Impact of tumor stage, operative down-staging, tumor grade and radioresponsitivity of the tumor on survival in supratentorial astrocytomas

J Exp Clin Cancer Res. 1998 Dec;17(4):471-8.

Abstract

This retrospective study analyzed specifically the predicting factors for radioresponse and survival in 74 supratentorial astrocytoma patients. As a result of this study, cytoreduction in terms of ODs to T1 or T0 stage level or pre-RT T1 tumor stage along with radioresponse has a positive impact on long-term survival. It seems that radical radiotherapy should be the choice of treatment for the patients who had pre-RT T0 and T1 disease who were found more likely to respond to radiotherapy. This has not been reported previously and needs to be confirmed in larger trials.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Astrocytoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Astrocytoma / pathology
  • Astrocytoma / radiotherapy*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Staging*
  • Radiation Tolerance*
  • Radiography
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Supratentorial Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Supratentorial Neoplasms / pathology
  • Supratentorial Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
  • Survivors
  • Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed