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ArticleJournal of neuro-oncology2019

Baseline multicentric tumors, distant recurrences and leptomeningeal dissemination predict poor survival in patients with recurrent glioblastomas receiving bevacizumab.

Cheng Hong Toh, Chi-Ting Liau, Kuo-Chen Wei, Mauricio Castillo

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Article in Journal of neuro-oncology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Cheng Hong TohDepartment of Medical Imaging and Intervention, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, No.5, Fuxing St., Guishan Dist., Tao-Yuan, 333, Taiwan, Republic of China. eldomtoh@hotmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8871-5101
Chi-Ting LiauDivision of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Kuo-Chen WeiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Mauricio CastilloDepartment of Radiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Chang Gung University · TWUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · US

Funding

National Science Council MOST 103-2314-B-182-008-MY2National Science Council MOST 106-2314-B-182A-017-MY2
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThere are no widely accepted MRI markers that predict treatment outcomes of bevacizumab among patients with recurrent glioblastoma (GB). We aimed to determine if conventional MRI features of recurrent GB predict survival of patients receiving bevacizumab.

methodsPatients with recurrent GB were retrospectively included if they received bevacizumab monotherapy between 2008 and 2017 after failure of standard treatment. Their MRI studies obtained at baseline and tumor recurrence, prior to bevacizumab treatment, were evaluated for multiple MRI features including measurable tumor, baseline multicentric tumors, distant recurrence, non-contrast-enhancing tumor, deep white matter invasion, multiple parenchymal tumors, bilateral cerebral involvement, ependymal extension and leptomeningeal dissemination. Predictive values of MRI features and patient characteristics on patient survival were statistically analyzed.

resultsA total of 103 patients were included. Baseline multicentric tumors (OR = 4.07; P = 0.042) and distant recurrence (OR = 28.5; P < 0.001) were two significant predictors of 3-month progression-free survival (PFS) rate. Distant recurrence (HR = 3.94; P < 0.001) was the only independent predictor of PFS. Baseline multicentric tumors (HR = 1.97; P = 0.028), distant recurrence (HR = 4.73; P < 0.001) and leptomeningeal dissemination (HR = 2.28; P = 0.044) were three independent predictors of overall survival.

conclusionsBaseline multicentric tumors, distant recurrence and leptomeningeal dissemination predicted poor survival among patients receiving bevacizumab for recurrent GB. Conventional MRI may help selecting patients with recurrent GB for bevacizumab treatment.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalBevacizumabBrain NeoplasmsDisease ProgressionFemaleGlioblastomaHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPrognosisAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalBevacizumabBevacizumabDistant recurrenceLeptomeningeal disseminationRecurrent glioblastomas

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