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