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ArticleJournal of neuro-oncology2023

Development of a "Geo-Tagged" tumor sample registry: intra-operative linkage of sample location to imaging.

John Lynes, Irfan Khan, Carlos Aguilera, Sebastian Rubino, Zachary Thompson, Arnold B Etame, James K C Liu, Andre Beer-Furlan, Nam D Tran, Robert J B Macaulay and 1 more

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Article in Journal of neuro-oncology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

John LynesDepartment of Neurosurgery, Medstar Georgetown Hospital, Washington, DC, USA.
Irfan KhanGeorgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA.
Carlos AguileraGeorgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA.
Sebastian RubinoNorthwell Health Physician Partners Neurosurgery at Seaview Avenue, Staten Island, NY, USA.
Zachary ThompsonDepartment of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Moffitt Cancer Center, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA.
Arnold B EtameDepartment of NeuroOncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA.
James K C LiuDepartment of NeuroOncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA.
Andre Beer-FurlanDepartment of NeuroOncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA.
Nam D TranDepartment of NeuroOncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA.
Robert J B MacaulayDepartment of Pathology, Moffitt Cancer Center, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA.
Michael A VogelbaumDepartment of NeuroOncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA. Michael.Vogelbaum@Moffitt.org.
Moffitt Cancer Center · USGeorgetown University · USNorthwell Health · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThere is a growing body of literature documenting glioma heterogeneity in terms of radiographic, histologic, molecular, and genetic characteristics. Incomplete spatial specification of intraoperative tumor samples may contribute to variability in the results of pathological and biological investigations. We have developed a system, termed geo-tagging, for routine intraoperative linkage of each tumor sample to its location via neuronavigation.

methodsThis is a single-institution, IRB approved, prospective database of undergoing clinically indicated surgery. We evaluated relevant factors affecting data collection by this registry, including tumor and surgical factors (e.g. tumor volume, location, grade and surgeon).

resultsOver a 2-year period, 487 patients underwent craniotomy for an intra-axial tumor. Of those, 214 underwent surgery for a newly diagnosed or recurrent glioma. There was significant variation in the average number of samples collected per registered case, with a range of samples from 2.53 to 4.75 per tumor type. Histology and grade impacted on sampling with a range of 2.0 samples per tumor in Grade four, IDH-WT gliomas to 4.5 samples in grade four, IDH-mutant gliomas. The range of cases with sampling per surgeon was 6 to 99 with a mean of 47.6 cases and there was a statistically significant differences between surgeons. Tumor grade did not have a statistically significant impact on number of samples per case. No significant correlation was found between the number of samples collected and enhancing tumor volume, EOR, or volume of tumor resected.

conclusionWe are using the results of this analysis to develop a prospective sample collection protocol.

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Brain NeoplasmsGliomaHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalRegistriesBrain tumorGliomaHeterogeneityNeurosurgeryTumor microenvironment

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