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P.111 5-ALA guided surgical resection of newly diagnosed high grade gliomas at Health Sciences North (HSN) in Sudbury, Ontario

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2023

L Roach
Affiliation:
(Sudbury)
A Chown
Affiliation:
(Sudbury)
S McGregor
Affiliation:
(Sudbury)
A Wolf
Affiliation:
(Sudbury)*
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Abstract

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Background: Since its approval by Health Canada in 2020, several neurosurgical centres across Canada have used 5-ALA, an oral drug that assists with surgical resection of malignant gliomas by causing tumour cells to fluoresce under the microscope. The study’s objective is to prospectively evaluate the extent of resection (EOR) and clinical outcomes in 5-ALA-guided surgery at HSN compared to historical controls. Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed of patients with malignant gliomas having undergone surgery at HSN from 2011 to December 2020, assessing the EOR (contrast-enhanced tumour on post-operative CT/MRI), progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS). Results: 235 patients underwent surgery for malignant glioma including 51 newly-diagnosed patients felt to be surgically resectable and with post-operative imaging. 25/51 (49%) had no residual tumour. The median PFS and OS were 7.1 and 11.5 months respectively. To date, 3 patients have successfully undergone 5-ALA-guided surgery with complete resection of contrast-enhancing tumour and no new focal neurological deficit post-operatively. Conclusions: We continue to recruit and follow prospectively patients having undergone 5-ALA-guided resection of malignant gliomas at HSN. Patients living in Northern Ontario may derive significant benefits from the use of 5-ALA-guided surgery, particularly since other technologies, such as intraoperative MRI and ultrasound, are costly and not available.

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© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation