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. 2011 Sep;104(3):811-5.
doi: 10.1007/s11060-011-0551-3. Epub 2011 Mar 4.

Leptomeningeal disease in oligodendroglial tumors: a population-based study

Gloria Roldán  1 , Jennifer Chan, Misha Eliasziw, J Gregory Cairncross, Peter A Forsyth
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Leptomeningeal disease in oligodendroglial tumors: a population-based study

Gloria Roldán et al. J Neurooncol. 2011 Sep.

Abstract

In this population-based study, we determined the frequency and clinical characteristics of leptomeningeal disease (LMD) developing in the context of oligodendroglial tumors (oligodendrogliomas and oligoastrocytomas). LMD occurred in only 3.9% (8/204) of oligodendroglial tumors and in patients with more recurrences [mean 2.88 vs. 1.27 in LMD and non-LMD, respectively (p = 0.001)]. In contrast to LMD from systemic solid tumors, the median survival following the diagnosis of LMD in oligodendroglial tumors was surprisingly long at 22 months (95% CI 11-33 months). Treatment with oral chemotherapy seemed as effective as more aggressive treatments (e.g. repeat RT or intrathecal chemotherapy) in these patients.

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Progression free survival (a) and overall survival (b) of patients with oligodendroglial tumors with and without LMD measured from the initial pathological diagnosis
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Overall survival of 8 patients with oligodendroglial tumors from diagnosis of LMD to death
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