Evolution of RANO in Assessing Brain Tumour Outcomes

J Pak Med Assoc. 2024 Mar;74(3):595-596. doi: 10.47391/JPMA.24-19.

Abstract

Assessing treatment response is extremely important in management of brain tumours. Response assessment in neuro-oncology (RANO) was introduced in 2008 for the purpose of making recommendations for it by addressing and countering the limitations in previously reported response criteriae. Subsequently, multiple RANO working groups have been formed to cater to different tumour types and to update their previous recommendations to counter the limitations in their criteria. Herein we have a summarized list of RANO criteria for adult brain tumours.

Keywords: RANO, neuro-oncology, brain tumour, outcome.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brain Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
  • Brain Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Brain Neoplasms* / therapy
  • Humans
  • Internal Medicine
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging