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. 2022 Jan 24;3(4):CASE21630. doi: 10.3171/CASE21630

TABLE 1.

Summary of 24 adult patients with NF1 diagnosed with glioblastoma, with treatment, recurrence, and survival

Authors & Year Age (yrs)/ Sex Location Molecular Features Treatment Recurrence Survival (mos) Functional Status
Miaux et al., 199717
32/F
Occipital
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Miyata et al., 200518
30/F
Right frontal
NA
SR + RT + chemotherapy (PCV)
10 mos
12 mos +
NA
Mehta et al., 200819
63/M
Parietal
NA
Biopsy
NA
2 mos
NA
Hakan et al., 200820
28/F
Frontal
NA
SR + RT + chemotherapy (TMZ)
NA
41 mos +
NA
Broekman et al, 200921
28/F
Right cerebellar
NA
SR + RT + chemotherapy (TMZ)
6 mos
12 mos
Nystagmus, diplopia, facial numbness, ataxia
Theeler et al., 20145
59/M
Right temporal
NA
SR + RT + chemotherapy (TMZ)
+ 17 cycles bevacizumab + irinotecan
24 mos
104.4 mos +
Stable
Theeler et al., 20145
25/M
Thalamus
NA
RT + chemotherapy (TMZ)
+ 10 cycles bevacizumab + TMZ
2 mos
13.9 mos
Multiple ischemic strokes, sepsis
Theeler et al., 20145
32/M
Cerebellar hemispheres
IDH wild type
RT + chemotherapy (TMZ)
+ adjuvant erlotinib 9 cycles
+ 37 cycles bevacizumab + irinotecan
3 mos
72.6 mos
Cardiac thrombosis
Jeong et al., 20147
32/M
Right frontal
NA
SR + RT + chemotherapy (TMZ)
NA
9 mos +
NA
Varghese et al., 201522
60/M
Right frontal
NA
SR + RT + chemotherapy (TMZ)
NA
NA
Hemiparesis improved
Ameratunga et al., 201623
24/M
Left cerebellar
IDH wild type
Tumor debulking + RT + chemotherapy (TMZ)
+ SR + everolimus+ TMZ
+ MEK inhibitor (trametinib)
24 mos
24 mos +
Improved clinically, functional
Shibahara et al., 201824
52/M
Occipital
NA
SR + RT + chemotherapy
NA
49 mos
NA
Shibahara et al., 201824
34/M
Frontal
NA
SR + RT + chemotherapy
NA
106 mos +
NA
Shibahara et al., 201824
28/M
Insula
NA
SR + RT + chemotherapy
NA
60 mos +
NA
Shibahara et al., 201824
53/M
Frontal
NA
SR + RT + chemotherapy
NA
87 mos +
NA
Singla et al., 201825
25/M
Right frontal
NA
SR + RT
24 mos
36 mos +
Back to baseline, functional
Fortunato et al., 201826
23/M
Brainstem
IDH wild type
SR + RT + chemotherapy (TMZ)
NA
1 mos
Adrenal insufficiency
Wong et al., 201927
27/M
Multiple
IDH1 mutation
Subtotal resection + RT + chemotherapy (TMZ)
NA
39 mos
NA
Narasimhaiah et al., 201916
21/F
Right frontoparietal lobe
NA
SR + RT + chemotherapy (TMZ)
NA
32 mos +
NA
Narasimhaiah et al., 201916
26/M
Right paraventricular
NA
Subtotal resection
+ total resection 10 years later
120 mos
Lost follow up
NA
Flower & Gallo, 201928
23/M
Cerebellar
NA
SR + RT + chemotherapy (TMZ)
17 mos
18 mos
Acute neurological decline, memory loss, unsteady gait, dysarthria, and dysphasia
Awada et al., 202029
19/M
Brainstem
IDH 1 mutation
RT + chemotherapy (TMZ)
+ VEGF inhibitor (axitinib) + PCDL-1 inhibitor (avelumab)
+ axitinib + lomustine, 2 cycles
+ MEK inhibitor (trametinib)
6 mos
48 mos +
Back to baseline, functional
Cai et al., 202130
51/F
Right temporal
IDH wild type
SR + RT + chemotherapy (TMZ)
NA
13 mos +
Headache and weakness improved, functional
Present case 27/M Frontoparietal IDH wild type
1p/19q codeletion
SR + RT + chemotherapy (TMZ)
+ bevacizumab
+ bevacizumab/irinotecan
48 mos 121 mos + Functional

NA = not available; PCDL-1 = programmed cell death 1 ligand; PVC = procarbazine, nimustine hydrochloride, and vincristine sulfate; RT = radiotherapy; SR = gross total resection; TERT = telomerase reverse transcriptase; TMZ = temozolomide; VEGF = vascular endothelial growth factor.