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Adult Brain Glioblastoma

MedGen UID:
231034
•Concept ID:
C1332187
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Neoplastic Process

Definition

A brain glioblastoma that occurs during adulthood. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Advances in the management of glioblastoma.
Ma R, Taphoorn MJB, Plaha P
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2021 Oct;92(10):1103-1111. Epub 2021 Jun 23 doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2020-325334. PMID: 34162730
Glioblastoma in adults: a Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO) and European Society of Neuro-Oncology (EANO) consensus review on current management and future directions.
Wen PY, Weller M, Lee EQ, Alexander BM, Barnholtz-Sloan JS, Barthel FP, Batchelor TT, Bindra RS, Chang SM, Chiocca EA, Cloughesy TF, DeGroot JF, Galanis E, Gilbert MR, Hegi ME, Horbinski C, Huang RY, Lassman AB, Le Rhun E, Lim M, Mehta MP, Mellinghoff IK, Minniti G, Nathanson D, Platten M, Preusser M, Roth P, Sanson M, Schiff D, Short SC, Taphoorn MJB, Tonn JC, Tsang J, Verhaak RGW, von Deimling A, Wick W, Zadeh G, Reardon DA, Aldape KD, van den Bent MJ
Neuro Oncol 2020 Aug 17;22(8):1073-1113. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noaa106. PMID: 32328653Free PMC Article
Glioblastoma: Overview of Disease and Treatment.
Davis ME
Clin J Oncol Nurs 2016 Oct 1;20(5 Suppl):S2-8. doi: 10.1188/16.CJON.S1.2-8. PMID: 27668386Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The prognosis of glioblastoma: a large, multifactorial study.
Luo C, Song K, Wu S, Hameed NUF, Kudulaiti N, Xu H, Qin ZY, Wu JS
Br J Neurosurg 2021 Oct;35(5):555-561. Epub 2021 Jul 8 doi: 10.1080/02688697.2021.1907306. PMID: 34236262
Glioblastoma: Overview of Disease and Treatment.
Davis ME
Clin J Oncol Nurs 2016 Oct 1;20(5 Suppl):S2-8. doi: 10.1188/16.CJON.S1.2-8. PMID: 27668386Free PMC Article
Association of the Extent of Resection With Survival in Glioblastoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Brown TJ, Brennan MC, Li M, Church EW, Brandmeir NJ, Rakszawski KL, Patel AS, Rizk EB, Suki D, Sawaya R, Glantz M
JAMA Oncol 2016 Nov 1;2(11):1460-1469. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.1373. PMID: 27310651Free PMC Article
Glioblastoma.
Wirsching HG, Galanis E, Weller M
Handb Clin Neurol 2016;134:381-97. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-802997-8.00023-2. PMID: 26948367
Overcoming the blood-brain tumor barrier for effective glioblastoma treatment.
van Tellingen O, Yetkin-Arik B, de Gooijer MC, Wesseling P, Wurdinger T, de Vries HE
Drug Resist Updat 2015 Mar;19:1-12. Epub 2015 Mar 6 doi: 10.1016/j.drup.2015.02.002. PMID: 25791797

Diagnosis

Glioblastoma and Other Primary Brain Malignancies in Adults: A Review.
Schaff LR, Mellinghoff IK
JAMA 2023 Feb 21;329(7):574-587. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.0023. PMID: 36809318
A Phase II Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Oral Selinexor in Recurrent Glioblastoma.
Lassman AB, Wen PY, van den Bent MJ, Plotkin SR, Walenkamp AME, Green AL, Li K, Walker CJ, Chang H, Tamir S, Henegar L, Shen Y, Alvarez MJ, Califano A, Landesman Y, Kauffman MG, Shacham S, Mau-Sørensen M
Clin Cancer Res 2022 Feb 1;28(3):452-460. Epub 2021 Nov 2 doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-21-2225. PMID: 34728525Free PMC Article
The prognosis of glioblastoma: a large, multifactorial study.
Luo C, Song K, Wu S, Hameed NUF, Kudulaiti N, Xu H, Qin ZY, Wu JS
Br J Neurosurg 2021 Oct;35(5):555-561. Epub 2021 Jul 8 doi: 10.1080/02688697.2021.1907306. PMID: 34236262
Glioblastoma: Overview of Disease and Treatment.
Davis ME
Clin J Oncol Nurs 2016 Oct 1;20(5 Suppl):S2-8. doi: 10.1188/16.CJON.S1.2-8. PMID: 27668386Free PMC Article
Association of the Extent of Resection With Survival in Glioblastoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Brown TJ, Brennan MC, Li M, Church EW, Brandmeir NJ, Rakszawski KL, Patel AS, Rizk EB, Suki D, Sawaya R, Glantz M
JAMA Oncol 2016 Nov 1;2(11):1460-1469. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.1373. PMID: 27310651Free PMC Article

Therapy

Glioblastoma and Other Primary Brain Malignancies in Adults: A Review.
Schaff LR, Mellinghoff IK
JAMA 2023 Feb 21;329(7):574-587. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.0023. PMID: 36809318
Molecularly Targeted Clinical Trials.
Smith-Cohn MA, Celiku O, Gilbert MR
Neurosurg Clin N Am 2021 Apr;32(2):191-210. Epub 2021 Feb 18 doi: 10.1016/j.nec.2020.12.002. PMID: 33781502
Tumour treating fields therapy for glioblastoma: current advances and future directions.
Rominiyi O, Vanderlinden A, Clenton SJ, Bridgewater C, Al-Tamimi Y, Collis SJ
Br J Cancer 2021 Feb;124(4):697-709. Epub 2020 Nov 4 doi: 10.1038/s41416-020-01136-5. PMID: 33144698Free PMC Article
Glioblastoma in adults: a Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO) and European Society of Neuro-Oncology (EANO) consensus review on current management and future directions.
Wen PY, Weller M, Lee EQ, Alexander BM, Barnholtz-Sloan JS, Barthel FP, Batchelor TT, Bindra RS, Chang SM, Chiocca EA, Cloughesy TF, DeGroot JF, Galanis E, Gilbert MR, Hegi ME, Horbinski C, Huang RY, Lassman AB, Le Rhun E, Lim M, Mehta MP, Mellinghoff IK, Minniti G, Nathanson D, Platten M, Preusser M, Roth P, Sanson M, Schiff D, Short SC, Taphoorn MJB, Tonn JC, Tsang J, Verhaak RGW, von Deimling A, Wick W, Zadeh G, Reardon DA, Aldape KD, van den Bent MJ
Neuro Oncol 2020 Aug 17;22(8):1073-1113. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noaa106. PMID: 32328653Free PMC Article
Overcoming the blood-brain tumor barrier for effective glioblastoma treatment.
van Tellingen O, Yetkin-Arik B, de Gooijer MC, Wesseling P, Wurdinger T, de Vries HE
Drug Resist Updat 2015 Mar;19:1-12. Epub 2015 Mar 6 doi: 10.1016/j.drup.2015.02.002. PMID: 25791797

Prognosis

Glioblastoma Microenvironment and Invasiveness: New Insights and Therapeutic Targets.
Erices JI, Bizama C, Niechi I, Uribe D, Rosales A, Fabres K, Navarro-Martínez G, Torres Á, San Martín R, Roa JC, Quezada-Monrás C
Int J Mol Sci 2023 Apr 11;24(8) doi: 10.3390/ijms24087047. PMID: 37108208Free PMC Article
Racial and socioeconomic disparities differentially affect overall and cause-specific survival in glioblastoma.
Liu EK, Yu S, Sulman EP, Kurz SC
J Neurooncol 2020 Aug;149(1):55-64. Epub 2020 Jul 2 doi: 10.1007/s11060-020-03572-y. PMID: 32617722
Survival Analysis of Glioblastoma Multiforme.
Witthayanuwat S, Pesee M, Supaadirek C, Supakalin N, Thamronganantasakul K, Krusun S
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2018 Sep 26;19(9):2613-2617. doi: 10.22034/APJCP.2018.19.9.2613. PMID: 30256068Free PMC Article
Recurrent Glioblastoma Treated with Recombinant Poliovirus.
Desjardins A, Gromeier M, Herndon JE 2nd, Beaubier N, Bolognesi DP, Friedman AH, Friedman HS, McSherry F, Muscat AM, Nair S, Peters KB, Randazzo D, Sampson JH, Vlahovic G, Harrison WT, McLendon RE, Ashley D, Bigner DD
N Engl J Med 2018 Jul 12;379(2):150-161. Epub 2018 Jun 26 doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1716435. PMID: 29943666Free PMC Article
Glioblastoma care in the elderly.
Jordan JT, Gerstner ER, Batchelor TT, Cahill DP, Plotkin SR
Cancer 2016 Jan 15;122(2):189-97. Epub 2015 Nov 30 doi: 10.1002/cncr.29742. PMID: 26618888

Clinical prediction guides

Glioblastoma and Other Primary Brain Malignancies in Adults: A Review.
Schaff LR, Mellinghoff IK
JAMA 2023 Feb 21;329(7):574-587. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.0023. PMID: 36809318
A Phase II Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Oral Selinexor in Recurrent Glioblastoma.
Lassman AB, Wen PY, van den Bent MJ, Plotkin SR, Walenkamp AME, Green AL, Li K, Walker CJ, Chang H, Tamir S, Henegar L, Shen Y, Alvarez MJ, Califano A, Landesman Y, Kauffman MG, Shacham S, Mau-Sørensen M
Clin Cancer Res 2022 Feb 1;28(3):452-460. Epub 2021 Nov 2 doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-21-2225. PMID: 34728525Free PMC Article
The prognosis of glioblastoma: a large, multifactorial study.
Luo C, Song K, Wu S, Hameed NUF, Kudulaiti N, Xu H, Qin ZY, Wu JS
Br J Neurosurg 2021 Oct;35(5):555-561. Epub 2021 Jul 8 doi: 10.1080/02688697.2021.1907306. PMID: 34236262
An Online Calculator for the Prediction of Survival in Glioblastoma Patients Using Classical Statistics and Machine Learning.
Senders JT, Staples P, Mehrtash A, Cote DJ, Taphoorn MJB, Reardon DA, Gormley WB, Smith TR, Broekman ML, Arnaout O
Neurosurgery 2020 Feb 1;86(2):E184-E192. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyz403. PMID: 31586211Free PMC Article
Glioblastoma.
Wirsching HG, Galanis E, Weller M
Handb Clin Neurol 2016;134:381-97. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-802997-8.00023-2. PMID: 26948367

Recent systematic reviews

Biomarkers Regulated by Lipid-Soluble Vitamins in Glioblastoma.
Osman DE, Phon BWS, Kamarudin MNA, Ponnampalam SN, Radhakrishnan AK, Bhuvanendran S
Nutrients 2022 Jul 13;14(14) doi: 10.3390/nu14142873. PMID: 35889829Free PMC Article
Molecular Pathogenesis of Glioblastoma in Adults and Future Perspectives: A Systematic Review.
Esemen Y, Awan M, Parwez R, Baig A, Rahman S, Masala I, Franchini S, Giakoumettis D
Int J Mol Sci 2022 Feb 26;23(5) doi: 10.3390/ijms23052607. PMID: 35269752Free PMC Article
Therapy for Diffuse Astrocytic and Oligodendroglial Tumors in Adults: ASCO-SNO Guideline.
Mohile NA, Messersmith H, Gatson NT, Hottinger AF, Lassman A, Morton J, Ney D, Nghiemphu PL, Olar A, Olson J, Perry J, Portnow J, Schiff D, Shannon A, Shih HA, Strowd R, van den Bent M, Ziu M, Blakeley J
J Clin Oncol 2022 Feb 1;40(4):403-426. Epub 2021 Dec 13 doi: 10.1200/JCO.21.02036. PMID: 34898238
Physical activity and exercise in adults diagnosed with primary brain cancer: a systematic review.
Sandler CX, Matsuyama M, Jones TL, Bashford J, Langbecker D, Hayes SC
J Neurooncol 2021 May;153(1):1-14. Epub 2021 Apr 28 doi: 10.1007/s11060-021-03745-3. PMID: 33907968Free PMC Article
Association of the Extent of Resection With Survival in Glioblastoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Brown TJ, Brennan MC, Li M, Church EW, Brandmeir NJ, Rakszawski KL, Patel AS, Rizk EB, Suki D, Sawaya R, Glantz M
JAMA Oncol 2016 Nov 1;2(11):1460-1469. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.1373. PMID: 27310651Free PMC Article

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