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Adult astrocytic tumour

MedGen UID:
272290
Concept ID:
C1332183
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Adult Astrocytic Neoplasm; adult astrocytic neoplasm; Adult Astrocytic Tumor; adult astrocytic tumor; adult astrocytic tumour; adult astrocytoma
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002503

Definition

An astrocytic tumor occurring during adulthood. Representative examples include diffuse astrocytoma, anaplastic astrocytoma, and glioblastoma. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

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
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J Neurosurg Sci 2019 Aug;63(4):450-457. Epub 2019 Mar 27 doi: 10.23736/S0390-5616.19.04701-5. PMID: 30916536
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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Girardi F, Matz M, Stiller C, You H, Marcos Gragera R, Valkov MY, Bulliard JL, De P, Morrison D, Wanner M, O'Brian DK, Saint-Jacques N, Coleman MP, Allemani C; CONCORD Working Group
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Köy Y, Tihan T
Indian J Pathol Microbiol 2022 May;65(Supplement):S33-S41. doi: 10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_1019_21. PMID: 35562132
Morshed RA, Young JS, Hervey-Jumper SL, Berger MS
J Neurosurg Sci 2019 Aug;63(4):450-457. Epub 2019 Mar 27 doi: 10.23736/S0390-5616.19.04701-5. PMID: 30916536
Stupp R, Reni M, Gatta G, Mazza E, Vecht C
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2007 Jul;63(1):72-80. Epub 2007 May 2 doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2007.03.003. PMID: 17478095
Birlik B, Canda S, Ozer E
Neuropathol Appl Neurobiol 2006 Oct;32(5):532-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2990.2006.00763.x. PMID: 16972887

Diagnosis

Gregory TA, Chumbley LB, Henson JW, Theeler BJ
CNS Oncol 2021 Mar 1;10(1):CNS68. Epub 2021 Jan 15 doi: 10.2217/cns-2020-0027. PMID: 33448230Free PMC Article
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J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2020 Nov 2;18(11):1537-1570. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2020.0052. PMID: 33152694
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Lancet Oncol 2017 Jun;18(6):e315-e329. Epub 2017 May 5 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(17)30194-8. PMID: 28483413
Bornhorst M, Frappaz D, Packer RJ
Handb Clin Neurol 2016;134:329-44. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-802997-8.00020-7. PMID: 26948364
Collins VP
Cancer Surv 1998;32:37-51. PMID: 10489622

Therapy

Audrey C, Lim KS, Ahmad Zaki R, Fong SL, Chan CY, Sathis Kumar T, Narayanan V, Tan CT
Epilepsy Res 2022 Nov;187:107033. Epub 2022 Oct 10 doi: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2022.107033. PMID: 36274423
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
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
Touat M, Idbaih A, Sanson M, Ligon KL
Ann Oncol 2017 Jul 1;28(7):1457-1472. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdx106. PMID: 28863449Free PMC Article
Weller M, van den Bent M, Tonn JC, Stupp R, Preusser M, Cohen-Jonathan-Moyal E, Henriksson R, Le Rhun E, Balana C, Chinot O, Bendszus M, Reijneveld JC, Dhermain F, French P, Marosi C, Watts C, Oberg I, Pilkington G, Baumert BG, Taphoorn MJB, Hegi M, Westphal M, Reifenberger G, Soffietti R, Wick W; European Association for Neuro-Oncology (EANO) Task Force on Gliomas
Lancet Oncol 2017 Jun;18(6):e315-e329. Epub 2017 May 5 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(17)30194-8. PMID: 28483413

Prognosis

Voronina N, Aichmüller C, Kolb T, Korshunov A, Ryzhova M, Barnholtz-Sloan J, Cioffi G, Sill M, von Deimling A, Pfister SM, Gronych J, Jones DTW, Frisén J, Zapatka M, Ernst A
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Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2018 Sep 26;19(9):2613-2617. doi: 10.22034/APJCP.2018.19.9.2613. PMID: 30256068Free PMC Article
Stupp R, Reni M, Gatta G, Mazza E, Vecht C
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2007 Jul;63(1):72-80. Epub 2007 May 2 doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2007.03.003. PMID: 17478095
Birlik B, Canda S, Ozer E
Neuropathol Appl Neurobiol 2006 Oct;32(5):532-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2990.2006.00763.x. PMID: 16972887

Clinical prediction guides

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
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Wong QH, Li KK, Wang WW, Malta TM, Noushmehr H, Grabovska Y, Jones C, Chan AK, Kwan JS, Huang QJ, Wong GC, Li WC, Liu XZ, Chen H, Chan DT, Mao Y, Zhang ZY, Shi ZF, Ng HK
Mod Pathol 2021 Jul;34(7):1245-1260. Epub 2021 Mar 10 doi: 10.1038/s41379-021-00778-x. PMID: 33692446
Gregory TA, Chumbley LB, Henson JW, Theeler BJ
CNS Oncol 2021 Mar 1;10(1):CNS68. Epub 2021 Jan 15 doi: 10.2217/cns-2020-0027. PMID: 33448230Free PMC Article
Parsons MW, Whipple NS, Poppe MM, Mendez JS, Cannon DM, Burt LM
J Neurooncol 2021 Jan;151(2):93-101. Epub 2020 Oct 31 doi: 10.1007/s11060-020-03653-y. PMID: 33131004
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Recent systematic reviews

Halasz LM, Attia A, Bradfield L, Brat DJ, Kirkpatrick JP, Laack NN, Lalani N, Lebow ES, Liu AK, Niemeier HM, Palmer JD, Peters KB, Sheehan J, Thomas RP, Vora SA, Wahl DR, Weiss SE, Yeboa DN, Zhong J, Shih HA
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J Clin Oncol 2022 Feb 1;40(4):403-426. Epub 2021 Dec 13 doi: 10.1200/JCO.21.02036. PMID: 34898238
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