Low-grade gliomas

DA Forst, BV Nahed, JS Loeffler, TT Batchelor - The oncologist, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Low-grade gliomas (LGGs) are a diverse group of primary brain tumors that often arise in
young, otherwise healthy patients and generally have an indolent course with longer-term …

The role of MDM2 amplification and overexpression in tumorigenesis

JD Oliner, AY Saiki… - Cold Spring …, 2016 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Mouse double minute 2 (MDM2) is a critical negative regulator of the tumor suppressor p53,
playing a key role in controlling its transcriptional activity, protein stability, and nuclear …

[HTML][HTML] CGCG clinical practice guidelines for the management of adult diffuse gliomas

T Jiang, Y Mao, W Ma, Q Mao, Y You, X Yang, C Jiang… - Cancer letters, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The Chinese Glioma Cooperative Group (CGCG) Guideline Panel for adult diffuse
gliomas provided recommendations for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. The Panel …

Comparison of a strategy favoring early surgical resection vs a strategy favoring watchful waiting in low-grade gliomas

AS Jakola, KS Myrmel, R Kloster, SH Torp, S Lindal… - Jama, 2012 - jamanetwork.com
Context There are no controlled studies on surgical treatment of diffuse low-grade gliomas
(LGGs), and management is controversial. Objective To examine survival in population …

Extent of surgical resection is independently associated with survival in patients with hemispheric infiltrating low-grade gliomas

MJ McGirt, KL Chaichana, FJ Attenello… - …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: It remains unknown whether the extent of surgical resection affects survival or
disease progression in patients with supratentorial low-grade gliomas. METHODS: We …

Quantitative fluorescence in intracranial tumor: implications for ALA-induced PpIX as an intraoperative biomarker

PA Valdés, F Leblond, A Kim, BT Harris… - Journal of …, 2011 - thejns.org
Object Accurate discrimination between tumor and normal tissue is crucial for optimal tumor
resection. Qualitative fluorescence of protoporphyrin IX (PpIX), synthesized endogenously …

Awake mapping optimizes the extent of resection for low-grade gliomas in eloquent areas

A De Benedictis, S Moritz-Gasser, H Duffau - Neurosurgery, 2010 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND Awake craniotomy with intraoperative electrical mapping is a reliable
method to minimize the risk of permanent deficit during surgery for low-grade glioma located …

Residual tumor volume as best outcome predictor in low grade glioma–a nine-years near-randomized survey of surgery vs. biopsy

R Roelz, D Strohmaier, R Jabbarli, R Kraeutle… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Diffuse low grade gliomas (DLGG) are continuously progressive primary brain neoplasms
that lead to neurological deficits and death. Treatment strategies are controversial …

Clinical management of diffuse low-grade gliomas

G Lombardi, V Barresi, A Castellano, E Tabouret… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Diffuse low-grade gliomas (LGG) are relatively uncommon primary brain
cancers. In recent years, the molecular, diagnostic, and therapeutic approaches have …

Diffuse low-grade oligodendrogliomas extend beyond MRI-defined abnormalities

J Pallud, P Varlet, B Devaux, S Geha, M Badoual… - Neurology, 2010 - AAN Enterprises
Background: Imaging determinations of the spatial extent of diffuse low-grade gliomas
(DLGGs) are of paramount importance in evaluating the risk-to-benefit ratio of surgical …