Childhood glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is uncommon, accounting for 7.2% of the central nervous system tumors in childhood. Their clinical behaviors are almost as aggressive as those in adults, and the 5-year overall survival rate is poor. We describe a case of a 13-year-old boy with GBM. Fourteen months after surgical resection followed by radiotherapy and temozolomide chemotherapy, the patient showed local recurrence. No response to subsequent bevacizumab treatment was observed. To determine correlations of molecular alterations with clinical outcomes in this case, we examined the expressions of Ki-67, MMP-9, MGMT, VEGF, Ras, and p-AKT using biopsies before and after recurrence. Childhood glioblastomas show a distinct biological behavior and probably a different molecular pathogenesis in comparison to the adult ones. Understanding the molecular mechanisms responsible for the formation and progression of the tumors is critical for identification of novel therapeutic targets.
基金:
Grant support: National Key Technology R&D Program (No.2007BAI05B08) and NSFC General Projects (No.30772238). W.Zhang.Y.Lin.B.Chen.T.Jiang(*) Glioma Therapy Center, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, 6, Tiantan Xili, Chongwen District, Beijing 100050, China e-mail: [email protected]
第一作者机构:[1]Capital Med Univ, Beijing Tiantan Hosp, Glioma Therapy Ctr, Beijing 100050, Peoples R China;
通讯作者:
通讯机构:[1]Capital Med Univ, Beijing Tiantan Hosp, Glioma Therapy Ctr, Beijing 100050, Peoples R China;[3]Capital Med Univ, Beijing Tiantan Hosp, Glioma Therapy Ctr, 6 Tiantan Xili, Beijing 100050, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Zhang Wei,Lin Yi,Chen Baoshi,et al.Recurrent glioblastoma of childhood treated with bevacizumab: case report and molecular features[J].CHILDS NERVOUS SYSTEM.2010,26(1):137-143.doi:10.1007/s00381-009-0995-3.
APA:
Zhang, Wei,Lin, Yi,Chen, Baoshi,Song, Sonya Wei&Jiang, Tao.(2010).Recurrent glioblastoma of childhood treated with bevacizumab: case report and molecular features.CHILDS NERVOUS SYSTEM,26,(1)
MLA:
Zhang, Wei,et al."Recurrent glioblastoma of childhood treated with bevacizumab: case report and molecular features".CHILDS NERVOUS SYSTEM 26..1(2010):137-143