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. 2016 Nov 4;4(2):120–134. doi: 10.1093/nop/npw021

Table 1.

Response criteria evaluating glioblastoma progression

Response Criteria Extent of Response
Complete Response Partial Response Stable Disease Progression
Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumours (RECIST)24 No enhancing disease for 4 weeks ≥50% decrease in enhancing lesion size and no new lesions Does not qualify as any other Extent of Response ≥25% increase in enhancing lesion size or any new lesion
MacDonald Criteria34 No enhancing disease for 4 weeks, no corticosteroid, and neurologically stable or improved ≥50% decrease in enhancing lesion size, no new lesions, and stable or improved clinically Does not qualify as any other Extent of Response ≥25% increase in enhancing lesion size, any new lesion, or clinical deterioration related to disease progression
Response Assessment in Neuro- Oncology Working Group (RANO)7 No enhancing disease for 4 weeks*, stable or improved T2/ FLAIR lesions, no corticosteroid, and neurologically stable or improved ≥50% decrease in enhancing lesion size, stable or improved T2/ FLAIR lesions, no new lesions, and stable or improved clinically Does not qualify as any other Extent of Response ≥25% increase in enhancing lesion size, increasing T2/FLAIR lesion size, any new lesion**, or clinical deterioration related to disease progression

* Patients with non-measurable disease cannot be described as having a complete response

** New lesions outside of the radiation field are not considered to be secondary to pseudoprogression