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Malignant clinical features of anaplastic gliomas without IDH mutation
Ichiyo Shibahara1, Yukihiko Sonoda1, Takuhiro Shoji1
1Department of Neurosurgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan (I.S., Y.S., T.S., M.K., R.S., T.I., T.K., Y.Y., T.T.); Department of Public Health, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan (T.W.); Department of Neurosurgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan (T.K.); Pathological Division, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan (M.W.); Department of Pathology, Sendai Medical Center, Sendai, Japan (H.S.).
Background:
Diagnosis of WHO grade III anaplastic gliomas does not always correspond to its clinical outcome because of the isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) gene status. Anaplastic gliomas without IDH mutation result in a poor prognosis, similar to grade IV glioblastomas. However, the malignant features of anaplastic gliomas without IDH mutation are not well understood. The aim of this study was to examine anaplastic gliomas, in particular those without IDH mutation, with regard to their malignant features, recurrence patterns, and association with glioma stem cells.
Methods:
We retrospectively analyzed 86 cases of WHO grade III anaplastic gliomas. Data regarding patient characteristics, recurrence pattern, and prognosis were obtained from medical records. We examined molecular alterations such as IDH mutation, 1p19q loss, TP53 mutation, MGMT promoter methylation, Ki67 labeling index, and CD133, SOX2, and NESTIN expression.
Results:
Of the 86 patients with anaplastic gliomas, 58 carried IDH mutation, and 40 experienced recurrence. The first recurrence was local in 25 patients and distant in 15. Patients without IDH mutation exhibited significantly higher CD133 and SOX2 expression (P = .025 and .020, respectively) and more frequent distant recurrence than those with IDH mutation (P = .022).
Conclusions:
Patients with anaplastic gliomas without IDH mutation experienced distant recurrence and exhibited glioma stem cell markers, indicating that this subset may share some malignant characteristics with glioblastomas.
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