Predictors of mortality and tumor recurrence in desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma and astrocytoma-and individual participant data meta-analysis (IPDMA).
Shelly WangMatthew Z SunI Joshua AbecassisAlexander G WeilGeorge M IbrahimAria FallahChibawanye EneSarah E S LearyBonnie L ColeChristina M LockwoodJames M OlsonJ Russell GeyerRichard G EllenbogenJeffrey G OjemannAnthony C WangPublished in: Journal of neuro-oncology (2021)
Our IPDMA of DIA/DIG cases reported in the literature revealed that GTR was a predictor of survival while leptomeningeal metastasis at presentation was associated with mortality. Deep tumor location and chemotherapy were associated with tumor recurrence / progression.