Gut Microbiota and Glioblastoma Multiforme Prognosis

Glioma is the most common primary cancer of the central nervous system, and around 50% of patients present with the most aggressive form of the disease, glioblastoma. Conventional therapies, including surgery, radiotherapy, and pharmacotherapy (typically chemotherapy with temozolomide), have not resulted in major improvements in the survival outcomes with only a median survival of around 15 months.The main reason may be related to the highly immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment. In recent years, the microbiome has emerged as a key regulator of not only systemic immune regulation but brain circuitry, neuro-physiology and microglia development. We hypothesized that there is a link between the gut microbiota and the GBM development and evolution through the immune regulation cells (microglia and tumor related macrophagocyte) in the blood circulation to impact the prognosis( PFS and MST) of GBM patients.

Sex

All

Minimum age

18 Years

Maximum age

75 Years

Inclusion Criteria:

The participants diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme by immunohistochemistry and molecular (IDH1, 1p19q, TERT) diagnosis of WHO 2016 classification of Gliomas.

The healthy volunteers.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. No cancer or IBD (inflammatory bowel disease);
2. No history of abdominal surgery;
3. No medication related to gastrointestinal motility within 3 months;
4. No oral antibiotic treatments previous 1 month before neurosurgery operation.