Immuno-phenotyping of IDH-mutant grade 3 astrocytoma and IDH-wildtype glioblastoma reveals specific differences in cells of myeloid origin

JV Raghavan, RA Ganesh, P Sonpatki, D Naik… - …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Gliomas are heavily infiltrated with immune cells of myeloid origin. Past studies have shown
that high-grade gliomas have a higher proportion of alternatively activated and suppressive …

Will radiotherapy be a future part of neoadjuvant therapy in operable non-small-cell lung cancer?

B Sepesi, T Cascone - The Lancet Oncology, 2021 - thelancet.com
The testing of new neoadjuvant therapeutic strategies for operable non-small-cell lung
cancer (NSCLC) has rapidly progressed as it has benefitted from the practicechanging …

Time to focus on circulating nucleic acids for diagnosis and monitoring of gliomas: a systematic review of their role as biomarkers

AB Díaz Méndez, E Tremante… - Neuropathology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Gliomas are diffusely growing tumours arising from progenitors within the central nervous
system. They encompass a range of different molecular types and subtypes, many of which …

Mismatch repair proteins PMS2 and MLH1 can further refine molecular stratification of IDH-mutant lower grade astrocytomas

RR Yang, KKW Li, ZY Zhang, AKY Chan… - Clinical Neurology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The diagnostic role of Isocitrate Dehydrogenase (IDH) mutation status in adult lower grade
astrocytomas was first formally presented within the WHO Classification of Tumours of the …

Clinical utility of comprehensive genomic profiling in central nervous system tumors of children and young adults

J Ji, K Kaneva, MC Hiemenz, G Dhall… - Neuro-Oncology …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Recent large-scale genomic studies have revealed a spectrum of genetic
variants associated with specific subtypes of central nervous system (CNS) tumors. The aim …

Pathology-proven extradural (“distant”) metastases of gliomas in adults in the Netherlands between 1971 and 2018: a systematic case series

SJ den Hartog, A van der Kolk, A Bruggink… - Neuro-oncology …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Diffuse gliomas are the most frequent primary tumors originating in the central
nervous system parenchyma. Although the majority of these tumors are highly malignant …

Glioma-specific diffusion signature in diffusion kurtosis imaging

JM Hempel, C Brendle, SD Adib, F Behling… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Purpose: This study aimed to assess the relationship between mean kurtosis (MK) and
mean diffusivity (MD) values from whole-brain diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) parametric …

Treatment of anaplastic gliomas: evidences and controversies

M Geurts, TJ Snijders… - Current Opinion in …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
In clinical practice, the trade-off between efficacy and (acute and long-term) toxicity of
treatments needs to be re-evaluated for the newly (molecularly) defined entities. Updates …

Le diagnostic histo-moléculaire des tumeurs gliales et glioneuronales

A Métais, A Rousseau - Annales de Pathologie, 2021 - Elsevier
Résumé Les tumeurs gliales et glioneuronales, même si rares par rapport aux tumeurs extra-
crâniennes, sont à l'origine d'une morbidité et mortalité importantes. L'Organisation …

What every neuropathologist needs to know: practical aspects and pitfalls in molecular diagnosis of brain tumors

J Stephen Nix, CM Ida - Journal of Neuropathology & …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Molecular testing has become part of the routine diagnostic workup of brain tumors after the
implementation of integrated histomolecular diagnoses in the 2016 WHO classification …