From astrocytoma to glioblastoma: a clonal evolution study

Fuhua Yang1,2, Yunding Zou3, Qiang Gong3

  • 1Department of Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, China.

FEBS Open Bio
|February 19, 2020
PubMed
Summary

Genetic analysis of astrocytoma recurrence reveals key mutations in TP53 and IDH1. These genetic changes, alongside treatment pressures, drive tumor evolution from lower-grade astrocytoma to glioblastoma.