Development and validation of a clinical risk model for postoperative outcome in newly diagnosed glioblastoma: a report of the RANO resect group
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Background Following surgery, patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma frequently enter clinical trials. Nuanced risk assessment is warranted to reduce imbalances between study arms. Here, we aimed (I) to analyze the interactive effects of residual tumor with clinical and molecular factors on outcome and (II) to define a postoperative risk assessment tool. Methods The response assessment in neuro-oncology (RANO) resect group retrospectively compiled an international, seven-center training cohort of patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma. The combined associations of residual tumor with molecular or clinical factors and survival were analyzed, and recursive partitioning analysis was performed for risk modeling. The resulting model was prognostically verified in a separate external validation cohort. Results Our training cohort compromised 1003 patients with newly diagnosed isocitrate dehydrogenase-wildtype glioblastoma. Residual tumor, O6-methylguanine DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) promotor methylation status, age, and postoperative Karnofsky Performance Score were prognostic for survival and incorporated into regression tree analysis. By individually weighting the prognostic factors, an additive score (range, 0–9 points) integrating these four variables distinguished patients with low (0–2 points), intermediate (3–5 points), and high risk (6–9 points) for inferior survival. The prognostic value of our risk model was retained in treatment-based subgroups and confirmed in an external validation cohort of 258 patients with glioblastoma. Compared to previously postulated models, goodness-of-fit measurements were superior for our model. Conclusions The novel RANO risk model serves as an easy-to-use, yet highly prognostic tool for postoperative patient stratification prior to further therapy. The model may serve to guide patient management and reduce imbalances between study arms in prospective trials.
DOI: 10.5167/uzh-266797
Authors: Karschnia, Philipp, Young, Jacob S, Youssef, Gilbert C, Dono, Antonio, Häni, Levin, Sciortino, Tommaso, Bruno, Francesco, Juenger, Stephanie T, Teske, Nico, Dietrich, Jorg, Weller, Michael, Vogelbaum, Michael A, van den Bent, Martin, Beck, Juergen, Thon, Niklas, Gerritsen, Jasper K W, Hervey-Jumper, Shawn, Cahill, Daniel P, Chang, Susan M, Rudà, Roberta, Bello, Lorenzo, Schnell, Oliver, Esquenazi, Yoshua, Ruge, Maximilian I, Grau, Stefan J, Huang, Raymond Y, Wen, Patrick Y, Berger, Mitchel S, Molinaro, Annette M, Tonn, Joerg-Christian
Language: English
Subfield: Genetics
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6929726778
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