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. 2017 Nov 20;18(11):2469. doi: 10.3390/ijms18112469
ATRX ATP-Dependent Helicase
BEV Bevacizumab
BSC Best Supportive Care
CCNU Lomustine
CCNU/TMZ Lomustine/Temozolomide
CDKN2A/B Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor 2A/B
CYB5R2 Cytochrome b5 Reductase 2
DNA Deoxyribonucleic Acid
EGFR Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor
F Female
GB Glioblastoma
Gd Gadolinium contrast enhancer
IDH1 Isocitrate Dehydrogenase 1
Iri Irinotecan
KPS Karnofsky Performance Score
M Male
meth. MGMT Promotor hypermethylation
mfGB Multifocal Glioblastoma
MGMT O-6-Methylguanine-DNA-Methyltransferase
MR Mixed Response
MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MSP Methylation-Specific Polymerase Chain Reaction
mTMZ Metronomic Temozolomide Scheme (“Always On”)
n.d. Not Determined
n.r. Not Reached
OS Overall Survival
Pat. No. Patient Number
PD Progressive Disease
PDGFRA Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor A
PFS Progression-Free Survival
PR Partial Response
QoL Quality of Life
reS Relapse Surgery
reXRT Relapse Radiotherapy
reXRT-TMZ Relapse Radiotherapy with Concomitant and Adjuvant Temozolomide
S Surgery
SD Stable Disease
sGB Solitary Glioblastoma
TMZ Temozolomide 5/28
TMZ 7-14 Dose Dense Temozolomide Scheme (“One Week On/One Week Off”)
TMZ 21-28 Dose Dense Temozolomide Scheme (“Three Weeks On/One Week Off”)
unmeth. No MGMT Promotor Hypermethylation
VEGF Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
VM26 Teniposide
XRT Radiotherapy
XRT-TMZ Radiotherapy with Concomitant and Adjuvant Temozolomide