Subventricular zone contacting glioblastoma: tumor size, molecular biological factors and patient survival.

Acta Oncologica
Giorgio HallaertJean-Pierre Kalala

Abstract

Several studies show that subventricular zone (SVZ) contact of glioblastoma at diagnosis is a negative prognosticator of survival. In this report, we study glioblastoma patient survival, molecular biological and MRI-based volumetric findings according to SVZ contact. We conducted a retrospective study of adult patients diagnosed with supratentorial glioblastoma and uniformly treated with temozolomide-based chemoradiotherapy after surgery. The patient cohort was dichotomized according to tumor contact with the SVZ at diagnosis as determined on preoperative MR imaging. Tumor volume was measured using semi-automated segmentation technique. MGMT-gene promoter methylation and IDH mutation status were determined on stored tumor tissue. Kaplan-Meier survival curves were constructed. Cox regression analysis was used to adjust for known confounding factors of glioblastoma patient survival. A total of 214 patients were included in the study of whom 68% belonged to the SVZpos group. Median tumor volume was significantly larger in the SVZpos group (33,8 mL vs 15,6 mL; p < .001). MGMT-unmethylated glioblastoma was more frequent in the SVZpos group (61.4% vs 44.9%; p = .028). The overall survival and progression-free survival were 12.2 month...Continue Reading

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