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Giant cell astrocytoma

MedGen UID:
349876
•Concept ID:
C1860715
•
Neoplastic Process

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVGiant cell astrocytoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Pharmacological treatment strategies for subependymal giant cell astrocytoma (SEGA).
Ebrahimi-Fakhari D, Franz DN
Expert Opin Pharmacother 2020 Aug;21(11):1329-1336. Epub 2020 Apr 27 doi: 10.1080/14656566.2020.1751124. PMID: 32338549
Intraocular astrocytoma and its differential diagnosis.
Pusateri A, Margo CE
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2014 Sep;138(9):1250-4. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2013-0448-RS. PMID: 25171711
Advances in the management of subependymal giant cell astrocytoma.
Beaumont TL, Limbrick DD, Smyth MD
Childs Nerv Syst 2012 Jul;28(7):963-8. Epub 2012 May 5 doi: 10.1007/s00381-012-1785-x. PMID: 22562196

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Benign Glioma.
Wu PB, Filley AC, Miller ML, Bruce JN
Adv Exp Med Biol 2023;1405:31-71. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-23705-8_2. PMID: 37452934
Subependymal giant-cell astrocytoma: A surgical review in the modern era of mTOR inhibitors.
Danassegarane G, Tinois J, Sahler Y, Aouaissia S, Riffaud L
Neurochirurgie 2022 Dec;68(6):627-636. Epub 2022 Jul 27 doi: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2022.07.003. PMID: 35907444
Neurosurgical Considerations of Neurocutaneous Syndromes.
Iyer RR, Strahle JM, Groves ML
Neurosurg Clin N Am 2022 Jan;33(1):81-89. Epub 2021 Oct 28 doi: 10.1016/j.nec.2021.09.013. PMID: 34801145
Neurological malignancies in neurofibromatosis type 1.
Eoli M, Saletti V, Finocchiaro G
Curr Opin Oncol 2019 Nov;31(6):554-561. doi: 10.1097/CCO.0000000000000576. PMID: 31436563
Everolimus.
Hasskarl J
Recent Results Cancer Res 2018;211:101-123. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-91442-8_8. PMID: 30069763

Diagnosis

Benign Glioma.
Wu PB, Filley AC, Miller ML, Bruce JN
Adv Exp Med Biol 2023;1405:31-71. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-23705-8_2. PMID: 37452934
Rare glial tumors.
Soffietti R, Rudà R, Reardon D
Handb Clin Neurol 2016;134:399-415. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-802997-8.00024-4. PMID: 26948368
Tuberous sclerosis complex.
Islam MP, Roach ES
Handb Clin Neurol 2015;132:97-109. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-62702-5.00006-8. PMID: 26564073
Tuberous sclerosis complex.
DiMario FJ Jr, Sahin M, Ebrahimi-Fakhari D
Pediatr Clin North Am 2015 Jun;62(3):633-48. Epub 2015 Apr 11 doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2015.03.005. PMID: 26022167
The mTOR signalling pathway in human cancer.
Pópulo H, Lopes JM, Soares P
Int J Mol Sci 2012;13(2):1886-1918. Epub 2012 Feb 10 doi: 10.3390/ijms13021886. PMID: 22408430Free PMC Article

Therapy

Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin (mTOR) Inhibitors.
Wang D, Eisen HJ
Handb Exp Pharmacol 2022;272:53-72. doi: 10.1007/164_2021_553. PMID: 35091825
Prevalence of BRAFV600 in glioma and use of BRAF Inhibitors in patients with BRAFV600 mutation-positive glioma: systematic review.
Andrews LJ, Thornton ZA, Saincher SS, Yao IY, Dawson S, McGuinness LA, Jones HE, Jefferies S, Short SC, Cheng HY, McAleenan A, Higgins JPT, Kurian KM
Neuro Oncol 2022 Apr 1;24(4):528-540. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noab247. PMID: 34718782Free PMC Article
Pharmacological treatment strategies for subependymal giant cell astrocytoma (SEGA).
Ebrahimi-Fakhari D, Franz DN
Expert Opin Pharmacother 2020 Aug;21(11):1329-1336. Epub 2020 Apr 27 doi: 10.1080/14656566.2020.1751124. PMID: 32338549
Everolimus.
Hasskarl J
Recent Results Cancer Res 2014;201:373-92. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-54490-3_23. PMID: 24756805
Advances in the management of subependymal giant cell astrocytoma.
Beaumont TL, Limbrick DD, Smyth MD
Childs Nerv Syst 2012 Jul;28(7):963-8. Epub 2012 May 5 doi: 10.1007/s00381-012-1785-x. PMID: 22562196

Prognosis

Benign Glioma.
Wu PB, Filley AC, Miller ML, Bruce JN
Adv Exp Med Biol 2023;1405:31-71. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-23705-8_2. PMID: 37452934
Neurological malignancies in neurofibromatosis type 1.
Eoli M, Saletti V, Finocchiaro G
Curr Opin Oncol 2019 Nov;31(6):554-561. doi: 10.1097/CCO.0000000000000576. PMID: 31436563
Characterization of gliomas: from morphology to molecules.
Ferris SP, Hofmann JW, Solomon DA, Perry A
Virchows Arch 2017 Aug;471(2):257-269. Epub 2017 Jul 4 doi: 10.1007/s00428-017-2181-4. PMID: 28674742
Perinatal (fetal and neonatal) astrocytoma: a review.
Isaacs H Jr
Childs Nerv Syst 2016 Nov;32(11):2085-2096. Epub 2016 Aug 27 doi: 10.1007/s00381-016-3215-y. PMID: 27568373Free PMC Article
Rare glial tumors.
Soffietti R, Rudà R, Reardon D
Handb Clin Neurol 2016;134:399-415. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-802997-8.00024-4. PMID: 26948368

Clinical prediction guides

Neuroimaging in tuberous sclerosis complex.
Russo C, Nastro A, Cicala D, De Liso M, Covelli EM, Cinalli G
Childs Nerv Syst 2020 Oct;36(10):2497-2509. Epub 2020 Jun 9 doi: 10.1007/s00381-020-04705-4. PMID: 32519125
Neurological malignancies in neurofibromatosis type 1.
Eoli M, Saletti V, Finocchiaro G
Curr Opin Oncol 2019 Nov;31(6):554-561. doi: 10.1097/CCO.0000000000000576. PMID: 31436563
Characterization of gliomas: from morphology to molecules.
Ferris SP, Hofmann JW, Solomon DA, Perry A
Virchows Arch 2017 Aug;471(2):257-269. Epub 2017 Jul 4 doi: 10.1007/s00428-017-2181-4. PMID: 28674742
The Role of Molecular Diagnostics in the Management of Patients with Gliomas.
Wirsching HG, Weller M
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2016 Oct;17(10):51. doi: 10.1007/s11864-016-0430-4. PMID: 27501915
Resection of subependymal giant cell astrocytoma guided by intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging and neuronavigation.
Ren H, Chen X, Sun G, Hu S, Zheng G, Li F, Li J, Xu B
Childs Nerv Syst 2013 Jul;29(7):1113-21. Epub 2013 Feb 10 doi: 10.1007/s00381-013-2045-4. PMID: 23397586

Recent systematic reviews

Rapamycin and rapalogs for tuberous sclerosis complex.
Sasongko TH, Kademane K, Chai Soon Hou S, Jocelyn TXY, Zabidi-Hussin Z
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2023 Jul 11;7(7):CD011272. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011272.pub3. PMID: 37432030Free PMC Article
Resection of brain lesions with a neuroendoscopic ultrasonic aspirator - a systematic literature review.
Ebel F, Greuter L, Guzman R, Soleman J
Neurosurg Rev 2022 Oct;45(5):3109-3118. Epub 2022 Jul 27 doi: 10.1007/s10143-022-01837-w. PMID: 35896917Free PMC Article
Prevalence of BRAFV600 in glioma and use of BRAF Inhibitors in patients with BRAFV600 mutation-positive glioma: systematic review.
Andrews LJ, Thornton ZA, Saincher SS, Yao IY, Dawson S, McGuinness LA, Jones HE, Jefferies S, Short SC, Cheng HY, McAleenan A, Higgins JPT, Kurian KM
Neuro Oncol 2022 Apr 1;24(4):528-540. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noab247. PMID: 34718782Free PMC Article
Rapamycin and rapalogs for tuberous sclerosis complex.
Sasongko TH, Ismail NF, Zabidi-Hussin Z
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016 Jul 13;7(7):CD011272. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011272.pub2. PMID: 27409709Free PMC Article
Rash to the mTOR inhibitor everolimus: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Ramirez-Fort MK, Case EC, Rosen AC, Cerci FB, Wu S, Lacouture ME
Am J Clin Oncol 2014 Jun;37(3):266-71. doi: 10.1097/COC.0b013e318277d62f. PMID: 23241507

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