Temozolomide and pituitary tumors: current understanding, unresolved issues, and future directions

LV Syro, F Rotondo, M Camargo, LD Ortiz… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Temozolomide, an alkylating agent, initially used in the treatment of gliomas was expanded
to include pituitary tumors in 2006. After 12 years of use, temozolomide has shown a notable …

Definition and diagnosis of aggressive pituitary tumors

L Kasuki, G Raverot - Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders, 2020 - Springer
Pituitary adenomas are considered benign tumors, but approximately 10% of them can have
an aggressive behavior and more rarely (0.2%) can present metastasis, being classified as …

Risk of recurrence in pituitary neuroendocrine tumors: a prospective study using a five-tiered classification

G Raverot, E Dantony, J Beauvy… - The Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background Most pituitary neuroendocrine tumors (PitNETs) show benign behavior, but a
substantial number are invasive, recur, or resist medical treatment. Based on a retrospective …

Outcome of nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas that regrow after primary treatment: a study from two large UK centers

M Tampourlou, G Ntali, S Ahmed, W Arlt… - The Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Context: Despite the major risk of regrowth of clinically nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas
(CNFAs) after primary treatment, systematic data on the probability of further tumor …

Incidence, demographics, and survival of patients with primary pituitary tumors: a SEER database study in 2004–2016

C Chen, Y Hu, L Lyu, S Yin, Y Yu, S Jiang, P Zhou - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Comprehensive investigations on the incidence and prognosis of pituitary tumors are still
lacking. The present study aims to summarize the incidence, demographics, and survival …

[HTML][HTML] Role of microRNAs in endocrine cancer metastasis

CR Lima, CC Gomes, MF Santos - Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 2017 - Elsevier
The deregulation of transcription and processing of microRNAs (miRNAs), as well as their
function, has been involved in the pathogenesis of several human diseases, including …

Aggressive and malignant pituitary tumours: state-of-the-art

D Dworakowska, AB Grossman - Endocrine-related cancer, 2018 - erc.bioscientifica.com
Pituitary adenomas are unique in multiple ways. They are rarely malignant in terms of
metastases; yet, they may be aggressive. Their cancerous potential is defined in a classic …

Progress in the diagnosis and classification of pituitary adenomas

LV Syro, F Rotondo, A Ramirez, A Di Ieva… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Pituitary adenomas are common neoplasms. Their classification is based upon size,
invasion of adjacent structures, sporadic or familial cases, biochemical activity, clinical …

[HTML][HTML] How to classify and define pituitary tumors: recent advances and current controversies

C Dai, J Kang, X Liu, Y Yao, H Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Pituitary tumors are very complex and heterogeneous and have a very wide range of
proliferative and aggressive behaviors, and how to define and classify these tumors remains …

Predictive modeling for pituitary adenomas: single center experience in 501 consecutive patients

AL Pappy, A Savinkina, C Bicknese, S Neill… - Pituitary, 2019 - Springer
Background Personalized postoperative management of patients with pituitary adenomas
requires an early risk stratification system. Methods We reviewed 501 cases operated …