Chemotherapy for adult patients with spinal cord gliomas

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Background: The incidence of spinal cord gliomas, particularly in adults is low, and the role of chemotherapy has remained unclear. Methods: We performed a multicenter, retrospective study of 21 patients diagnosed with spinal cord glioma who received chemotherapy at any time during the disease course. Benefit from chemotherapy was estimated by magnetic resonance imaging. Data on radiotherapy were taken into consideration. Results: Thirteen patients were diagnosed with astrocytic gliomas World Health Organization (WHO) grades 1-4, the remaining eight patients with ependymomas WHO grades 1 or 3. Most patients had more than one neurosurgical intervention. Median age at time of first chemotherapy was 33 years (range 21-67 years). Seven patients had chemotherapy combined with radiotherapy as first-line treatment. Two patients had chemoradiotherapy at recurrence, without prior tumor-specific treatment beyond surgery. One patient received chemotherapy alone as first-line treatment and 2 patients had chemotherapy alone at recurrence, without prior treatment. Nine patients had received radiation therapy at an earlier time and chemotherapy was given at time of further recurrences. Best responses in astrocytomas were as follows: chemotherapy alone - 2 stable disease (SD) and 3 progressive disease (PD); chemoradiotherapy - 1 complete response, 3 SD, and 4 PD. Best responses in ependymomas were as follows: chemotherapy alone - 1 partial response, 5 SD, and 1 PD; chemoradiotherapy - 1 SD. Conclusions: Spinal cord gliomas represent a heterogeneous group of tumors. Survival outcomes in response to chemotherapy in adult spinal cord glioma patients vary substantially, but individual patients appear to derive benefit from chemotherapy.

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Gramatzki, D., Felsberg, J., Hentschel, B., Bähr, O., Westphal, M., Schackert, G., … Weller, M. (2021). Chemotherapy for adult patients with spinal cord gliomas. Neuro-Oncology Practice, 8(4), 475–484. https://doi.org/10.1093/nop/npab017

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