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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2020

Malignant Progression Contributes to the Failure of Combination Therapy for Atypical Meningiomas.

Qing Zhang, Zheng Wen, Ming Ni, Da Li, Ke Wang, Gui-Jun Jia, Zhen Wu, Li-Wei Zhang, Wang Jia, Liang Wang and 1 more

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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11 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Qing ZhangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Zheng WenDepartment of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tian Tan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Ming NiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tian Tan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Da LiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tian Tan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Ke WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tian Tan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Gui-Jun JiaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tian Tan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Zhen WuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tian Tan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Li-Wei ZhangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tian Tan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Wang JiaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tian Tan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Liang WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tian Tan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Jun-Ting ZhangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tian Tan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Chinese Institute for Brain Research · CNCapital Medical University · CNNational Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases · CNBeijing Tian Tan Hospital · CNChinese People's Liberation Army · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo investigate the independent risk factors for recurrence in intracranial atypical meningiomas (AMs) treated with gross total resection (GTR) and early external beam radiotherapy (EBRT).

methodsClinical, radiological, and pathological data of intracranial AMs treated with GTR-plus-early-EBRT between January 2008 and July 2016 were reviewed. Immunohistochemical staining for Ki-67 was performed. Kaplan-Meier curves and univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analyses were used to explore independent predictors of tumor recurrence. Chi square test was performed to compare variables between subgroups.

resultsForty-six patients with intracranial AMs underwent GTR and early EBRT. Ten (21.7%) recurred and three (6.5%) died during a median follow-up of 76.00 months. Univariate and multivariate Cox analyses revealed that malignant progression (MP) (P = 0.009) was the only independent predictor for recurrence, while Ki-67 was of minor value in this aspect (P = 0.362). MP-AMs had a significantly higher recurrence rate (P = 0.008), a higher proportion of irregularly shaped tumors (P = 0.013) and significantly lower preoperative Karnofsky Performance Scale (KPS) scores (P = 0.040) than primary (Pri) AMs. No significant difference in Ki-67 expression was detected between these subgroups (P = 0.713).

conclusionsMP was significantly correlated with an increased incidence of recurrence in GTR-plus-early-EBRT-treated intracranial AMs. Significantly higher frequencies of tumor relapse and irregularly shaped tumors and lower preoperative KPS scores were observed in MP-AMs compared with Pri-AMs. Ki-67 expression is of minor value in predicting tumor recurrence or distinguishing tumor origins in AMs.

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atypical meningiomaexternal beam radiotherapygross-total resectionKi-67malignant progression

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