Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, 37075, Göttingen, Germany.
Neurosurg Rev. 2022 Jun;45(3):2339-2347. doi: 10.1007/s10143-022-01754-y. Epub 2022 Feb 23.
Patients with inoperable glioblastoma (GBM) usually experience worse prognosis compared to those in whom gross total resection (GTR) is achievable. Considering the treatment duration and its side effects identification of patients with survival benefit from treatment is essential to guarantee the best achievable quality of life. The aim of this study was to evaluate the survival benefit from radio-chemotherapy and to identify clinical, molecular, and imaging parameters associated with better outcome in patients with biopsied GBMs. Consecutive patients with inoperable GBM who underwent tumor biopsy at our department from 2005 to 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. All patients had histologically confirmed GBM and were followed up until death. The overall survival (OS) was calculated from date of diagnosis to date of death. Clinical, radiological, and molecular predictors of OS were evaluated. A total of 95 patients with biopsied primary GBM were enrolled in the study. The mean age was 64.3 ± 13.2 years; 56.8% (54/95) were male, and 43.2% (41/95) female. Median OS in the entire cohort was 5.5 months. After stratification for adjuvant treatment, a higher median OS was found in the group with adjuvant treatment (7 months, range 2-88) compared to the group without treatment (1 month, range 1-5) log-rank test, p < 0.0001. Patients with inoperable GBM undergoing biopsy indeed experience a very limited OS. Adjuvant treatment is associated with significantly longer OS compared to patients not receiving treatment and should be considered, especially in younger patients with good clinical condition at presentation.
对于无法手术切除的胶质母细胞瘤(GBM)患者,与可实现大体全切除(GTR)的患者相比,预后通常更差。考虑到治疗持续时间及其副作用,确定从治疗中获益的生存患者对于保证最佳可实现的生活质量至关重要。本研究旨在评估放化疗的生存获益,并确定与活检证实的 GBM 患者更好结局相关的临床、分子和影像学参数。回顾性分析了 2005 年至 2019 年在我科因无法手术切除的 GBM 而接受肿瘤活检的连续患者。所有患者均经组织学证实为 GBM,并随访至死亡。总生存期(OS)从诊断日期计算至死亡日期。评估了 OS 的临床、影像学和分子预测因素。共纳入 95 例经活检证实的原发性 GBM 患者。平均年龄为 64.3±13.2 岁;56.8%(54/95)为男性,43.2%(41/95)为女性。整个队列的中位 OS 为 5.5 个月。在辅助治疗分层后,发现接受辅助治疗组的中位 OS 较高(7 个月,范围 2-88),而未接受治疗组的中位 OS 较低(1 个月,范围 1-5),对数秩检验,p<0.0001。行活检的无法手术切除的 GBM 患者的 OS 确实非常有限。与未接受治疗的患者相比,辅助治疗与显著更长的 OS 相关,应考虑辅助治疗,尤其是在起病时临床状况良好的年轻患者。