Tumor growth patterns of MGMT-non-methylated glioblastoma in the randomized GLARIUS trial

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Contributors

  • Christina Schaub - , University of Bonn (Author)
  • Sied Kebir - , University of Bonn, University of Duisburg-Essen (Author)
  • Nina Junold - , University of Bonn (Author)
  • Elke Hattingen - , University of Bonn (Author)
  • Niklas Schäfer - , University of Bonn, University of Duisburg-Essen (Author)
  • Joachim P. Steinbach - , University Hospital Frankfurt (Author)
  • Astrid Weyerbrock - , University of Freiburg (Author)
  • Peter Hau - , University of Regensburg (Author)
  • Roland Goldbrunner - , University of Cologne (Author)
  • Michael Niessen - , University of Bonn (Author)
  • Frederic Mack - , University of Bonn (Author)
  • Moritz Stuplich - , University of Bonn (Author)
  • Theophilos Tzaridis - , University of Bonn (Author)
  • Oliver Bähr - , University Hospital Frankfurt (Author)
  • Rolf Dieter Kortmann - , Leipzig University (Author)
  • Uwe Schlegel - , Ruhr University Bochum (Author)
  • Friederike Schmidt-Graf - , Technical University of Munich (Author)
  • Veit Rohde - , University of Göttingen (Author)
  • Christian Braun - , University of Tübingen (Author)
  • Mathias Hänel - , Klinikum Chemnitz gGmbH (Author)
  • Michael Sabel - , Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (Author)
  • Rüdiger Gerlach - , Fresenius AG (Author)
  • Dietmar Krex - , Department of Neurosurgery, TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Claus Belka - , Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Author)
  • Hartmut Vatter - , University of Bonn (Author)
  • Martin Proescholdt - , University of Regensburg (Author)
  • Ulrich Herrlinger - , University of Bonn (Author)
  • Martin Glas - , University of Bonn, University of Duisburg-Essen (Author)

Abstract

Background: We evaluated patterns of tumor growth in patients with newly diagnosed MGMT-non-methylated glioblastoma who were assigned to undergo radiotherapy in conjunction with bevacizumab/irinotecan (BEV/IRI) or standard temozolomide (TMZ) within the randomized phase II GLARIUS trial. Methods: In 142 patients (94 BEV/IRI, 48 TMZ), we reviewed magnetic resonance imaging scans at baseline and first tumor recurrence. Based on contrast-enhanced T1-weighted and fluid-attenuated inversion recovery images, we assessed tumor growth patterns and tumor invasiveness. Tumor growth patterns were classified as either multifocal or local at baseline and recurrence; at first recurrence, we additionally assessed whether distant lesions appeared. Invasiveness was determined as either diffuse or non-diffuse. Associations with treatment arms were calculated using Fisher’s exact test. Results: At baseline, 115 of 142 evaluable patients (81%) had a locally confined tumor. Between treatment arms, there was no significant difference in the fraction of tumors that changed from an initially local tumor growth pattern to a multifocal pattern (12 and 13%, p = 0.55). Distant lesions appeared in 17% (BEV/IRI) and 13% (TMZ) of patients (p = 0.69). 15% of patients in the BEV/IRI arm and 8% in the TMZ arm developed a diffuse growth pattern from an initially non-diffuse pattern (p = 0.42). Conclusions: The tumor growth and invasiveness patterns do not differ between BEV/IRI and TMZ-treated MGMT-non-methylated glioblastoma patients in the GLARIUS trial. BEV/IRI was not associated with an increased rate of multifocal, distant, or highly invasive tumors at the time of recurrence.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1581-1589
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of cancer research and clinical oncology
Volume144
Issue number8
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2018
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

PubMed 29808316

Keywords

Sustainable Development Goals

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Keywords

  • Bevacizumab, MRI tumor growth patterns, Newly diagnosed MGMT-non-methylated glioblastoma, Progression patterns