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Medientyp:
E-Artikel
Titel:
Extent, pattern, and prognostic value of MGMT promotor methylation: does it differ between glioblastoma and IDH-wildtype/TERT-mutated astrocytoma?
Beteiligte:
Teske, Nico;
Karschnia, Philipp;
Weller, Jonathan;
Siller, Sebastian;
Dorostkar, Mario M.;
Herms, Jochen;
von Baumgarten, Louisa;
Tonn, Joerg Christian;
Thon, Niklas
Erschienen:
Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2022
Beschreibung:
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:sec>
<jats:title>Introduction</jats:title>
<jats:p>The cIMPACT-NOW update 6 first introduced glioblastoma diagnosis based on the combination of IDH-wildtype (<jats:italic>IDHwt</jats:italic>) status and TERT promotor mutation (<jats:italic>pTERTmut</jats:italic>). In glioblastoma as defined by histopathology according to the WHO 2016 classification, MGMT promotor status is associated with outcome. Whether this is also true in glioblastoma defined by molecular markers is yet unclear.
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<jats:title>Methods</jats:title>
<jats:p>We searched the institutional database for patients with: (1) glioblastoma defined by histopathology; and (2) <jats:italic>IDHwt</jats:italic> astrocytoma with <jats:italic>pTERTmut</jats:italic>. MGMT promotor methylation was analysed using methylation-specific PCR and Sanger sequencing of CpG sites within the MGMT promotor region.
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<jats:title>Results</jats:title>
<jats:p>We identified 224 patients with glioblastoma diagnosed based on histopathology, and 54 patients with <jats:italic>IDHwt</jats:italic> astrocytoma with <jats:italic>pTERTmut</jats:italic> (19 astrocytomas WHO grade II and 38 astrocytomas WHO grade III). There was no difference in the number of MGMT methylated tumors between the two cohorts as determined per PCR, and also neither the number nor the pattern of methylated CpG sites differed as determined per Sanger sequencing. Progression-free (PFS) and overall survival (OS) was similar between the two cohorts when treated with radio- or chemotherapy. In both cohorts, higher numbers of methylated CpG sites were associated with favourable outcome.</jats:p>
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<jats:title>Conclusions</jats:title>
<jats:p>Extent and pattern of methylated CpG sites are similar in glioblastoma and <jats:italic>IDHwt</jats:italic> astrocytoma with <jats:italic>pTERTmut</jats:italic>. In both tumor entities, higher numbers of methylated CpG sites appear associated with more favourable outcome. Evaluation in larger prospective cohorts is warranted.</jats:p>
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