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SynthesisDiagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey)2024

Survival prediction using apparent diffusion coefficient values in recurrent glioblastoma under bevacizumab treatment: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

Dong Liu, Zhangyu Li

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Synthesis in Diagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Dong LiuHuzhou Central Hospital, The Affiliated Central Hospital of Huzhou Teachers College, Department of Radiology, Zhejiang, ChinaORCID 0009-0007-2860-9378
Zhangyu LiHuzhou Central Hospital, The Affiliated Central Hospital of Huzhou Teachers College, Department of Radiology, Zhejiang, ChinaORCID 0009-0009-7696-6905

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bevacizumab is a common strategy for the treatment of recurrent glioblastoma. Survival status is a crucial issue for patients with recurrent glioblastoma, and the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values of the lower Gaussian curve have been reported to have the potential to predict prognosis in recurrent glioblastoma. In the present study, we aimed to clarify the survival prediction of ADC values in patients with recurrent glioblastoma receiving bevacizumab treatment through a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials, comparing ADC values higher than the cut-off values with those lower than the cut-off values to determine which type of ADC values can be associated with significant survival benefits. Different survival indicators were analyzed, including overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS). Ten studies with a total of 782 patients with recurrent glioblastoma were included. The focused outcomes were OS and PFS. Our results showed that ADC values lower than the cut-off values were associated with significant benefits for OS status compared with ADC values higher than the cut-off values. Similar significant benefits were observed for PFS. The meta-analysis results suggest that ADC values lower than the cut-off values might be associated with significant benefits for OS and PFS when compared with ADC values higher than the cut-off values. However, bias in relation to the different stages of recurrent glioblastoma and different types, doses, and regimens of bevacizumab should not be ignored.

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Antineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalBevacizumabBrain NeoplasmsGlioblastomaNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalDiffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingHumansPrognosisAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalBevacizumabapparent diffusion coefficientbevacizumab treatmentGlioblastomaoverall survivalprogression-free survival

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PMCPMC11589514

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