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ArticleBiomedicines2023

Glioblastoma: A Retrospective Analysis of the Role of the Maximal Surgical Resection on Overall Survival and Progression Free Survival.

Gabriele Polonara, Denis Aiudi, Alessio Iacoangeli, Alessio Raggi, Matteo Maria Ottaviani, Ruggero Antonini, Maurizio Iacoangeli, Mauro Dobran

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Article in Biomedicines, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Gabriele PolonaraDepartment of Neuroradiology, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Tronto 10/A, 60126 Ancona, Italy.
Denis AiudiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Tronto 10/A, 60126 Ancona, Italy.
Alessio IacoangeliDepartment of Neurosurgery, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Tronto 10/A, 60126 Ancona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4514-0704
Alessio RaggiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Tronto 10/A, 60126 Ancona, Italy.
Matteo Maria OttavianiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Tronto 10/A, 60126 Ancona, Italy.
Ruggero AntoniniDepartment of Neurosurgery, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Tronto 10/A, 60126 Ancona, Italy.
Maurizio IacoangeliDepartment of Neurosurgery, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Tronto 10/A, 60126 Ancona, Italy.
Mauro DobranDepartment of Neurosurgery, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Tronto 10/A, 60126 Ancona, Italy.

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Abstract

backgroundGlioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and aggressive primary brain tumor in adults; despite advances in the understanding of GBM pathogenesis, significant achievements in treating this disease are still lacking. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic significance of the extent of surgical resection (EOR), beyond the neoplastic mass, on the overall survival (OS).

methodsA retrospective review of a single-institution glioblastoma patient database (January 2012-September 2021) was undertaken. The series is composed of 64 patients who underwent surgery at the University Department of Neurosurgery of Ancona; the series was divided into four groups based on the amount of tumor mass excision with the fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) abnormalities (SUPr-supratotal resection, GTR-gross total resection, STR-subtotal resection, BIOPSY). The hypothesis was that the maximal resection of FLAIR abnormalities may improve the overall survival compared to the resection of the visible T1 contrast-enhanced neoplastic area only.

resultsIn the univariate analysis, SUPr and GTR are correlated with the overall survival (

conclusionsMaximal surgical resection, when feasible, involving areas of FLAIR abnormalities represents an advantageous approach for the OS in GBM patients.

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brain tumorsextent of surgical resectionFLAIR infiltrationglioblastomaoverall survival

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PMCPMC10045159

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