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Callopy, Calen

Mayo Clinic

Thomas Jefferson University

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Early Findings from the Multicenter RAPID Consortium on Papillary Craniopharyngiomas
Catalino, Michael P. , Pham, D. T. , Couldwell, William T. , Evans, James J., Callopy, Calen, Pacione, Donato , Suryadevara, Carter M. , Silverstein, Julie , Gardner, Paul A. , Barkhoudarian, Garni , Miranda, Juan Carlos Fernández, Benjamin, Carolina , Kshettry, Varun R. , Zada, Gabriel , Zwagerman, Nathan T. , Cheok, Stephanie , Wu, Kyle C., Little, Andrew S. , Karsy, Michael , Couldwell, William T , Chicoine, Michael , Kshettry, Varun R , Van Gompel, Jamie J , Palit, Sandhya R. , Karsy, Michael , Pham, Duy, Rennert, Robert C , Kim, Won Bae , Kim, Albert , Gompel, Jamie J. Van , Prevedello, Daniel M. , Mamelak, Adam N. , Pacult, Mark A.

Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B: Skull Base | July 18, 2025 | Volume: 87 | Issue: 04 | Pages: 406-413

10.1055/a-2646-2339 Get It

Abstract Craniopharyngiomas are rare parasellar tumors, and papillary craniopharyngiomas (PCPs) represent 8 to 20% of cases. Interim analysis of retrospective data collected from the Registry of Adenomas of the Pituitary and Related Disorders (RAPID). Fourteen U.S.-based academic skull base centers between 2011 and 2023. Patients with PCPs. Demographic, imaging, surgical, and outcome variables. Ninety-nine patients with PCPs were included. The mean age was 51.8 ± 14.7, and 57.6% were male. Most tumors showed mixed cystic/solid components (67.5%), were transinfundibular (50.0%), and were treated with an endoscopic endonasal approach (74.5%), with 51.1% demonstrating gross total resection (GTR). Pituitary stalk was preserved in 51.9%. Permanent arginine vasopressin deficiency was seen in 67.1% and was associated with pituitary stalk sacrifice (p = 0.003). Cerebrospinal fluid leak was the most common nonendocrine postsurgical, 30-day complication (9.1%), reason for return to the operating room (3.1%), and reason for 90-day readmission (8.1%). Most patients (63.9%) received no adjuvant therapy; GTR was associated with decreased radiotherapy use (p = 0.0001). BRAFV600E mutation was detected in 64/69 tumors tested, although only one patient was treated with a BRAF inhibitor. A mean follow-up of 12.3 ± 14.6 months was seen for the group. RAPID consortium enabled the largest real-world clinical information dataset for PCPs. Early findings support that GTR and stalk preservation are important to outcomes. Iterative analysis and discussion of data led to the generation of a framework for future studies to fully leverage the capabilities of multicenter registries.