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ArticleNeuro-oncology advances

Postoperative gabapentinoid use is associated with improved survival in glioblastoma: A nationwide population-based study.

Sahin Hanalioglu, Efecan Cekic, Egemen Gok, Beyza Turken, Ayca Sahin, Sinem Bayram, Neslihan Ozturk, Naim Ata, Suayip Birinci, Ilkay Isikay and 4 more

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Sahin HanaliogluDepartment of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4988-4938
Efecan CekicDepartment of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2203-5944
Egemen GokDepartment of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0976-5903
Beyza TurkenDepartment of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5002-1828
Ayca SahinDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Health Sciences Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Sinem BayramGeneral Directorate of Health Information Systems, Ministry of Health, Ankara, Turkey.
Neslihan OzturkGeneral Directorate of Health Information Systems, Ministry of Health, Ankara, Turkey.
Naim AtaGeneral Directorate of Health Information Systems, Ministry of Health, Ankara, Turkey.
Suayip BirinciMinistry of Health, Ankara, Turkey.
Ilkay IsikayDepartment of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Elizabeth ClausDepartment of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Ennio A ChioccaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Mutlu HayranDepartment of Preventive Oncology, Cancer Institute, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Joshua D BernstockDepartment of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

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Background: Glioblastoma (GBM) is a highly aggressive primary brain tumor that can integrate into neural circuits implicated in tumor progression and treatment resistance. Gabapentinoids are proposed to disrupt such interactions. We analyzed postoperative gabapentinoid use and overall survival (OS) in nationwide adult GBM cohort. Methods: This retrospective population-based study utilized the Turkish national healthcare registry, identifying adult patients with pathology-confirmed GBM who underwent surgery between 2016 and 2024. The primary endpoint was OS. Stabilized inverse probability of treatment weighting (sIPTW) was applied to adjust for potential confounders, and survival associations were evaluated using multivariable Cox proportional hazards models. Survival curves were analyzed using Kaplan-Meier estimator, and statistical significance was defined as a two-sided Results: Of 11,924 patients, 701 (5.9%) utilized postoperative gabapentinoids. In sIPTW-weighted analyses, gabapentinoid utilization was associated with reduced mortality risk (HR 0.75; 95% CI, 0.66-0.84; Conclusions: In this nationwide cohort, postoperative gabapentinoid use was associated with improved survival in patients with GBM, particularly aged ≥55 years. These findings support targeting neuron-glioma axis and warrant prospective evaluation of gabapentinoids as adjuvant therapies in GBM.

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