Targeted therapy has entered the stage of glioma management. Mutated isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) is the molecular hallmark of WHO grade 2 diffuse low-grade gliomas. In The Lancet Oncology, Timothy F Cloughesy and colleagues compared the mutated IDH inhibitor vorasidenib with placebo for diffuse low-grade gliomas without high-risk features, with 6 months' additional follow-up.1 As expected with the short additional follow-up,…
[Comment] Targeting IDH mutation: another milestone, but not the finish line
The Lancet Oncology | | Asgeir S Jakola, Isabelle Rydén
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