Treatment-related survival patterns in diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma using a historical cohort: A report from the European Society for Pediatric Oncology DIPG/DMG Registry

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Contributors

  • Joshua N. Baugh - , Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology (Author)
  • Sophie Veldhuijzen Van Zanten - , Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Erasmus University Rotterdam (Author)
  • Marta Fiocco - , Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Leiden University (Author)
  • Niclas Colditz - , University of Göttingen (Author)
  • Marion Hoffmann - , University of Göttingen (Author)
  • Geert O. Janssens - , Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht University (Author)
  • Chiara Valentini - , Department of Radiotherapy and Radiooncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases Dresden, University of Göttingen, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden (Author)
  • Darren Hargrave - , Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust (Author)
  • Maria Wiese - , University of Göttingen (Author)
  • André O. Von Bueren - , Geneva University Hospitals (Author)
  • Michael Karremann - , Heidelberg University  (Author)
  • Thomas Perwein - , Medical University of Graz (Author)
  • Gunther Nussbaumer - , Medical University of Graz (Author)
  • Martin Benesch - , Medical University of Graz (Author)
  • Dominik Sturm - , Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg University  (Author)
  • Gerrit H. Gielen - , University of Bonn (Author)
  • Mechthild Krause - , National Center for Tumor Diseases Dresden, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) Partner Site Dresden (Author)
  • Matthias Eyrich - , University of Würzburg (Author)
  • Eelco W. Hoving - , Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht University (Author)
  • Brigitte Bison - , Augsburg University (Author)
  • Dannis G. Van Vuurden - , Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology (Author)
  • Christof M. Kramm - , University of Göttingen (Author)

Abstract

Background: Our aim is to investigate the association of treatment with survival in patients with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) by examining 6 historical treatment paths. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed data from 409 patients with radiologically centrally reviewed DIPG, sourced from the German Society of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology HIT-HGG trial database and the SIOPE-DIPG/DMG Registry. Survival outcomes were estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method, and univariable and multivariable Cox proportional hazard models were estimated to study treatment effects. Results: The median overall survival (OS) from diagnosis was 11.2 months (95% confidence interval [CI], 10.5-11.9). Patients who by choice received no frontline treatment had an OS of 3.0 months (95% CI, 2.0-4.0), while those treated with radiation therapy (RT) alone had a median OS of 10.4 months (95% CI, 9.1-11.8). Those receiving RT combined with chemotherapy had the longest median OS of 11.7 months (95% CI, 10.8-12.6). The median post-progression survival (PPS) was 4.1 months (95% CI, 3.5-4.7). Patients who relapsed and did not receive treatment had a PPS of 2.2 months (95% CI, 1.8-2.6), while those treated with chemotherapy alone had a PPS of 4.4 months (95% CI, 3.7-5.0), and those who underwent reirradiation, with or without chemotherapy, had the longest survival after relapse of 6.6 months (95% CI, 5.3-8.0). Treatment differences remained significant in multivariable analysis adjusted for age and symptom duration in both diagnosis and relapse setting. Conclusions: This study shows increased survival outcomes associated with radiation and chemotherapy treatment or a combination thereof, at diagnosis and relapse, in a historical DIPG cohort.

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Original languageEnglish
Article numbervdae155
JournalNeuro-Oncology Advances
Volume6
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2024
Peer-reviewedYes

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ORCID /0000-0003-1776-9556/work/177361168

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Keywords

  • diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, diffuse midline glioma, DIPG, historical control, registry

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