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Long-term survival in primary glioblastoma with versus without isocitrate dehydrogenase mutations.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 15 Sept 2013
Hartmann Christian, Hentschel Bettina, Simon Matthias, Westphal Manfred, Schackert Gabriele, Tonn Jörg C, Loeffler Markus, Reifenberger Guido, Pietsch Torsten, von Deimling Andreas, Weller Michael
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PURPOSE: The determinants of long-term survival in glioblastoma have remained largely obscure. Isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) 1 or 2 mutations are common in World Health Organization (WHO) grades II and III gliomas, but rare in primary glioblastomas, and associated with longer survival. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: We compared clinical and molecular characteristics of 69 patients with centrally confirmed glioblastoma and...
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