Article
Rapid progression to glioblastoma in a subset of IDH-mutated astrocytomas: a genome-wide analysis.
Journal of neuro-oncology - 1 May 2017
Richardson Timothy E, Snuderl Matija, Serrano Jonathan, Karajannis Matthias A, Heguy Adriana, Oliver Dwight, Raisanen Jack M, Maher Elizabeth A, Pan Edward, Barnett Samuel, Cai Chunyu, Habib Amyn A, Bachoo Robert M, Hatanpaa Kimmo J
Abstract excerpt
According to the recently updated World Health Organization (WHO) classification (2016), grade II-III astrocytomas are divided into IDH-wildtype and IDH-mutant groups, the latter being significantly less aggressive in terms of both progression-free and total survival. We identified a small cohort of WHO grade II-III astrocytomas that harbored the IDH1 R132H mutation, as confirmed by both immunohistochemistry and...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
