Objective: To date, there are several published studies on the value of IDH-1 (isocitrate dehydrogenase-1) mutation and MGMT (O6-Methylguanine-DNA methyltransferas) promoter methylated status on the diagnosis of pseudoprogression (PSP) and true tumor progression after or within chemo-radiotherapy of high grade glioma (HGG). We performed a meta-analysis about the significant value of these 2 molecular markers on the diagnosis of PsP in high- grade glioma.
Methods: We searched the eligible studies from PubMed, Medline, Embase, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database (CBM), China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and Wan Fang Database. The relevant studies published before October 2018 were identified. ORs (odds ratios) with 95%CIs (confidence intervals) were used to evaluate the value using fixed- or random-effect model.
Results: Thirteen studies about MGMT promoter methylated status and 4 studies about IDH-1 mutations were found eligible for this present meta-analysis. Significant value of MGMT promoter methylation status (OR = 4.02, 95%CI = 2.76-5.87, P < .001) and IDH-1 mutations (OR = 12.78, 95%CI = 3.86-42.35, P < .001) were observed.
Conclusions: This meta-analysis provided evidences that MGMT promoter methylation status and IDH-1 mutations could distinguish PSP from true tumor progression.