IDH mutation status and role of WHO grade and mitotic index in overall survival in grade II–III diffuse gliomas

Adriana Olar*, Khalida M. Wani, Kristin D. Alfaro-Munoz, Lindsey E. Heathcock, Hinke F. van Thuijl, Mark R. Gilbert, Terri S. Armstrong, Erik P. Sulman, Daniel P. Cahill, Elizabeth Vera-Bolanos, Ying Yuan, Jaap C. Reijneveld, Bauke Ylstra, Pieter Wesseling, Kenneth D. Aldape

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Abstract

Diffuse gliomas are up till now graded based upon morphology. Recent findings indicate that isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) mutation status defines biologically distinct groups of tumors. The role of tumor grade and mitotic index in patient outcome has not been evaluated following stratification by IDH mutation status. To address this, we interrogated 558 WHO grade II–III diffuse gliomas for IDH1/2 mutations and investigated the prognostic impact of WHO grade within IDH-mutant and IDH-wild type tumor subsets independently. The prognostic impact of grade was modest in IDH-mutant [hazard ratio (HR) = 1.21, 95 % confidence interval (CI) = 0.91–1.61] compared to IDH-wild type tumors (HR = 1.74, 95 % CI = 0.95–3.16). Using a dichotomized mitotic index cut-off of 4/1000 tumor cells, we found that while mitotic index was significantly associated with outcome in IDH-wild type tumors (log-rank p 

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)585-596
Number of pages12
JournalActa Neuropathologica
Volume129
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2015

Keywords

  • 1p/19q
  • Diffuse glioma
  • IDH
  • Outcome
  • pHH3
  • WHO grade

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