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ArticleNeuro-oncology practice2024

Incidence and outcome of pseudoprogression after radiation therapy in glioblastoma patients: A cohort study.

Hanne Blakstad, Eduardo Erasmo Mendoza Mireles, Liv Cathrine Heggebø, Henriette Magelssen, Mette Sprauten, Tom Børge Johannesen, Einar Osland Vik-Mo, Henning Leske, Pitt Niehusmann, Karoline Skogen and 3 more

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Article in Neuro-oncology practice, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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13 authors.

Hanne BlakstadDepartment of Oncology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3672-9090
Eduardo Erasmo Mendoza MirelesDepartment of Neurosurgery, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Liv Cathrine HeggebøDepartment of Oncology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Henriette MagelssenDepartment of Oncology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Mette SprautenDepartment of Oncology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Tom Børge JohannesenDepartment of Oncology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Einar Osland Vik-MoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Henning LeskeDepartment of Pathology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3057-8730
Pitt NiehusmannDepartment of Pathology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo.
Karoline SkogenDepartment of Radiology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Eirik HelsethInstitute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5758-6485
Kyrre Eeg EmblemDepartment of Physics and Computational Radiology, Division of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Petter BrandalDepartment of Oncology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0259-495X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Differentiating post-radiation MRI changes from progressive disease (PD) in glioblastoma (GBM) patients represents a major challenge. The clinical problem is two-sided; avoid termination of effective therapy in case of pseudoprogression (PsP) and continuation of ineffective therapy in case of PD. We retrospectively assessed the incidence, management, and prognostic impact of PsP and analyzed factors associated with PsP in a GBM patient cohort. Methods: Consecutive GBM patients diagnosed in the South-Eastern Norway Health Region from 2015 to 2018 who had received RT and follow-up MRI were included. Tumor, patient, and treatment characteristics were analyzed in relationship to re-evaluated MRI examinations at 3 and 6 months post-radiation using Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology criteria. Results: A total of 284 patients were included in the study. PsP incidence 3 and 6 months post-radiation was 19.4% and 7.0%, respectively. In adjusted analyses, methylated Conclusions: PsP incidence was similar to previous reports. In addition to the previously described correlation of methylated

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PMCPMC10785573

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