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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2024

Pyrosequencing Analysis of O-6-Methylguanine-DNA Methyltransferase Methylation at Different Cut-Offs of Positivity Associated with Treatment Response and Disease-Specific Survival in Isocitrate Dehydrogenase-Wildtype Grade 4 Glioblastoma.

Fábio França Vieira E Silva, Marina Di Domenico, Vito Carlo Alberto Caponio, Mario Pérez-Sayáns, Gisela Cristina Vianna Camolesi, Laura Isabel Rojo-Álvarez, Andrea Ballini, Abel García-García, María Elena Padín-Iruegas, Jose Manuel Suaréz-Peñaranda

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Fábio França Vieira E SilvaDepartment of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Santiago de Compostela, San Francisco Street, s/n, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Marina Di DomenicoDepartment of Precision Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Abramo Lincoln, 5, 81100 Caserta, Italy.
Vito Carlo Alberto CaponioDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Via Napoli, 20, 71122 Foggia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5080-5921
Mario Pérez-SayánsDepartment of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Santiago de Compostela, San Francisco Street, s/n, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-2196-9868
Gisela Cristina Vianna CamolesiDepartment of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Santiago de Compostela, San Francisco Street, s/n, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Laura Isabel Rojo-ÁlvarezHealth Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (FIDIS), Santiago de Compostela University Clinical Hospital, University of Santiago de Compostela, Choupana Street, s/n, 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Andrea BalliniDepartment of Precision Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Abramo Lincoln, 5, 81100 Caserta, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8758-1415
Abel García-GarcíaDepartment of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Santiago de Compostela, San Francisco Street, s/n, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
María Elena Padín-IruegasHealth Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (FIDIS), Santiago de Compostela University Clinical Hospital, University of Santiago de Compostela, Choupana Street, s/n, 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Jose Manuel Suaréz-PeñarandaDepartment of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Santiago de Compostela, San Francisco Street, s/n, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4033-3638
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela · ESUniversity of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" · ITUniversity of Foggia · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The O-6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) gene is a critical guardian of genomic integrity. MGMT methylation in diffuse gliomas serves as an important determinant of patients' prognostic outcomes, more specifically in glioblastomas (GBMs). In GBMs, the absence of MGMT methylation, known as MGMT promoter unmethylation, often translates into a more challenging clinical scenario, tending to present resistance to chemotherapy and a worse prognosis. A pyrosequencing (PSQ) technique was used to analyze MGMT methylation status at different cut-offs (5%, 9%, and 11%) in a sample of 78 patients diagnosed with IDH-wildtype grade 4 GBM. A retrospective analysis was provided to collect clinicopathological and prognostic data. A statistical analysis was used to establish an association between methylation status and treatment response (TR) and disease-specific survival (DSS). The patients with methylated MGMT status experienced progressive disease rates of 84.6%, 80%, and 78.4% at the respective cut-offs of 5%, 9%, and 11%. The number was considerably higher when considering unmethylated patients, as all patients (100%), regardless of the cut-off, presented progressive disease. Regarding disease-specific survival (DSS), the Hazard Ratio (HR) was HR = 0.74 (0.45-1.24;

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GlioblastomaGuanineIsocitrate DehydrogenaseDNADNA Modification MethylasesDNA Repair EnzymesHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansMethylationO(6)-Methylguanine-DNA MethyltransferaseRetrospective StudiesTumor Suppressor ProteinsDNADNA Modification MethylasesDNA Repair EnzymesGuanineIsocitrate DehydrogenaseMGMT protein, humanO-(6)-methylguanineO(6)-Methylguanine-DNA MethyltransferaseTumor Suppressor ProteinsDNA methylationglioblastomaMGMTpyrosequencingsurvival

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