Upfront Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Guided Stereotactic Laser-Ablation in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma: A Multicenter Review of Survival Outcomes Compared to a Matched Cohort of Biopsy-Only Patients

Document Type

Article

Abstract

© 2018 by the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. BACKGROUND: Laser ablation (LA) is used as an upfront treatment in patients with deep seated newly diagnosed Glioblastoma (nGBM). OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the outcomes of LA in patients with nGBM and compare them with a matched biopsy-only cohort. METHODS: Twenty-four nGBM patients underwent upfront LA at Cleveland clinic, Washington University in St. Louis, and Yale University (6/2011-12/2014) followed by chemo/radiotherapy. Also, 24 out of 171 nGBM patients with biopsy followed by chemo/radiotherapy were matched based on age (< 70 vs ≥ 70), gender, tumor location (deep vs lobar), and volume (<11 cc vs ≥11 cc). Progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), and disease-specific PFS and OS were outcome measures. Three prognostic groups were identified based on extent of tumor ablation by thermal-damage-threshold (TDT)-lines. RESULTS: The median tumor volume in LA (n = 24) and biopsy only (n = 24) groups was 9.3 cm3 and 8.2 cm3 respectively. Overall, median estimate of OS and PFS in LA cohort was 14.4 and 4.3 mo compared to 15.8 mo and 5.9 mo for biopsy only cohort. On multivariate analysis, favorable TDT-line prognostic groups were associated with lower incidence of disease specific death (P =. 03) and progression (P =. 05) compared to other groups including biopsy only cohort. Only age (<70 yr, P =. 02) and tumor volume (<11 cc, P =. 03) were favorable prognostic factors for OS. CONCLUSION: The maximum tumor coverage by LA followed by radiation/chemotherapy is an effective treatment modality in patients with nGBM, compared to biopsy only cohort. The TDT-line prognostic groups were independent predictor of disease specific death and progression after LA.

Publication Date

12-1-2019

Publication Title

Clinical Neurosurgery

ISSN

0148396X

E-ISSN

15244040

Volume

85

Issue

6

First Page

762

Last Page

772

PubMed ID

30476325

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1093/neuros/nyy449

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