Lattanzio 2015.
Study characteristics | ||
Study design | Cohort | |
Study setting | Setting: Department of Neurosurgery, Santa Croce University Hospital, Cuneo Country: Italy Dates: tissue collected between 2006 and 2013 |
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Selection of participants | People with newly diagnosed GBM and treated with standard TMZ‐containing chemoradiotherapy protocols | |
Participant characteristics | Sample size: 46 (deaths: 29) Age: median 64.5; range 24–84 years Sex: 76.1% men KPS: NR |
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Tumour characteristics | GBM: 100% First diagnosis: 100% Biopsy: NR; subtotal resection: NR; total resection: NR IDH1 wild‐type: NR; IDH2 wild‐type: NR |
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Treatment regimen | Standard TMZ‐containing chemoradiotherapy protocols | |
MGMT promoter methylation tests implemented | MSP, PSQ | |
Dates and follow‐up | Timing of MGMT assessment: for each participant, 2 samples of the primary tumour obtained: 1 collected during surgery, immersed in RNA later (Life Technologies, Carlsbad, CA, USA) and immediately snap‐frozen in liquid nitrogen, and 1 assembled from biopsy in FFPE sections using standard procedures. Start time for follow‐up: date of first surgery; follow‐up: median 7.4 months; range NR |
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