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. 2022 Nov 9;14(22):5509.
doi: 10.3390/cancers14225509.

Characteristics, Patterns of Care and Predictive Geriatric Factors in Elderly Patients Treated for High-Grade IDH-Mutant Gliomas: A French POLA Network Study

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Characteristics, Patterns of Care and Predictive Geriatric Factors in Elderly Patients Treated for High-Grade IDH-Mutant Gliomas: A French POLA Network Study

Coline Montégut et al. Cancers (Basel). .

Abstract

Background: Describe the characteristics, patterns of care, and predictive geriatric factors of elderly patients with IDHm high-grade glioma (HGG) included in the French POLA network. Material and Methods: The characteristics of elderly (≥70 years) patients IDHm HGG were compared to those of younger patients IDHm HGG (<70 years) and of elderly patients IDHwt HGG. Geriatric features were collected. Results: Out of 1433 HGG patients included, 119 (8.3%) were ≥70 years. Among them, 39 presented with IDHm HGG. The main characteristics of elderly IDHm HGG were different from those of elderly IDHwt HGG but similar to those of younger IDHm HGG. In contrast, their therapeutic management was different from those of younger IDHm HGG with less frequent gross total resection and radiotherapy. The median progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were longer for elderly patients IDHm HGG (29.3 months and 62.1 months) than elderly patients IDHwt HGG (8.3 months and 13.3 months) but shorter than those of younger patients IDHm HGG (69.1 months and not reached). Geriatric factors associated with PFS and OS were mobility, neuropsychological disorders, body mass index, and autonomy. Geriatric factors associated with PFS and OS were mobility, neuropsychological disorders, and body mass index, and autonomy. Conclusion: the outcome of IDHm HGG in elderly patients is better than that of IDHwt HGG. Geriatric assessment may be particularly important to optimally manage these patients.

Keywords: IDH mutation; elderly; geriatric assessment; high grade glioma.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Progression free-survival (A) and overall survival (B) according to the age (< or ≥70 years) and IDH mutation status. Progression free-survival (C) and overall survival (D) according to the age and the histological subtype of IDH mutated HGG patients.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Progression-free survival (AD) according to geriatric parameters in elderly patients IDHm HGG: motricity (A), neuropsychological disorders (B), Body Mass Index (BMI) (C), and autonomy (D). Overall survival (EH) according to geriatric parameters in elderly patients IDHm HGG: mobility (E), neuropsychological disorders (F), BMI (G), and autonomy (H).
Figure 3
Figure 3
(A). ROC (Receiver Operating Characteristics) curve of the Brain Geriatric Score according to long-term survivors. (B). Progression-Free Survival (left) and Overall Survival (right) of patients according to the BGS using a cut-off of 10. (C). Brain Tumor Geriatric Score detail.

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