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JOURNAL ARTICLE
RESEARCH SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T
REVIEW
Impact of Grade on Survival in Pleomorphic Xanthoastrocytoma and Low Prevalence of BRAF V600E Mutation.
World Neurosurgery 2022 August
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of BRAFV600E mutations in pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma (PXA) World Health Organization (WHO) Grade 2 and PXA WHO Grade 3 reported varies from 60% to 80%, yet the prognostic implications remain unclear.
METHODS: We reviewed the demographic and clinicoradiologic data of 20 PXAs WHO Grade 2 and 13 PXAs WHO Grade 3, operated between 2007 and 2020, to ascertain extent of excision, recurrence, progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS). PXAs WHO Grade 3 were defined by the presence of >5 mitoses/high-power field. PXAs WHO Grade 3 received adjuvant radiation therapy and chemotherapy whereas PXAs received radiation therapy if subtotally excised. All samples were analyzed for the presence of BRAFV600E mutation using DNA obtained from paraffin blocks using droplet-digital polymerase chain reaction.
RESULTS: The median patient age at diagnosis was 22 years with a male preponderance. BRAFV600E mutations were noted in 30% of tumors; 8 PXAs WHO Grade 2 and 2 PXAs WHO Grade 3. Recurrence occurred in 6 of 13 PXA WHO Grade 3 (55%) and 1 of 20 PXAs WHO Grade 2 (5%). At median follow-up of 45 months, the OS was 54 months and 33 months in the PXA WHO Grade 2 and PXA WHO Grade 3 groups, respectively (P = 0.02). OS and PFS did not differ between BRAF-mutated and BRAF-negative tumors.
CONCLUSIONS: BRAFV600E mutations are less frequent in our population than reported in the literature. The BRAF mutation does not significantly impact OS and PFS. PXAs WHO Grade 3 are a distinct clinical entity, associated with worse PFS and OS than PXAs WHO Grade 2.
METHODS: We reviewed the demographic and clinicoradiologic data of 20 PXAs WHO Grade 2 and 13 PXAs WHO Grade 3, operated between 2007 and 2020, to ascertain extent of excision, recurrence, progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS). PXAs WHO Grade 3 were defined by the presence of >5 mitoses/high-power field. PXAs WHO Grade 3 received adjuvant radiation therapy and chemotherapy whereas PXAs received radiation therapy if subtotally excised. All samples were analyzed for the presence of BRAFV600E mutation using DNA obtained from paraffin blocks using droplet-digital polymerase chain reaction.
RESULTS: The median patient age at diagnosis was 22 years with a male preponderance. BRAFV600E mutations were noted in 30% of tumors; 8 PXAs WHO Grade 2 and 2 PXAs WHO Grade 3. Recurrence occurred in 6 of 13 PXA WHO Grade 3 (55%) and 1 of 20 PXAs WHO Grade 2 (5%). At median follow-up of 45 months, the OS was 54 months and 33 months in the PXA WHO Grade 2 and PXA WHO Grade 3 groups, respectively (P = 0.02). OS and PFS did not differ between BRAF-mutated and BRAF-negative tumors.
CONCLUSIONS: BRAFV600E mutations are less frequent in our population than reported in the literature. The BRAF mutation does not significantly impact OS and PFS. PXAs WHO Grade 3 are a distinct clinical entity, associated with worse PFS and OS than PXAs WHO Grade 2.
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