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Astrocytic tumor

MedGen UID:
977562
Concept ID:
CN294317
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: astrocytic neoplasm; astrocytic tumor; Astrocytoma; astrocytoma of brain; astrocytoma, no ICD-O subtype; astroglioma
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0021636
Orphanet: ORPHA94

Definition

A complex group of benign and malignant cerebral tumors arising at any age. [from ORDO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Yoon HJ, Ahn KJ, Lee S, Jang JH, Choi HS, Jung SL, Kim BS, Jeun SS, Hong YK
Neuroradiology 2017 Jul;59(7):665-675. Epub 2017 May 26 doi: 10.1007/s00234-017-1851-x. PMID: 28550465
Stukel JM, Caplan MR
Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2009 Jul;6(7):705-18. doi: 10.1517/17425240902988470. PMID: 19538036
Gelpi E, Popovic M, Preusser M, Budka H, Hainfellner J
Neuropathology 2005 Sep;25(3):241-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1789.2005.00612.x. PMID: 16193842

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Akimoto J
Brain Tumor Pathol 2023 Apr;40(2):78-84. Epub 2023 Apr 6 doi: 10.1007/s10014-023-00454-9. PMID: 37022648
Mikkelsen VE, Solheim O, Salvesen Ø, Torp SH
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2021 Jul;163(7):1911-1920. Epub 2020 Oct 21 doi: 10.1007/s00701-020-04608-y. PMID: 33085022Free PMC Article
Shirahata M, Ono T, Stichel D, Schrimpf D, Reuss DE, Sahm F, Koelsche C, Wefers A, Reinhardt A, Huang K, Sievers P, Shimizu H, Nanjo H, Kobayashi Y, Miyake Y, Suzuki T, Adachi JI, Mishima K, Sasaki A, Nishikawa R, Bewerunge-Hudler M, Ryzhova M, Absalyamova O, Golanov A, Sinn P, Platten M, Jungk C, Winkler F, Wick A, Hänggi D, Unterberg A, Pfister SM, Jones DTW, van den Bent M, Hegi M, French P, Baumert BG, Stupp R, Gorlia T, Weller M, Capper D, Korshunov A, Herold-Mende C, Wick W, Louis DN, von Deimling A
Acta Neuropathol 2018 Jul;136(1):153-166. Epub 2018 Apr 23 doi: 10.1007/s00401-018-1849-4. PMID: 29687258
Rao AA, Laack NN, Giannini C, Wetmore C
Pediatr Blood Cancer 2010 Aug;55(2):290-4. doi: 10.1002/pbc.22490. PMID: 20582976
Paulus W, Tonn JC
J Neurooncol 1995;24(1):87-91. doi: 10.1007/BF01052664. PMID: 8523081

Diagnosis

Akimoto J
Brain Tumor Pathol 2023 Apr;40(2):78-84. Epub 2023 Apr 6 doi: 10.1007/s10014-023-00454-9. PMID: 37022648
Kleinschmidt-DeMasters BK, Ormond DR
J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 2023 Feb 21;82(3):194-201. doi: 10.1093/jnen/nlac126. PMID: 36637258
Mikkelsen VE, Solheim O, Salvesen Ø, Torp SH
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2021 Jul;163(7):1911-1920. Epub 2020 Oct 21 doi: 10.1007/s00701-020-04608-y. PMID: 33085022Free PMC Article
von Deimling A, Ono T, Shirahata M, Louis DN
Semin Neurol 2018 Feb;38(1):19-23. Epub 2018 Mar 16 doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1636430. PMID: 29548048
Fang BJ, Geng FY, Lu FQ, Wang YH, Zhang LQ, Meng FG
J BUON 2016 Jan-Feb;21(1):191-8. PMID: 27061548

Therapy

Faccion RS, Bernardo PS, de Lopes GPF, Bastos LS, Teixeira CL, de Oliveira JA, Fernandes PV, Dubois LG, Chimelli L, Maia RC
Cell Oncol (Dordr) 2018 Apr;41(2):141-157. Epub 2018 Jan 26 doi: 10.1007/s13402-017-0361-5. PMID: 29374392
Rajappa P, Cobb WS, Vartanian E, Huang Y, Daly L, Hoffman C, Zhang J, Shen B, Yanowitch R, Garg K, Cisse B, Haddock S, Huse J, Pisapia DJ, Chan TA, Lyden DC, Bromberg JF, Greenfield JP
Clin Cancer Res 2017 Jun 15;23(12):3109-3119. Epub 2016 Dec 30 doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-16-1508. PMID: 28039266Free PMC Article
Qin LS, Jia PF, Zhang ZQ, Zhang SM
J Exp Clin Cancer Res 2015 May 30;34(1):57. doi: 10.1186/s13046-015-0174-1. PMID: 26024660Free PMC Article
Chandramohan V, Sampson JH, Pastan I, Bigner DD
Clin Dev Immunol 2012;2012:480429. Epub 2012 Feb 9 doi: 10.1155/2012/480429. PMID: 22400035Free PMC Article
Stukel JM, Caplan MR
Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2009 Jul;6(7):705-18. doi: 10.1517/17425240902988470. PMID: 19538036

Prognosis

Comincini S
Cells 2020 Sep 30;9(10) doi: 10.3390/cells9102216. PMID: 33007988Free PMC Article
Shirahata M, Ono T, Stichel D, Schrimpf D, Reuss DE, Sahm F, Koelsche C, Wefers A, Reinhardt A, Huang K, Sievers P, Shimizu H, Nanjo H, Kobayashi Y, Miyake Y, Suzuki T, Adachi JI, Mishima K, Sasaki A, Nishikawa R, Bewerunge-Hudler M, Ryzhova M, Absalyamova O, Golanov A, Sinn P, Platten M, Jungk C, Winkler F, Wick A, Hänggi D, Unterberg A, Pfister SM, Jones DTW, van den Bent M, Hegi M, French P, Baumert BG, Stupp R, Gorlia T, Weller M, Capper D, Korshunov A, Herold-Mende C, Wick W, Louis DN, von Deimling A
Acta Neuropathol 2018 Jul;136(1):153-166. Epub 2018 Apr 23 doi: 10.1007/s00401-018-1849-4. PMID: 29687258
von Deimling A, Ono T, Shirahata M, Louis DN
Semin Neurol 2018 Feb;38(1):19-23. Epub 2018 Mar 16 doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1636430. PMID: 29548048
Aldape K, Zadeh G, Mansouri S, Reifenberger G, von Deimling A
Acta Neuropathol 2015 Jun;129(6):829-48. Epub 2015 May 6 doi: 10.1007/s00401-015-1432-1. PMID: 25943888
Chandramohan V, Sampson JH, Pastan I, Bigner DD
Clin Dev Immunol 2012;2012:480429. Epub 2012 Feb 9 doi: 10.1155/2012/480429. PMID: 22400035Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Zhang Q, Xu B, Chen J, Chen F, Chen Z
J Clin Lab Anal 2020 Mar;34(3):e23082. Epub 2019 Nov 1 doi: 10.1002/jcla.23082. PMID: 31677196Free PMC Article
Shirahata M, Ono T, Stichel D, Schrimpf D, Reuss DE, Sahm F, Koelsche C, Wefers A, Reinhardt A, Huang K, Sievers P, Shimizu H, Nanjo H, Kobayashi Y, Miyake Y, Suzuki T, Adachi JI, Mishima K, Sasaki A, Nishikawa R, Bewerunge-Hudler M, Ryzhova M, Absalyamova O, Golanov A, Sinn P, Platten M, Jungk C, Winkler F, Wick A, Hänggi D, Unterberg A, Pfister SM, Jones DTW, van den Bent M, Hegi M, French P, Baumert BG, Stupp R, Gorlia T, Weller M, Capper D, Korshunov A, Herold-Mende C, Wick W, Louis DN, von Deimling A
Acta Neuropathol 2018 Jul;136(1):153-166. Epub 2018 Apr 23 doi: 10.1007/s00401-018-1849-4. PMID: 29687258
Aldape K, Zadeh G, Mansouri S, Reifenberger G, von Deimling A
Acta Neuropathol 2015 Jun;129(6):829-48. Epub 2015 May 6 doi: 10.1007/s00401-015-1432-1. PMID: 25943888
Chandramohan V, Sampson JH, Pastan I, Bigner DD
Clin Dev Immunol 2012;2012:480429. Epub 2012 Feb 9 doi: 10.1155/2012/480429. PMID: 22400035Free PMC Article
Stukel JM, Caplan MR
Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2009 Jul;6(7):705-18. doi: 10.1517/17425240902988470. PMID: 19538036

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