Background: The 2016 WHO classification of CNS tumors included molecular parameters in addition to histology to redefine many tumor entities. Low-grade glioma (LGG) are divided into isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) wild type or mutant. Absence of IDH mutation is a rare event in LGG, and IDH wild type are considered a provisional entity. The technique used to assess IDH mutation is essential to determine the real impact of this tumor type. Methods: The observation of a particularly favorable outcome in a group of 42 patients with a diagnosis of IDH wild type LGG (OS= 93.7 months) led us to retest IDH mutation with a more sensitive technique. Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) was used to retest IDH status in tumor samples, the results of NGS assay were compared with previous finding
IDH wild type low grade gliomas: Who seeks shall find
G Lanza;
2017
Abstract
Background: The 2016 WHO classification of CNS tumors included molecular parameters in addition to histology to redefine many tumor entities. Low-grade glioma (LGG) are divided into isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) wild type or mutant. Absence of IDH mutation is a rare event in LGG, and IDH wild type are considered a provisional entity. The technique used to assess IDH mutation is essential to determine the real impact of this tumor type. Methods: The observation of a particularly favorable outcome in a group of 42 patients with a diagnosis of IDH wild type LGG (OS= 93.7 months) led us to retest IDH mutation with a more sensitive technique. Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) was used to retest IDH status in tumor samples, the results of NGS assay were compared with previous findingI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
