Worse outcome in primary glioblastoma multiforme with concurrent epidermal growth factor receptor and p53 alteration

Y Ruano, T Ribalta, ÁR de Lope… - American journal of …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Primary glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), in contrast with secondary GBM, has been
associated with the presence of EGFR amplification and absence of p53 mutation. In this …

Association of EGFR gene amplification and CDKN2 (p16/MTS1) gene deletion in glioblastoma multiforme

Y Hayashi, K Ueki, A Waha, OD Wiestler… - Brain …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) can be divided into genetic subsets: approximately one‐
third of GBM, primarily in older adults, have EGFR amplification; another one‐third, primarily …

Glioblastoma multiforme in an Asian population: evidence for a distinct genetic pathway

A Das, WL Tan, J Teo, DR Smith - Journal of neuro-oncology, 2002 - Springer
In Singapore astrocytic tumours occur in only 25% of patients with primary brain tumours
compared to 40–60% in other series. Glioblastoma multiforme arises either de novo as a …

Analysis of complex relationships between age, p53, epidermal growth factor receptor, and survival in glioblastoma patients

ML Simmons, KR Lamborn, M Takahashi, P Chen… - Cancer research, 2001 - AACR
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) carries a dismal prognosis. However, a range of survival
times exists, and parameters that define prognostic groups may help to optimize treatment …

Prognostic impact of molecular markers in a series of 220 primary glioblastomas

C Houillier, J Lejeune, A Benouaich‐Amiel… - Cancer, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND In contrast to oligodendrogliomas, molecular predictors of prognosis have
not been consistently found in glioblastomas. However, genetic studies show that …

Different molecular patterns in glioblastoma multiforme subtypes upon recurrence

R Martinez, V Rohde, G Schackert - Journal of neuro-oncology, 2010 - Springer
One of the hallmarks of glioblastoma is its inherent tendency to recur. At this point patients
with relapsed GBM show a survival time of only few months. The molecular basis of the …

Magnetic resonance imaging characteristics predict epidermal growth factor receptor amplification status in glioblastoma

M Aghi, P Gaviani, JW Henson, TT Batchelor… - Clinical Cancer …, 2005 - AACR
Purpose: Two clinical-molecular glioblastoma subtypes have been described:“primary”
glioblastomas arise de novo in older patients and often overexpress epidermal growth factor …

Prognostic value of epidermal growth factor receptor in patients with glioblastoma multiforme

N Shinojima, K Tada, S Shiraishi, T Kamiryo, M Kochi… - Cancer research, 2003 - AACR
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) frequently involves amplification and alteration of the
epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene, resulting in overexpression of varied …

Paradoxical relationship between the degree of EGFR amplification and outcome in glioblastomas

J Hobbs, MN Nikiforova, DW Fardo… - The American journal …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common primary brain tumor in adults and often has
amplification of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene. The value of EGFR as a …

A clinicopathological and molecular analysis of glioblastoma multiforme with long-term survival

P Das, T Puri, P Jha, P Pathak, N Joshi, V Suri… - Journal of clinical …, 2011 - Elsevier
The median survival time of patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is 12months, and
only 3–5% of patients survive longer than 3years. We performed histomorphological and …