2021
A molecularly integrated grade for meningioma
Driver J, Hoffman SE, Tavakol S, Woodward E, Maury EA, Bhave V, Greenwald NF, Nassiri F, Aldape K, Zadeh G, Choudhury A, Vasudevan HN, Magill ST, Raleigh DR, Abedalthagafi M, Aizer AA, Alexander BM, Ligon KL, Reardon DA, Wen PY, Al-Mefty O, Ligon AH, Dubuc AM, Beroukhim R, Claus EB, Dunn IF, Santagata S, Bi W. A molecularly integrated grade for meningioma. Neuro-Oncology 2021, 24: 796-808. PMID: 34508644, PMCID: PMC9071299, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noab213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMeningioma patientsWHO gradeGrading systemCommon primary intracranial tumorWorld Health Organization gradeProgression-free survivalAdditional prognostic informationPrimary intracranial tumorsCox proportional hazardsGrading schemeTime-dependent areaSurgical resectionChromosomal copy-number dataClinical behaviorHistopathology featuresPrognostic informationPatient managementIntracranial tumorsDiscovery cohortClinical careIndependent cohortMitotic countPatientsProportional hazardsMeningiomas
2019
Longer genotypically-estimated leukocyte telomere length is associated with increased meningioma risk
Muskens IS, Hansen HM, Smirnov IV, Molinaro AM, Bondy ML, Schildkraut JM, Wrensch M, Wiemels JL, Claus EB. Longer genotypically-estimated leukocyte telomere length is associated with increased meningioma risk. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2019, 142: 479-487. PMID: 30796745, PMCID: PMC6482066, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-019-03119-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMeningioma riskBrain tumorsNon-malignant brain tumoursMalignant brain tumorsEtiology of meningiomaHealthy controlsOdds ratioMeningioma patientsMeningioma casesSurvival rateLogistic regressionMeningiomasGermline DNATelomere lengthTumorsMultiple testingRiskEuropean ancestryWestern European ancestryPatientsPathophysiologyLymphocytesConclusionIncreasedEtiologyControl
2008
Specific Genes Expressed in Association with Progesterone Receptors in Meningioma
Claus EB, Park PJ, Carroll R, Chan J, Black PM. Specific Genes Expressed in Association with Progesterone Receptors in Meningioma. Cancer Research 2008, 68: 314-322. PMID: 18172325, PMCID: PMC3256746, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-07-1796.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHormone receptor statusPR statusReceptor statusER statusGene expressionMean ageNeurosurgical resectionProgesterone receptorWomen's HospitalClinical markersSurgical specimensExtracellular matrix pathwaysEstrogen hormone receptorsMeningioma casesMeningioma patientsGene expression profiling resultsGrade 1MeningiomasHormone receptorsNeurofibromatosis type 2 geneStrong associationType 2 geneExpression profiling resultsGenetic subgroupsExpression of genes