Italian consensus and recommendations on diagnosis and treatment of low-grade gliomas. An intersociety (SINch/AINO/SIN) document
Roberta Rudà, on behalf of the SINch Neuro-Oncology Section, AINO and SIN Neuro-Oncology Section, Filippo Flavio Angileri, Tamara Ius, Antonio Silvani, Silvio Sarubbo, Alessandra Solari, Antonella Castellano, Andrea Falini, Bianca Pollo, Marialaura Del Basso De, Costanza Papagno, Giuseppe Minniti, Ugo De Paula, Pierina Navarria, A. Nicolato, Andrea Salmaggi, Andrea Pace, Alessandra Fabi, Maria Caffo, Giuseppe Lombardi, C. M. Carapella, Giannantonio Spena, Maurizio Iacoangeli, Marco Maria Fontanella, Antonino Germanò, Alessandro Olivi, Lorenzo Bello, Vincenzo Esposito, Miran Škrap, Riccardo Soffietti
Abstract
In 2018, the SINch (Italian Society of Neurosurgery) Neuro-Oncology Section, AINO (Italian Association of Neuro-Oncology) and SIN (Italian Association of Neurology) Neuro-Oncology Section formed a collaborative Task Force to look at the diagnosis and treatment of low-grade gliomas (LGGs). The Task Force included neurologists, neurosurgeons, neuro-oncologists, pathologists, radiologists, radiation oncologists, medical oncologists, a neuropsychologist and a methodologist. For operational purposes, the Task Force was divided into five Working Groups: diagnosis, surgical treatment, adjuvant treatments, supportive therapies, and follow-up. The resulting guidance document is based on the available evidence and provides recommendations on diagnosis and treatment of LGG patients, considering all aspects of patient care along their disease trajectory.