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Multicenter Study
Five-aminolevulinic acid for fluorescence-guided resection of recurrent malignant gliomas: a phase ii study.
- Arya Nabavi, Holger Thurm, Basilios Zountsas, Thorsten Pietsch, Heinrich Lanfermann, Uwe Pichlmeier, Maximilian Mehdorn, and 5-ALA Recurrent Glioma Study Group.
- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
- Neurosurgery. 2009 Dec 1; 65 (6): 1070-6; discussion 1076-7.
ObjectiveTo assess the feasibility of 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) fluorescence guidance for resection of recurrent malignant brain tumors.MethodsIn a multicenter prospective, single-arm, uncontrolled phase II study, 36 patients with recurrent glioma (World Health Organization grade III/IV) received 5-ALA before surgery. After microsurgical resection, biopsies from pathological and nonpathological areas (as identified under conventional white light) were obtained to determine the positive predictive value (PPV) of 5-ALA-induced tissue fluorescence in detecting tumors. Adverse events, neurological examinations, and survival data were documented for a minimal follow-up of 6 months.ResultsThe patient-based PPV, defined as the percentage of patients showing positive tumor cell identification in all biopsies taken from areas of weak and strong fluorescence was 97.2% for pathological areas and 79.4% in nonpathological areas. Within areas of strong fluorescence, PPV was higher (91.7%) compared with that of weak fluorescence (82.4%). On the biopsy level for nonpathological-appearing tissue under white light (157 biopsies), the PPV of tissue fluorescence was 93.0% compared with 99.5% in pathological-appearing tissue (197 biopsies). Again, within areas of strong fluorescence, PPV was higher (96.9%) compared with that of weak fluorescence (90.3%). There were no adverse events pertaining to the study drug.Conclusion5-ALA fluorescence has a high predictive value for the detection of tumor in recurrent gliomas. Prior treatment modalities, such as radiation or chemotherapy, do not invalidate the fluorescence guidance with 5-ALA. 5-ALA fluorescence guidance is an effective surgical adjunct in the surgery of recurrent malignant gliomas.
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