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Iorgulescu JB, Torre M, Harary M, Smith TR, Aizer AA, Reardon DA, Barnholtz-Sloan JS, Perry A. The Misclassification of Diffuse Gliomas: Rates and Outcomes. Clin Cancer Res 2019; 25:2656-2663. [PMID: 30635340 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-18-3101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2018] [Revised: 11/29/2018] [Accepted: 01/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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PURPOSE The integrated histopathologic and molecular diagnoses of the 2016 WHO classification of central nervous system tumors have revolutionized patient care by improving diagnostic accuracy and reproducibility; however, the frequency and consequences of misclassification of histologically diagnosed diffuse gliomas are unknown. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Patients with newly diagnosed ICD-O-3 (International Classification of Diseases) histologically encoded diffuse gliomas from 2010-2015 were identified from the National Cancer Database, the misclassification rates and overall survival (OS) of which were assessed by WHO grade and 1p/19q status. In addition, misclassification rates by isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH), ATRX, and p53 statuses were examined in an analogous multi-institutional cohort of registry-encoded diffuse gliomas. RESULTS Of 74,718 patients with diffuse glioma, only 74.4% and 78.8% of molecularly characterized WHO grade II and III oligodendrogliomas were in fact 1p/19q-codeleted. In addition, 28.9% and 36.8% of histologically encoded grade II and III "oligoastrocytomas", and 6.3% and 8.8% of grade II and III astrocytomas had 1p/19q-codeletion, thus molecularly representing oligodendrogliomas if also IDH mutant. OS significantly depended on accurate WHO grading and 1p/19q status. CONCLUSIONS On the basis of 1p/19q, IDH, ATRX, and p53, the misclassification rates of histologically encoded oligodendrogliomas, astrocytomas, and glioblastomas are approximately 21%-35%, 6%-9%, and 9%, respectively; with significant clinical implications. Our findings suggest that when compared with historical histology-only classified data, in national registry, as well as, institutional databases, there is the potential for false-positive results in contemporary trials of molecularly classified diffuse gliomas, which could contribute to a seemingly positive phase II trial (based on historical comparison) failing at the phase III stage. Critically, findings from diffuse glioma clinical trials and historical cohorts using prior histology-only WHO schemes must be cautiously reinterpreted.
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- J Bryan Iorgulescu
- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. .,Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.,Computational Neuroscience Outcomes Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.,Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.,Computational Neuroscience Outcomes Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.,Computational Neuroscience Outcomes Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.,Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.,Center for Neuro-Oncology, Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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Wu J, Neale N, Huang Y, Bai HX, Li X, Zhang Z, Karakousis G, Huang R, Zhang PJ, Tang L, Xiao B, Yang L. Comparison of Adjuvant Radiation Therapy Alone and Chemotherapy Alone in Surgically Resected Low-Grade Gliomas: Survival Analyses of 2253 Cases from the National Cancer Data Base. World Neurosurg 2018; 112:e812-e822. [DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.01.163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2017] [Revised: 01/21/2018] [Accepted: 01/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Sethi P, Treece J, Pai V, Onweni C, Rahman Z, Singh S. The Mystery of Multiple Masses: A Case of Anaplastic Astrocytoma. Cureus 2017; 9:e1384. [PMID: 28775924 PMCID: PMC5522018 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.1384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Though most primary brain gliomas present as a single mass lesion in the brain, this potential diagnosis must be considered in the differential diagnosis when faced with a case of multifocal brain mass lesions. Among the most common brain tumors in humans, glioblastomas can be classified into four classes, one of which consists of anaplastic astrocytomas (AA). Due to its significant malignant potential, a prompt stereotactic brain biopsy should be considered to allow for early diagnosis. Karyotypic analysis of the specimen may allow for the discovery of 1p12q and IDH132 gene mutations. This knowledge can be used to best determine prognosis and guide therapy.
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- Pooja Sethi
- Cardiology, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University
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- Internal Medicine, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University
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- Internal Medicine, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University
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- Internal Medicine, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University
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- Internal Medicine, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University
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