Abstract
Background and Aim: Mutations in isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH), co-deletion of 1p and 19q, loss or expression of the transcription regulator ATRX, and mutations in telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) gene promoters are intimately linked with diffuse gliomas. We further explored the roles of the key molecules in adulthood diffuse gliomas and their prognosis. Materials and Methods: A total of 413 patients who underwent primary surgery between 2009 and 2015 at Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing, China, were included in this observational study. All specimens from the patients were fixed in 10% neutral buffered formalin and embedded in paraffin. The mutational status of IDH1/2 and the TERT promoter was determined using polymerase chain reaction-based direct sequencing. The assay for the 1p and 19q co-deletion was conducted using fluorescence in situ hybridization. Overall- and progression-free survival was calculated using the Kaplan–Meier method and the log-rank test. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, China (approval No. [2019]004) on May 22, 2019. Results: We found that tumors characterized by multiple lesions were predominantly free of IDH mutations (P
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