Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Department of Neurosurgery, Section of Pediatric Neurosurgery, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
J Cancer Res Clin Oncol. 2024 Apr 5;150(4):178. doi: 10.1007/s00432-024-05701-w.
The prognostic utility of MIB-1 labeling index (LI) in pediatric low-grade glioma (PLGG) has not yet conclusively been described. We assess the correlation of MIB-1 LI and tumor growth velocity (TGV), aiming to contribute to the understanding of clinical implications and the predictive value of MIB-1 LI as an indicator of proliferative activity and progression-free survival (PFS) in PLGG.
MIB-1 LI of a cohort of 172 nonependymal PLGGs were comprehensively characterized. Correlation to TGV, assessed by sequential MRI-based three-dimensional volumetry, and PFS was analyzed.
Mean MIB-1 LI accounted for 2.7% (range: < 1-10) and showed a significant decrease to 1.5% at secondary surgery (p = .0013). A significant difference of MIB-1 LI in different histopathological types and a correlation to tumor volume at diagnosis could be shown. Linear regression analysis showed a correlation between MIB-1 LI and preoperative TGV (R = .55, p < .0001), while correlation to TGV remarkably decreased after incomplete resection (R = .08, p = .013). Log-rank test showed no association of MIB-1 LI and 5-year PFS after incomplete (MIB-1 LI > 1 vs ≤ 1%: 48 vs 46%, p = .73) and gross-total resection (MIB-1 LI > 1 vs ≤ 1%: 89 vs 95%, p = .75).
These data confirm a correlation of MIB-1 LI and radiologically detectable TGV in PLGG for the first time. Compared with preoperative TGV, a crucially decreasing correlation of MIB-1 LI and TGV after surgery may result in limited prognostic capability of MIB-1 LI in PLGG.
在小儿低级别胶质瘤(PLGG)中,MIB-1 标记指数(LI)的预后实用性尚未得到明确描述。我们评估了 MIB-1 LI 与肿瘤生长速度(TGV)的相关性,旨在帮助理解 MIB-1 LI 作为增殖活性和无进展生存期(PFS)的指标的临床意义和预测价值。
对 172 例非室管膜 PLGG 队列的 MIB-1 LI 进行了全面特征描述。通过基于 MRI 的三维体积测量来评估 TGV,并对 TGV 与 PFS 进行分析。
平均 MIB-1 LI 占 2.7%(范围:<1-10),在二次手术时显著降低至 1.5%(p=0.0013)。不同组织病理学类型之间的 MIB-1 LI 存在显著差异,且与诊断时的肿瘤体积相关。线性回归分析显示 MIB-1 LI 与术前 TGV 呈正相关(R=0.55,p<0.0001),而在不完全切除后,相关性显著降低(R=0.08,p=0.013)。对数秩检验显示,不完全切除后(MIB-1 LI>1%与≤1%:48 与 46%,p=0.73)和大体全切除后(MIB-1 LI>1%与≤1%:89 与 95%,p=0.75),MIB-1 LI 与 5 年 PFS 之间均无相关性。
这些数据首次证实了 MIB-1 LI 与 PLGG 中可检测到的 TGV 之间存在相关性。与术前 TGV 相比,手术后 MIB-1 LI 和 TGV 之间相关性显著降低,可能导致 MIB-1 LI 在 PLGG 中的预后能力有限。