinot O, Sierra del Rio M, Carnin C, Barrie M, Soussain C, Tanguy ML, Choquet S, Leblond V, Hoang-Xuan K, On behalf of the ANOCEF Group (French Neuro-Oncology Association).. Primary CNS lymphoma in patients younger than 60: can whole-brain radiotherapy be deferred? Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2010, 104: 323-330. PMID: 21170569, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-010-0497-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBrainCentral Nervous System NeoplasmsConfidence IntervalsDisease-Free SurvivalDrug TherapyFemaleHumansLymphomaMaleMiddle AgedProportional Hazards ModelsRadiotherapyYoung AdultConceptsWhole brain radiotherapyHigh-dose chemotherapyProgression-free survivalPrimary central nervous system lymphomaSalvage whole brain radiotherapyComplete responseOverall survivalNeurotoxicity riskMedian progression-free survivalCentral nervous system lymphomaAdditional chemotherapy cyclesEffective salvage treatmentMedian overall survivalStem cell rescuePrimary CNS lymphomaNervous system lymphomaObjective of treatmentChemosensitive diseaseChemosensitive patientsChemotherapy cyclesInduction chemotherapyBrain radiotherapyCNS lymphomaObjective responseSalvage treatment