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SUBMITTER: Jalbert LE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5361089 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jalbert Llewellyn E LE Elkhaled Adam A Phillips Joanna J JJ Neill Evan E Williams Aurelia A Crane Jason C JC Olson Marram P MP Molinaro Annette M AM Berger Mitchel S MS Kurhanewicz John J Ronen Sabrina M SM Chang Susan M SM Nelson Sarah J SJ
Scientific reports 20170322
Infiltrating low grade gliomas (LGGs) are heterogeneous in their behavior and the strategies used for clinical management are highly variable. A key factor in clinical decision-making is that patients with mutations in the isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 and 2 (IDH1/2) oncogenes are more likely to have a favorable outcome and be sensitive to treatment. Because of their relatively long overall median survival, more aggressive treatments are typically reserved for patients that have undergone malignant ...[more]