The GLASS-NL consortium has collected material from 100 IDHmut astrocytoma (1p19q non codeleted) patients who underwent at least two surgical resections. Material for analysis had to be available for both resections, and the surgical interval between resections was >6 months. Detailed clinical data, imaging, and treatment data of patients was collected within the consortium. All institutions obtained ethics approval from their institutional review boards or ethics review committees before initiation of the project. All patients provided written informed consent according to local and national guidelines.
DNA and RNA were isolated from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumor samples as previously described (42 (
link)). Evaluation of the area with highest tumor content was done by the pathologist (P. Wesseling) on a hematoxylin and eosin–stained section. Macrodissection of the marked area was then done on 10–20 10-μm consecutive slides. DNA and RNA extraction was performed using the
QIAamp DNA FFPE and
RNeasy FFPE kit respectively (both Qiagen). DNA methylation profiling was performed with the Infinium MethylationEPIC BeadChip according to the manufacturer's instructions making use of the Infinium FFPE DNA Restoration Kit. RNA sequencing was done by Genomescan and data processing, alignment, and further analysis of read counts was done as described previously (43 (
link)).
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