USF-LVHN SELECT
A Cohort Study on Prognostic Factors for Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy Success in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma.
Publication/Presentation Date
8-16-2021
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) is a promising approach for cytoreduction of deep-seated gliomas. However, parameters contributing to treatment success remain unclear.
OBJECTIVE: To identify extent of ablation (EOA) and time to chemotherapy (TTC) as predictors of improved overall and progression-free survival (OS, PFS) and suggest laser parameters to achieve optimal EOA.
METHODS: Demographic, clinical, and survival data were collected retrospectively from 20 patients undergoing LITT for newly diagnosed glioblastoma (nGBM). EOA was calculated through magnetic resonance imaging-based volumetric analysis. Kaplan-Meier and multivariate Cox regression were used to examine the relationship between EOA with OS and PFS accounting for covariates (age, isocitrate dehydrogenase-1 (IDH1) mutation, O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase hypermethylation). The effect of laser thermodynamic parameters (power, energy, time) on EOA was identified through linear regression.
RESULTS: Median OS and PFS for the entire cohort were 36.2 and 3.5 mo respectively. Patient's with >70% EOA had significantly improved PFS compared to ≤70% EOA (5.2 vs 2.3 mo, P = .01) and trended toward improved OS (36.2 vs 11 mo, P = .07) on univariate and multivariate analysis. Total laser power was a significant predictor for increased EOA when accounting for preoperative lesion volume (P = .001). Chemotherapy within 16 d of surgery significantly predicted improved PFS compared to delaying chemotherapy (9.4 vs 3.1 mo, P = .009).
CONCLUSION: Increased EOA was a predictor of improved PFS with evidence of a trend toward improved OS in LITT treatment of nGBM. A strategy favoring higher laser power during tumor ablation may achieve optimal EOA. Early transition to chemotherapy after LITT improves PFS.
Volume
89
Issue
3
First Page
496
Last Page
503
ISSN
1524-4040
Published In/Presented At
Di, L., Wang, C. P., Shah, A. H., Eichberg, D. G., Semonche, A. M., Sanjurjo, A. D., Luther, E. M., Jermakowicz, W. J., Komotar, R. J., & Ivan, M. E. (2021). A Cohort Study on Prognostic Factors for Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy Success in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma. Neurosurgery, 89(3), 496–503. https://doi.org/10.1093/neuros/nyab193
Disciplines
Medical Education | Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
34156076
Department(s)
USF-LVHN SELECT Program, USF-LVHN SELECT Program Students
Document Type
Article