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. 2022 Apr 29;10(2):83–93. doi: 10.14791/btrt.2022.0001

Table 7. Adjuvant treatment for patients with WHO grade 2 diffuse astrocytoma, IDH-wildtype by KSNO, NCCN, and EANO guideline.

Guidelines Adjuvant treatment
KSNO 1) Standard RT & adjuvant temozolomide chemotherapy (Level III)
2) Standard RT alone
3) Observation
NCCN* - For patients with KPS ≥60
1) Standard RT & followed adjuvant temozolomide chemotherapy
2) Standard RT with concurrent & adjuvant temozolomide chemotherapy
- For patient with KPS <60
1) RT (hypofractionated) alone
2) Temozolomide chemotherapy, if MGMT promoter methylated (category 2B)
3) Palliative/best supportive care
EANO 1) Wait-and-see
2) RT (50–54 Gy in 1.8–2.0 Gy fractions)
3) RT followed by PCV or Temozolomide CCRT (determined by MGMT status)

*Same guideline for patients with WHO grade 3 anaplastic astrocytoma. CCRT, concurrent chemoradiotherapy; EANO, European Association of Neuro-Oncology; IDH, isocitrate dehydrogenase; KPS, Karnofsky Performance Scale; KSNO, Korean Society for Neuro-Oncology; MGMT, O6-methylguanine-DNA-methyltrasferase; NCCN, National Comprehensive Cancer Network; PCV, procarbazine, CCNU, and vincristine; RT, radiotherapy; WHO, World Health Organization