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Wang Y, Pan C, Xie M, Zuo P, Li X, Gu G, Li T, Jiang Z, Wu Z, Zhang J, Zhang L. Adult diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma: clinical, radiological, pathological, molecular features, and treatments of 96 patients. J Neurosurg 2022; 137:1628-1638. [PMID: 35395636 DOI: 10.3171/2022.2.jns211920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Unlike its pediatric counterpart, adult diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) remains largely unelucidated. In this study, the authors examined the clinical, radiological, pathological, molecular, and clinical aspects of 96 adult DIPGs. METHODS The National Brain Tumor Registry of China (April 2013-December 2019) was used to collect data on radiologically diagnosed adult DIPG patients. Survival analysis was conducted using Kaplan-Meier curves and univariate and multivariate Cox regression. The chi-square test/Wilcoxon rank-sum test and multivariable logistic regression were used to examine the clinical and radiological characteristics of patients with long-term survival (LTS). Interaction analyses between clinical factors were also conducted. RESULTS The median age at symptom onset was 33.5 years, and the median duration of symptoms was 4.5 months. The frequencies of H3K27M and IDH1 mutations were 37.2% and 26.5%, respectively. All adult DIPG patients had a median overall survival (OS) of 19.5 months, with 1-, 2-, and 3-year survival rates of 67.0%, 42.8%, and 36.0%, respectively. The median OS of 40 patients who did not undergo treatment was 13.4 months. Patients with H3K27M-mutant tumors had a poorer prognosis than those with IDH-mutant tumors (p < 0.001) and H3K27M(-)/IDH-wild-type tumors (p = 0.002), with a median OS of 11.4 months. The median OSs of patients with H3K27M-mutant tumors who received treatment and those who did not were 13.8 months and 7.5 months, respectively (p = 0.016). Among patients with and without a pathological diagnosis, H3K27M mutation (p < 0.001) and contrast enhancement on MRI (p = 0.003), respectively, imparted a worse prognosis. Treatments were the predictive factor for patients with H3K27M-mutant tumors (p = 0.038), whereas contrast enhancement on MRI was the prognostic factor for the H3K27M(-) group (p = 0.038). In addition, H3K27M mutation and treatment were significant predictors for patients with symptom duration ≤ 4 months (H3K27M, p = 0.020; treatment, p = 0.014) and tumors with no contrast enhancement (H3K27M, p = 0.003; treatment, p = 0.042). Patients with LTS were less likely to have cranial nerve palsy (p = 0.002) and contrast enhancement on MRI at diagnosis (p = 0.022). CONCLUSIONS It is recommended that all adult DIPG patients undergo genomic testing for H3K27M and IDH mutations. Despite the low prevalence, additional study is needed to better characterize the efficacy of various treatment modalities in adults with DIPG.
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- Yi Wang
- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- 2Department of Neurosurgery, Sanbo Brain Hospital, Beijing, China
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,3China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, China; and.,4Beijing Key Laboratory of Brain Tumor, Beijing, China
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Epidemiologic profile and outcome of primary pediatric brain tumors in Iran: retrospective study and literature review. Childs Nerv Syst 2022; 38:353-360. [PMID: 34559302 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-021-05363-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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PURPOSE Primary pediatric tumors are the most common solid tumors in children. There are limited reports on the management and outcome of these tumors in the developing countries. In recent years, advances have been done in the diagnosis, treatment, and outcome of these tumors. The aim of this study was to evaluate the histopathology, characteristics, and outcome of primary pediatric tumors in Iran. METHODS This retrospective study examines primary brain tumors in children below 14 years of age who have undergone surgery. Histopathological characteristics according to WHO 2017 classification, age, sex, tumor resection rate, and patient outcome were extracted and studied. The results of the study were compared with the results of similar reports from neighboring countries and other parts of the world. RESULTS In this study, 199 primary pediatric tumors were examined. Out of 199 cases, 114 cases were males, and 85 cases were females, and the male/female ratio was 1.34. The most common tumor group in this study was astrocytic tumors (68.3%) and the most common tumor was pilocytic astrocytoma (22.1%). In terms of malignancy, 50.7% of tumors were benign, and 49.3% were malignant. Total resection was done in 46% and subtotal resection in 35%. The mortality rate was found 19.2%. َAmong the remaining cases during follow-up, 76.6% had a good outcome without neurological deficits or mild disability and 23.4% had moderate to severe disability. CONCLUSIONS The results of the study in terms of pathology and demographic characteristics were mainly similar to other reports. The mean age of patients was lower, and the patients' outcome was better than the other countries in the region.
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Parenrengi MA, Suryaningtyas W, Al Fauzi A, Hafid Bajamal A, Kusumastuti K, Utomo B, Muslim Hidayat Thamrin A, Sulistiono B. Nimotuzumab as Additional Therapy for GLIOMA in Pediatric and Adolescent: A Systematic Review. Cancer Control 2022; 29:10732748211053927. [PMID: 35191733 PMCID: PMC8874160 DOI: 10.1177/10732748211053927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Pediatric gliomas represent the most common brain tumor in children and its higher grades are associated with higher recurrence and low survival rate. All therapeutic modalities are reported to be insufficient to achieve satisfactory result, with follow-up treatment such as adjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy recommended to increase survival and hinder tumor progression. Nimotuzumab is a monoclonal antibody that acts as an inhibitor of epidermal growth factor receptor found on the surface of glioma cells and had been studied for its usage in pediatric gliomas in recent years. METHODS A systematic review is performed according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines. A through literature search was conducted on PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane, and clinicaltrials.gov database. Articles were selected systematically based on the PRISMA protocol and reviewed completely. The relevant data were summarized and discussed. We measured overall survival, progression-free survival, and adverse Events (AE) for nimotuzumab usage as an adjunct therapy in pediatric glioma population. RESULT From 5 studies included for qualitative analysis, 151 patients are included with overall survival (OS) that vary from 3.2-22.8 mo, progression-free survival (PFS) from 1.7-21.6 mo, and relatively low serious adverse events (0-21) are recorded. Follow-up ranged from 2.4-66 mo with four studies reporting diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) patients and only one study reporting nimotuzumab usage in pediatric high-grade glioma (HGG) patients with better outcome in HGG patients than DIPG. CONCLUSION There are no significant differences in the PFS and OS of nimotuzumab as adjunct therapy for pediatric compared to result of standard therapy in majority of previous studies. There were also no differences in the AE of nimotuzumab for pediatric glioma between studies, and low event of serious adverse events indicating its safety. But still there is an evidence of possible benefit of nimotuzumab as adjuvant therapy in pediatric glioma. We recommend further studies with larger number of patients that may lead to possibly different results. There should also be more studies with better level of evidence to further validate the effect of nimozutumab on pediatric glioma.
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- Muhammad A Parenrengi
- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
- Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
- Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
- Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
- Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
- Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
- Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
- Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia
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Aquilina K, Chakrapani A, Carr L, Kurian MA, Hargrave D. Convection-Enhanced Delivery in Children: Techniques and Applications. Adv Tech Stand Neurosurg 2022; 45:199-228. [PMID: 35976451 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-99166-1_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Since its first description in 1994, convection-enhanced delivery (CED) has become a reliable method of administering drugs directly into the brain parenchyma. More predictable and effective than simple diffusion, CED bypasses the challenging boundary of the blood brain barrier, which has frustrated many attempts at delivering large molecules or polymers into the brain parenchyma. Although most of the clinical work with CED has been carried out on adults with incurable neoplasms, principally glioblastoma multiforme, an increasing number of studies have recognized its potential for paediatric applications, which now include treatment of currently incurable brain tumours such as diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), as well as metabolic and neurotransmitter diseases. The roadmap for the development of hardware and use of pharmacological agents in CED has been well-established, and some neurosurgical centres throughout the world have successfully undertaken clinical trials, admittedly mostly early phase, on the basis of in vitro, small animal and large animal pre-clinical foundations. However, the clinical efficacy of CED, although theoretically logical, has yet to be unequivocally demonstrated in a clinical trial; this applies particularly to neuro-oncology.This review aims to provide a broad description of the current knowledge of CED as applied to children. It reviews published studies of paediatric CED in the context of its wider history and developments and underlines the challenges related to the development of hardware, the selection of pharmacological agents, and gene therapy. It also reviews the difficulties related to the development of clinical trials involving CED and looks towards its potential disease-modifying opportunities in the future.
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- K Aquilina
- Department of Neurosurgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK.
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- Department of Metabolic Medicine, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Neurology and Neurodisability, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Neurology and Neurodisability, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK
- Neurogenetics Group, Developmental Neurosciences, Zayed Centre for Research into Rare Disease in Children, UCL-Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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- Cancer Group, UCL-Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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Mueller S, Cooney T, Yang X, Pal S, Ermoian R, Gajjar A, Liu X, Prem K, Minard CG, Reid JM, Nelson M, Haas-Kogan D, Fox E, Weigel BJ. Wee1 kinase inhibitor adavosertib with radiation in newly diagnosed diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma: A Children's Oncology Group phase I consortium study. Neurooncol Adv 2022; 4:vdac073. [PMID: 35733515 PMCID: PMC9209747 DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdac073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Background Children with diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPG) have a dismal prognosis. Adavosertib (AZD1775) is an orally available, blood-brain barrier penetrant, Wee1 kinase inhibitor. Preclinical efficacy against DIPG is heightened by radiation induced replication stress. Methods Using a rolling six design, 7 adavosertib dose levels (DLs) (50 mg/m2 alternating weeks, 50 mg/m2 alternating with weeks of every other day, 50 mg/m2, then 95, 130, 160, 200 mg/m2) were assessed. Adavosertib was only given on days of cranial radiation therapy (CRT).The duration of CRT (54 Gy over 30 fractions; 6 weeks) constituted the dose limiting toxicity (DLT) period. Endpoints included tolerability, pharmacokinetics, overall survival (OS) and peripheral blood γH2AX levels as a marker of DNA damage. Results A total of 46 eligible patients with newly diagnosed DIPG [median (range) age 6 (3-21) years; 52% female] were enrolled. The recommend phase 2 dose (RP2D) of adavosertib was 200 mg/m2/d during days of CRT. Dose limiting toxicity included ALT elevation (n = 1, DL4) and neutropenia (n = 1, DL7). The mean Tmax, T1/2 and Clp on Day 1 were 2 h, 4.4 h, and 45.2 L/hr/m2, respectively. Modest accumulation of adavosertib was observed comparing day 5 versus day 1 AUC0-8h (accumulation ratio = 1.6). OS was 11.1 months (95% CI: 9.4, 12.5) and did not differ from historical control. Conclusion Adavosertib in combination with CRT is well tolerated in children with newly diagnosed DIPG, however, compared to historical controls, did not improve OS. These results can inform future trial design in children with high-risk cancer.
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- Sabine Mueller
- Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington
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- St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tenesse
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- Children’s Oncology Group, Monrovia, California
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- Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Radiology, Keck USC School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tenesse
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Li Y, Beeraka NM, Guo W, Lei Y, Hu Q, Guo L, Fan R, Liu J, Sui A. Prognosis of Patients With Brainstem Glioblastoma Based on "age, surgery and radiotherapy": A SEER Database Analysis. Technol Cancer Res Treat 2022; 21:15330338221082760. [PMID: 35311589 PMCID: PMC8941692 DOI: 10.1177/15330338221082760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Introduction: Primary brainstem glioma is a rare tumor with a dismal prognosis that poses significant treatment challenges. The purpose of the current study is to identify and determine prognostic factors associated with survival in high-grade brainstem glioma patients. Methods: We gathered the data from the SEER database for the duration of years from 1973 to 2016 to examine the survival of patients particularly reported with the high-grade brainstem glioma and subsequently ascertained the potential impact of demographic features, tumor, and clinical characteristics on the overall survival of these patients. The survival patterns were assessed using Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox proportional hazards models. Propensity score matching (PSM) analysis was performed between patients with or without radiation therapy based on age and surgical resection to investigate the effect of radiotherapy on overall survival (OS). Results: A total 232 patient's data were obtained from the SEER database and included in this study. The median overall survival was 8 months. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis delineated that the patients who were in younger age (P = .001) and underwent surgery (P = .001) exhibited typically a better prognosis. Among 232 patients, a total of 204 patients were categorized as radiotherapy group (RG) received radiation therapy whereas 28 patients were considered as nonradiotherapy group (NRG), who were not receiving radiotherapy. Radiotherapy was associated with an improvement in the overall survival without statistical significance (P = .104). PSM was performed between RG and NRG based on age and surgical resection. After the PSM, 56 patients were included. Overall Survival was significantly different between both groups (P = .038). Conclusion: Furthermore, the patients with high-grade brain glioma who received "both radiotherapy and chemotherapy" exhibited significantly longer survival compared to the patients who received chemotherapy alone. Multivariate analysis showed that treatment with surgery and radiotherapy were considered as the independent prognostic factors (P < .05).
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- Yitong Li
- Department of Oncology, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- Cancer Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.,Department of Human Anatomy, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russian Federation.,Center of Excellence in Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine (CEMR), Department of Biochemistry, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research (JSS AHER), JSS Medical college, Mysuru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- Department of Oncology, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- Department of Oncology, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- Department of Oncology, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- Cancer Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Department of Oncology, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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Hwang EI, Sayour EJ, Flores CT, Grant G, Wechsler-Reya R, Hoang-Minh LB, Kieran MW, Salcido J, Prins RM, Figg JW, Platten M, Candelario KM, Hale PG, Blatt JE, Governale LS, Okada H, Mitchell DA, Pollack IF. The current landscape of immunotherapy for pediatric brain tumors. NATURE CANCER 2022; 3:11-24. [PMID: 35121998 DOI: 10.1038/s43018-021-00319-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Pediatric central nervous system tumors are the most common solid malignancies in childhood, and aggressive therapy often leads to long-term sequelae in survivors, making these tumors challenging to treat. Immunotherapy has revolutionized prospects for many cancer types in adults, but the intrinsic complexity of treating pediatric patients and the scarcity of clinical studies of children to inform effective approaches have hampered the development of effective immunotherapies in pediatric settings. Here, we review recent advances and ongoing challenges in pediatric brain cancer immunotherapy, as well as considerations for efficient clinical translation of efficacious immunotherapies into pediatric settings.
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- Eugene I Hwang
- Division of Oncology, Brain Tumor Institute, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, USA.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Preston A. Wells, Jr. Center for Brain Tumor Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Preston A. Wells, Jr. Center for Brain Tumor Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Tumor Initiation & Maintenance Program, NCI-Designated Cancer Center, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Preston A. Wells, Jr. Center for Brain Tumor Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Departments of Neurosurgery and Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Preston A. Wells, Jr. Center for Brain Tumor Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, MCTN, Heidelberg University and CCU Brain Tumor Immunology, DKFZ, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Preston A. Wells, Jr. Center for Brain Tumor Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Children's Brain Trust, Coral Springs, FL, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Preston A. Wells, Jr. Center for Brain Tumor Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Preston A. Wells, Jr. Center for Brain Tumor Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Preston A. Wells, Jr. Center for Brain Tumor Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Ono T, Kuwashige H, Adachi JI, Takahashi M, Oda M, Kumabe T, Shimizu H. Long-term survival of a patient with diffuse midline glioma in the pineal region: A case report and literature review. Surg Neurol Int 2021; 12:612. [PMID: 34992928 PMCID: PMC8720449 DOI: 10.25259/sni_1141_2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background: Diffuse midline glioma (DMG) is an invasive astrocytic tumor arisen from midline structures, such as the pons and thalamus. Five cases of DMG in the pineal region have been reported, but the clinical course was poor; there was no case of survival for more than 2 years. Case Description: We report the case of a 12-year-old boy with DMG in the pineal region who is living a normal daily life for more than 6 years following multimodal treatment. He complained of a headache accompanied by vomiting that had gradually worsened 1 month previously, and initial magnetic resonance imaging revealed a pineal tumor. Germinoma was initially suspected; however, a combination of chemotherapy using carboplatin and etoposide was ineffective. The first surgery was performed through the left occipital transtentorial approach (OTA); the diagnosis was DMG. After 60 Gy radiotherapy concomitant with temozolomide (TMZ), the tumor enlarged. Second surgery was performed through bilateral OTAs, and 90% of the tumor was removed. In addition, stereotactic radiotherapy (30 Gy, six fractions) was administered, and the local equivalent dose in 2 Gy/fraction reached 97.5 Gy. Maintenance chemotherapy using TMZ and bevacizumab was continued for 2 years. After finishing chemotherapy, the enhancing lesion enlarged again, and bevacizumab monotherapy was effective. Now, at 6 years after diagnosis, the patient leads an ordinary life as a student. Conclusion: Maximum resection and high-dose radiotherapy followed by bevacizumab may have been effective in the present case.
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- Takahiro Ono
- Department of Neurosurgery, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Akita, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Akita, Japan
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- Department of Neuro-Oncology/Neurosurgery, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Hidaka, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Akita, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Akita, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Akita, Japan
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Childhood Malignant Brain Tumors: Balancing the Bench and Bedside. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13236099. [PMID: 34885207 PMCID: PMC8656510 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13236099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Revised: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Simple Summary Brain tumors remain the most common childhood solid tumors, accounting for approximately 25% of all pediatric cancers. They also represent the most common cause of cancer-related illness and death in this age group. Recent years have witnessed an evolution in our understanding of the biological underpinnings of many childhood brain tumors, potentially improving survival through both improved risk group allocation for patients to provide appropriate treatment intensity, and novel therapeutic breakthroughs. This review aims to summarize the molecular landscape, current trial-based standards of care, novel treatments being explored and future challenges for the three most common childhood malignant brain tumors—medulloblastomas, high-grade gliomas and ependymomas. Abstract Brain tumors are the leading cause of childhood cancer deaths in developed countries. They also represent the most common solid tumor in this age group, accounting for approximately one-quarter of all pediatric cancers. Developments in neuro-imaging, neurosurgical techniques, adjuvant therapy and supportive care have improved survival rates for certain tumors, allowing a future focus on optimizing cure, whilst minimizing long-term adverse effects. Recent times have witnessed a rapid evolution in the molecular characterization of several of the common pediatric brain tumors, allowing unique clinical and biological patient subgroups to be identified. However, a resulting paradigm shift in both translational therapy and subsequent survival for many of these tumors remains elusive, while recurrence remains a great clinical challenge. This review will provide an insight into the key molecular developments and global co-operative trial results for the most common malignant pediatric brain tumors (medulloblastoma, high-grade gliomas and ependymoma), highlighting potential future directions for management, including novel therapeutic options, and critical challenges that remain unsolved.
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Galanis E, Wen PY, de Groot JF, Weller M. Isocitrate Dehydrogenase Wild-type Glial Tumors, Including Glioblastoma. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 2021; 36:113-132. [PMID: 34756799 DOI: 10.1016/j.hoc.2021.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) 1 and 2 mutations represent essential components for the diagnosis of diffuse astrocytic tumors and oligodendroglioma. IDH wild-type glial tumors include a wide spectrum of tumors with differences in prognosis and recommended therapeutic approaches. Tumors characterized as molecular glioblastoma in the World Health Organization 2021 classification should be treated according to the glioblastoma therapeutic principles and included in glioblastoma trials. Improving on existing treatments options including targeted and immunotherapy approaches is imperative for most patients with IDH wild-type glial tumors, and enrollment in clinical trials is encouraged.
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- Evanthia Galanis
- Department of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street Southwest, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
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- Neuro-oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Shields Warren 430 D, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Frauenklinikstrasse 26, Zurich 8091, Switzerland
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Rennert RC, Brandel MG, Srinivas S, Prajapati D, Al Jammal OM, Brown NJ, Diaz-Aguilar LD, Elster J, Gonda DD, Crawford JR, Levy ML. Palliative endoscopic third ventriculostomy for pediatric primary brain tumors: a single-institution case series. J Neurosurg Pediatr 2021; 28:387-394. [PMID: 34359046 DOI: 10.3171/2021.3.peds20952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2020] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Children with nonoperative brain tumors, such as diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPGs), often have life-threatening hydrocephalus. Palliative shunting is common in such cases but can be complicated by hardware infection and mechanical failure. Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) is a minimally invasive alternative to treat hydrocephalus without implanted hardware. Herein, the authors report their institutional experience with palliative ETV for primary pediatric brain tumors. METHODS The authors conducted a retrospective review of consecutive patients who had undergone palliative ETV for hydrocephalus secondary to nonresectable primary brain tumors over a 10-year period at Rady Children's Hospital. Collected variables included age, sex, tumor type, tumor location, presence of leptomeningeal spread, use of a robot for ETV, complications, ETV Success Score (ETVSS), functional status, length of survival, and follow-up time. A successful outcome was defined as an ETV performed without clinically significant perioperative complications or secondary requirement for a new shunt. RESULTS Fifteen patients met the study inclusion criteria (11 males, 4 females; average age 7.9 years, range 0.8-21 years). Thirteen patients underwent manual ETV, and 2 patients underwent robotic ETV. Preoperative symptoms included gaze palsy, nausea/vomiting, headache, lethargy, hemiparesis, and seizures. Tumor types included DIPG (3), intraventricular/thalamic glioblastoma (2), and leptomeningeal spread of medulloblastoma (2), anaplastic oligo-/astrocytoma (2), rhabdoid tumor (2), primitive neuroectodermal tumor (1), ganglioglioma (1), pineoblastoma (1), and embryonal carcinoma (1). The mean preoperative ETVSS was 79 ± 8.8. There was 1 perioperative complication, a wound breakdown consistent with refractory hydrocephalus. The mean follow-up was 4.9 ± 5.5 months overall, and mean survival for the patients who died was 3.2 ± 3.6 months. Two patients remained alive at a mean follow-up of 15.7 months. Palliative ETV was successful in 7 patients (47%) and unsuccessful in 8 (53%). While patients with successful ETV were significantly older (11.9 ± 5.6 vs 4.4 ± 4.1 years, p = 0.010), there were no significant differences in preoperative ETVSS (p = 0.796) or postoperative survival (p = 0.476) between the successful and unsuccessful groups. Overall, functional outcomes were similar between the two groups; there was no significant difference in posttreatment Karnofsky Performance Status scores (68.6 ± 19.5 vs 61.3 ± 16.3, p = 0.454), suggesting that including ETV in the treatment algorithm did not worsen outcomes. CONCLUSIONS Palliative ETV is a safe and potentially efficacious treatment option in selected pediatric patients with hydrocephalus from nonoperative brain tumors. Close follow-up, especially in younger children, is required to ensure that patients with refractory symptoms receive appropriate secondary CSF diversion.
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- 3Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla; and
- 4Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California
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- Departments of1Neurological Surgery and
- 2Neurosciences, and
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- 2Neurosciences, and
- 3Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla; and
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- Departments of1Neurological Surgery and
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Borsuk R, Zhou L, Chang WI, Zhang Y, Sharma A, Prabhu VV, Tapinos N, Lulla RR, El-Deiry WS. Potent preclinical sensitivity to imipridone-based combination therapies in oncohistone H3K27M-mutant diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma is associated with induction of the integrated stress response, TRAIL death receptor DR5, reduced ClpX and apoptosis. Am J Cancer Res 2021; 11:4607-4623. [PMID: 34659909 PMCID: PMC8493379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023] Open
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The H3K27M oncohistone mutation, identified in approximately 80% of diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPG), is a potential target for therapy. Imipridone ONC201/TIC10 (TRAIL-Inducing Compound #10) induces apoptosis of cancer cells, and has clinical efficacy against H3K27M-mutant DIPG. We demonstrate synergy between ONC201, ONC206 and ONC212, and targeted therapies with known preclinical activity against DIPG. We hypothesized that imipridone combinations with HDAC or proteasome inhibitors may be superior to single agent ONC201 treatment in H3K27M mutant DIPG. Six patient-derived DIPG cell lines (SU-DIPG-IV, SU-DIPG-13, SU-DIPG-25, SU-DIPG-27, SU-DIPG-29, SU-DIPG-36) were exposed to imipridones alone or combinations with histone de-acetylase inhibitors [HDACi], marizomib, etoposide, and temozolomide. Dose-dependent response to imipridones was observed in DIPG cells with half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) of 1.46 µM, 0.11 µM, and 0.03 µM, for ONC201, ONC206, and ONC212, respectively. Upon treatment with the imipridones, DIPG cell lines engaged CLpP/CLPX, the integrated stress response with ATF4 activation, and TRAIL death receptor 5 (DR5) induction. Strong synergy was identified between ONC201 and HDACi panobinostat (combination index [CI] 0.01), romidepsin (CI 0.08) and proteasome inhibitor marizomib (CI 0.19). Synergy was demonstrated between ONC201 and etoposide (CI 0.54), although to a lesser degree than with panobinostat, romidepsin, and marizomib. ONC206 and ONC212 showed similar synergistic effects with panobinostat, romidepsin, and marizomib. Induction of apoptosis was demonstrated with imipridones and panobinostat or romidepsin combinations. Our results suggest increased sensitivity of H3K27M-mutant DIPG cell lines to second generation imipridone therapies, as compared to ONC201. Additionally, there is synergistic cell death with combination of imipridones and panobinostat, romidepsin, or marizomib, which may be further tested in vivo and in clinical trials.
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- Robyn Borsuk
- Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Brown UniversityProvidence, RI, USA
- Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown UniversityProvidence, RI, USA
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- Joint Program in Cancer Biology, Brown University and Lifespan Cancer InstituteUSA
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Brown UniversityUSA
- Hematology/Oncology Division, Department of Medicine, Lifespan and Brown UniversityUSA
- Cancer Center at Brown University, Brown UniversityUSA
- Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown UniversityProvidence, RI, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Brown UniversityProvidence, RI, USA
- Cancer Center at Brown University, Brown UniversityUSA
- Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown UniversityProvidence, RI, USA
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- Joint Program in Cancer Biology, Brown University and Lifespan Cancer InstituteUSA
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Brown UniversityUSA
- Hematology/Oncology Division, Department of Medicine, Lifespan and Brown UniversityUSA
- Cancer Center at Brown University, Brown UniversityUSA
- Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown UniversityProvidence, RI, USA
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- Joint Program in Cancer Biology, Brown University and Lifespan Cancer InstituteUSA
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Brown UniversityUSA
- Hematology/Oncology Division, Department of Medicine, Lifespan and Brown UniversityUSA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Brown UniversityProvidence, RI, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Brown UniversityProvidence, RI, USA
- Cancer Center at Brown University, Brown UniversityUSA
- Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown UniversityProvidence, RI, USA
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- Joint Program in Cancer Biology, Brown University and Lifespan Cancer InstituteUSA
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Brown UniversityUSA
- Hematology/Oncology Division, Department of Medicine, Lifespan and Brown UniversityUSA
- Cancer Center at Brown University, Brown UniversityUSA
- Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown UniversityProvidence, RI, USA
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Banan R, Akbarian A, Samii M, Samii A, Bertalanffy H, Lehmann U, Hartmann C, Brüning R. Diffuse midline gliomas, H3 K27M-mutant are associated with less peritumoral edema and contrast enhancement in comparison to glioblastomas, H3 K27M-wildtype of midline structures. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0249647. [PMID: 34347774 PMCID: PMC8336828 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Purpose The entity ‘diffuse midline glioma, H3 K27M-mutant (DMG)’ was introduced in the revised 4th edition of the 2016 WHO classification of brain tumors. However, there are only a few reports on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of these tumors. Thus, we conducted a retrospective survey focused on MRI features of DMG compared to midline glioblastomas H3 K27M-wildtype (mGBM-H3wt). Methods We identified 24 DMG cases and 19 mGBM-H3wt patients as controls. After being retrospectively evaluated for microscopic evidence of microvascular proliferations (MVP) and tumor necrosis by two experienced neuropathologists to identify the defining histological criteria of mGBM-H3wt, the samples were further analyzed by two experienced readers regarding imaging features such as shape, peritumoral edema and contrast enhancement. Results The DMG were found in the thalamus in 37.5% of cases (controls 63%), in the brainstem in 50% (vs. 32%) and spinal cord in 12.5% (vs. 5%). In MRI and considering MVP, DMG were found to be by far less likely to develop peritumoral edema (OR: 0.13; 95%-CL: 0.02–0.62) (p = 0.010). They, similarly, were associated with a significantly lower probability of developing strong contrast enhancement compared to mGBM-H3wt (OR: 0.10; 95%-CL: 0.02–0.47) (P = 0.003). Conclusion Despite having highly variable imaging features, DMG exhibited markedly less edema and lower contrast enhancement in MRI compared to mGBM-H3wt. Of these features, the enhancement level was associated with evidence of MVP.
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- Rouzbeh Banan
- Department of Neuropathology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Neuropathology, Institute of Pathology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology, INI-Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, INI-Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, INI-Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Neuropathology, Institute of Pathology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Radiology and Neuroradiology, Asklepios Klinik Barmbek, Hamburg, Germany
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Zamora PL, Miller SR, Kovoor JJ. Single institution experience in re-irradiation of biopsy-proven diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas. Childs Nerv Syst 2021; 37:2539-2543. [PMID: 33973056 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-021-05195-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is the leading cause of death from CNS tumors in children. Multiple clinical trials have failed to show any benefit from systemic therapy in DIPG, and radiation therapy (RT) alone remains the standard of care. Re-irradiation (rRT) for symptomatic relief is an option at disease progression. However, published data on treatment details and outcomes are limited. The objective of this study was to review and report our institutional experience with re-irradiation of patients with biopsy-proven DIPG. METHODS We identified a cohort of pediatric patients with biopsy-proven DIPG with clinical disease progression after initial radiotherapy who received a second course of radiotherapy at our institution. We reviewed patient and treatment characteristics and outcomes. RESULTS Between January 2014 and July 2018, we identified five patients with progressive DIPG who received re-irradiation. Re-irradiation was well tolerated with no serious adverse events reported and all patients experiencing stable to improved neurologic function during treatment. Median survival from completion of re-irradiation was 116 days (range 62 to 159 days). Median overall survival from time of diagnosis was 16.3 months (range 13.0 to 18.0 months), which is longer than the historical average of less than 12 months. In patients with available postmortem neuropathology, common findings were Wallerian degeneration and necrosis. CONCLUSIONS In our experience, re-irradiation is safe and feasible for patients with DIPG with symptomatic disease progression following initial radiotherapy treatment.
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- Pedro L Zamora
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.,Division of Radiation Oncology, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
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Barbet V, Broutier L. Future Match Making: When Pediatric Oncology Meets Organoid Technology. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:674219. [PMID: 34327198 PMCID: PMC8315550 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.674219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Unlike adult cancers that frequently result from the accumulation in time of mutational “hits” often linked to lifestyle, childhood cancers are emerging as diseases of dysregulated development through massive epigenetic alterations. The ability to reconstruct these differences in cancer models is therefore crucial for better understanding the uniqueness of pediatric cancer biology. Cancer organoids (i.e., tumoroids) represent a promising approach for creating patient-derived in vitro cancer models that closely recapitulate the overall pathophysiological features of natural tumorigenesis, including intra-tumoral heterogeneity and plasticity. Though largely applied to adult cancers, this technology is scarcely used for childhood cancers, with a notable delay in technological transfer. However, tumoroids could provide an unprecedented tool to unravel the biology of pediatric cancers and improve their therapeutic management. We herein present the current state-of-the-art of a long awaited and much needed matchmaking.
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- Virginie Barbet
- Childhood Cancer & Cell Death (C3), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM 1052, CNRS 5286, Centre Léon Bérard, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon (CRCL), Lyon, France
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- Childhood Cancer & Cell Death (C3), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM 1052, CNRS 5286, Centre Léon Bérard, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon (CRCL), Lyon, France
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Price G, Bouras A, Hambardzumyan D, Hadjipanayis CG. Current knowledge on the immune microenvironment and emerging immunotherapies in diffuse midline glioma. EBioMedicine 2021; 69:103453. [PMID: 34157482 PMCID: PMC8220552 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2021.103453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Revised: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Diffuse midline glioma (DMG) is an incurable malignancy with the highest mortality rate among pediatric brain tumors. While radiotherapy and chemotherapy are the most common treatments, these modalities have limited promise. Due to their diffuse nature in critical areas of the brain, the prognosis of DMG remains dismal. DMGs are characterized by unique phenotypic heterogeneity and histological features. Mutations of H3K27M, TP53, and ACVR1 drive DMG tumorigenesis. Histological artifacts include pseudopalisading necrosis and vascular endothelial proliferation. Mouse models that recapitulate human DMG have been used to study key driver mutations and the tumor microenvironment. DMG consists of a largely immunologically cold tumor microenvironment that lacks immune cell infiltration, immunosuppressive factors, and immune surveillance. While tumor-associated macrophages are the most abundant immune cell population, there is reduced T lymphocyte infiltration. Immunotherapies can stimulate the immune system to find, attack, and eliminate cancer cells. However, it is critical to understand the immune microenvironment of DMG before designing immunotherapies since differences in the microenvironment influence treatment efficacy. To this end, our review aims to overview the immune microenvironment of DMG, discuss emerging insights about the immune landscape that drives disease pathophysiology, and present recent findings and new opportunities for therapeutic discovery.
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- Gabrielle Price
- Department of Neurosurgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai,10 Union Square East, 5th Floor, Suite 5E, New York, NY 10003, USA; Department of Oncological Sciences, The Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA; Nash Family Department of Neuroscience, Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai,10 Union Square East, 5th Floor, Suite 5E, New York, NY 10003, USA; Department of Oncological Sciences, The Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai,10 Union Square East, 5th Floor, Suite 5E, New York, NY 10003, USA; Department of Oncological Sciences, The Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai,10 Union Square East, 5th Floor, Suite 5E, New York, NY 10003, USA; Department of Oncological Sciences, The Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
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Qiu B, Kline C, Mueller S. Radiation in Combination With Targeted Agents and Immunotherapies for Pediatric Central Nervous System Tumors - Progress, Opportunities, and Challenges. Front Oncol 2021; 11:674596. [PMID: 34277419 PMCID: PMC8278144 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.674596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Pediatric brain tumors are the most common solid tumors in children and represent a heterogenous group of diagnoses. While some are treatable with current standard of care, relapsed/refractory disease is common and some high-risk diagnoses remain incurable. A growing number of therapy options are under development for treatment of CNS tumors, including targeted therapies that disrupt key tumor promoting processes and immunotherapies that promote anti-tumor immune function. While these therapies hold promise, it is likely that single agent treatments will not be sufficient for most high-risk patients and combination strategies will be necessary. Given the central role for radiotherapy for many pediatric CNS tumors, we review current strategies that combine radiation with targeted therapies or immunotherapies. To promote the ongoing development of rational combination treatments, we highlight 1) mechanistic connections between molecular drivers of tumorigenesis and radiation response, 2) ways in which molecular alterations in tumor cells shape the immune microenvironment, and 3) how radiotherapy affects the host immune system. In addition to discussing strategies to maximize efficacy, we review principles that inform safety of combination therapies.
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- Bo Qiu
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States
- Division of Oncology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
- Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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Perrone MG, Ruggiero A, Centonze A, Carrieri A, Ferorelli S, Scilimati A. Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG): Breakthrough and Clinical Perspective. Curr Med Chem 2021; 28:3287-3317. [PMID: 32767913 DOI: 10.2174/0929867327666200806110206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2020] [Revised: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) mainly affects children with a median age of 6-7 years old. It accounts for 10% of all pediatric tumors. Unfortunately, DIPG has a poor prognosis, and the median survival is generally less than 16-24 months independently from the treatment received. Up to now, children with DIPG are treated with focal radiotherapy alone or in combination with antitumor agents. In the last decade, ONC201 known as dopamine receptor antagonist was uncovered, by a high throughput screening of public libraries of compounds, to be endowed with cytotoxic activity against several cancer cell lines. Efforts were made to identify the real ONC201 target, responsible for its antiproliferative effect. The hypothesized targets were the Tumor necrosis factor-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand stimulation (TRAIL), two oncogenic kinases (ERK/AKT system) that target the same tumor-suppressor gene (FOXO3a), dopamine receptors (DRD2 and DRD3 subtypes) and finally the mitochondrial Caseynolitic Protease P (ClpP). ONC201 structure-activity relationship is extensively discussed in this review, together with other two classes of compounds, namely ADEPs and D9, already known for their antibiotic activity but noteworthy to be discussed and studied as potential "leads" for the development of new drugs to be used in the treatment of DIPG. In this review, a detailed and critical description of ONC201, ADEPs, and D9 pro-apoptotic activity is made, with particular attention to the specific interactions established with its targets that also are intimately described. Pubmed published patents and clinical trial reports of the last ten years were used as the bibliographic source.
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- Maria Grazia Perrone
- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bari, Via E. Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
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- Pediatric Oncology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo A. Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bari, Via E. Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bari, Via E. Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bari, Via E. Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bari, Via E. Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
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Central nervous system (CNS) tumors are the most common solid tumor in pediatrics and represent the largest cause of childhood cancer-related mortality. With advances in molecular characterization of tumors, considerable developments have occurred impacting diagnosis and management, and refined prognostication. Advances in management have led to better survival, but mortality remains high and significant morbidity persists. Novel therapeutic approaches targeting the biology of these tumors are being investigated to improve overall survival and decrease treatment-related morbidity. Further molecular understanding of pediatric CNS tumors will lead to continued refinement of tumor classification, management, and prognostication.
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- Fatema Malbari
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology and Developmental Neurosciences, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, 6701 Fannin Street, Suite 1250, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Lian X, Kats D, Rasmussen S, Martin LR, Karki A, Keller C, Berlow NE. Design considerations of an IL13Rα2 antibody-drug conjugate for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma. Acta Neuropathol Commun 2021; 9:88. [PMID: 34001278 PMCID: PMC8127302 DOI: 10.1186/s40478-021-01184-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 04/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), a rare pediatric brain tumor, afflicts approximately 350 new patients each year in the United States. DIPG is noted for its lethality, as fewer than 1% of patients survive to five years. Multiple clinical trials involving chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and/or targeted therapy have all failed to improve clinical outcomes. Recently, high-throughput sequencing of a cohort of DIPG samples identified potential therapeutic targets, including interleukin 13 receptor subunit alpha 2 (IL13Rα2) which was expressed in multiple tumor samples and comparably absent in normal brain tissue, identifying IL13Rα2 as a potential therapeutic target in DIPG. In this work, we investigated the role of IL13Rα2 signaling in progression and invasion of DIPG and viability of IL13Rα2 as a therapeutic target through the use of immunoconjugate agents. We discovered that IL13Rα2 stimulation via canonical ligands demonstrates minimal impact on both the cellular proliferation and cellular invasion of DIPG cells, suggesting IL13Rα2 signaling is non-essential for DIPG progression in vitro. However, exposure to an anti-IL13Rα2 antibody-drug conjugate demonstrated potent pharmacological response in DIPG cell models both in vitro and ex ovo in a manner strongly associated with IL13Rα2 expression, supporting the potential use of targeting IL13Rα2 as a DIPG therapy. However, the tested ADC was effective in most but not all cell models, thus selection of the optimal payload will be essential for clinical translation of an anti-IL13Rα2 ADC for DIPG.
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- Xiaolei Lian
- Children's Cancer Therapy Development Institute, 12655 SW Beaverdam Road-West, Beaverton, OR, 97005, USA
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- Children's Cancer Therapy Development Institute, 12655 SW Beaverdam Road-West, Beaverton, OR, 97005, USA
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- Children's Cancer Therapy Development Institute, 12655 SW Beaverdam Road-West, Beaverton, OR, 97005, USA
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- Children's Cancer Therapy Development Institute, 12655 SW Beaverdam Road-West, Beaverton, OR, 97005, USA
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- Children's Cancer Therapy Development Institute, 12655 SW Beaverdam Road-West, Beaverton, OR, 97005, USA
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- Children's Cancer Therapy Development Institute, 12655 SW Beaverdam Road-West, Beaverton, OR, 97005, USA.
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- Children's Cancer Therapy Development Institute, 12655 SW Beaverdam Road-West, Beaverton, OR, 97005, USA.
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Aridgides P, Janssens GO, Braunstein S, Campbell S, Poppe M, Murphy E, MacDonald S, Ladra M, Alapetite C, Haas-Kogan D. Gliomas, germ cell tumors, and craniopharyngioma. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2021; 68 Suppl 2:e28401. [PMID: 32960496 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.28401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2020] [Revised: 04/22/2020] [Accepted: 04/23/2000] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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This report summarizes the current multimodality treatment approaches for children with low- and high-grade gliomas, germinoma, and nongerminomatous germ cell tumors, and craniopharyngiomas used in the Children's Oncology Group (COG) and the International Society of Pediatric Oncology (SIOP). Treatment recommendations are provided in the context of historical approaches regarding the roles of surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. Future research strategies for these tumors in both COG and SIOP are also discussed.
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- Paul Aridgides
- Department of Radiation Oncology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, 13210
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht and Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, GA, 3508, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, Ron Conway Family Gateway Medical Building, 1825 Fourth St. 1st floor M1215, San Francisco, CA, 94115
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue / CA-50, Cleveland, OH, 44195
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Huntsman Cancer Hospital, University of Utah, 1950 Circle of Hope, Radiation Oncology, 1570, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Cleveland Clinic, Mail Code CA5, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44195
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- Francis H Burr Proton Therapy Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA, 02114
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, 401 N. Broadway, Weinberg Suite 1440, Baltimore, MD, 21231
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, D1622, 450 Brookline Ave, Brookline, MA, 02215
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Baxter PA, Su JM, Onar-Thomas A, Billups CA, Li XN, Poussaint TY, Smith ER, Thompson P, Adesina A, Ansell P, Giranda V, Paulino A, Kilburn L, Quaddoumi I, Broniscer A, Blaney SM, Dunkel IJ, Fouladi M. A phase I/II study of veliparib (ABT-888) with radiation and temozolomide in newly diagnosed diffuse pontine glioma: a Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium study. Neuro Oncol 2021; 22:875-885. [PMID: 32009149 DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noaa016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND A Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium (PBTC) phase I/II trial of veliparib and radiation followed by veliparib and temozolomide (TMZ) was conducted in children with newly diagnosed diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG). The objectives were to: (i) estimate the recommended phase II dose (RP2D) of veliparib with concurrent radiation; (ii) evaluate the pharmacokinetic parameters of veliparib during radiation; (iii) evaluate feasibility of intrapatient TMZ dose escalation; (iv) describe toxicities of protocol therapy; and (v) estimate the overall survival distribution compared with historical series. METHODS Veliparib was given Monday through Friday b.i.d. during radiation followed by a 4-week rest. Patients then received veliparib at 25 mg/m2 b.i.d. and TMZ 135 mg/m2 daily for 5 days every 28 days. Intrapatient dose escalation of TMZ was investigated for patients experiencing minimal toxicity. RESULTS Sixty-six patients (65 eligible) were enrolled. The RP2D of veliparib was 65 mg/m2 b.i.d. with radiation. Dose-limiting toxicities during radiation with veliparib therapy included: grade 2 intratumoral hemorrhage (n = 1), grade 3 maculopapular rash (n = 2), and grade 3 nervous system disorder (generalized neurologic deterioration) (n = 1). Intrapatient TMZ dose escalation during maintenance was not tolerated. Following a planned interim analysis, it was concluded that this treatment did not show a survival benefit compared with PBTC historical controls, and accrual was stopped for futility. The 1- and 2-year overall survival rates were 37.2% (SE 7%) and 5.3% (SE 3%), respectively. CONCLUSION Addition of veliparib to radiation followed by TMZ and veliparib was tolerated but did not improve survival for patients with newly diagnosed DIPG. TRIAL REGISTRATION NCT01514201.
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- Patricia A Baxter
- Texas Children's Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Texas Children's Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Texas Children's Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- University of North Carolina Children's Hospital, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Texas Children's Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Texas Children's Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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Yoon HI, Wee CW, Kim YZ, Seo Y, Im JH, Dho YS, Kim KH, Hong JB, Park JS, Choi SH, Kim MS, Moon J, Hwang K, Park JE, Cho JM, Yoon WS, Kim SH, Kim YI, Kim HS, Sung KS, Song JH, Lee MH, Han MH, Lee SH, Chang JH, Lim DH, Park CK, Lee YS, Gwak HS. The Korean Society for Neuro-Oncology (KSNO) Guideline for Adult Diffuse Midline Glioma: Version 2021.1. Brain Tumor Res Treat 2021; 9:1-8. [PMID: 33913265 PMCID: PMC8082289 DOI: 10.14791/btrt.2021.9.e8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2021] [Revised: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND There have been no guidelines for the management of adult patients with diffuse midline glioma (DMG), H3K27M-mutant in Korea since the 2016 revised WHO classification newly defined this disease entity. Thus, the Korean Society for Neuro-Oncology (KSNO), a multidisciplinary academic society, had begun preparing guidelines for DMG since 2019. METHODS The Working Group was composed of 27 multidisciplinary medical experts in Korea. References were identified through searches of PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane CENTRAL using specific and sensitive keywords as well as combinations of keywords. As 'diffuse midline glioma' was recently defined, and there was no international guideline, trials and guidelines of 'diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma' or 'brain stem glioma' were thoroughly reviewed first. RESULTS The core contents are as follows. The DMG can be diagnosed when all of the following three criteria are satisfied: the presence of the H3K27M mutation, midline location, and infiltrating feature. Without identification of H3K27M mutation by diagnostic biopsy, DMG cannot be diagnosed. For the primary treatment, maximal safe resection should be considered for tumors when feasible. Radiotherapy is the primary option for tumors in case the total resection is not possible. A total dose of 54 Gy to 60 Gy with conventional fractionation prescribed at 1-2 cm plus gross tumor volume is recommended. Although no chemotherapy has proven to be effective in DMG, concurrent chemoradiotherapy (± maintenance chemotherapy) with temozolomide following WHO grade IV glioblastoma's protocol is recommended. CONCLUSION The detection of H3K27M mutation is the most important diagnostic criteria for DMG. Combination of surgery (if amenable to surgery), radiotherapy, and chemotherapy based on comprehensive multidisciplinary discussion can be considered as the treatment options for DMG.
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- Hong In Yoon
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Neurooncology and Department of Neurosurgery, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Yeungnam University Hospital, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University School of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Yongin Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Yongin, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Genomic Medicine, Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Catholic Kwandong University, International St. Mary's Hospital, Incheon, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Dong-A University Hospital, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Guri, Korea
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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- Department of Hospital Pathology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
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- Department of Cancer Control, Graduate School of Cancer Science and Policy, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.
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Williams JR, Young CC, Vitanza NA, McGrath M, Feroze AH, Browd SR, Hauptman JS. Progress in diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma: advocating for stereotactic biopsy in the standard of care. Neurosurg Focus 2021; 48:E4. [PMID: 31896081 DOI: 10.3171/2019.9.focus19745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2019] [Accepted: 09/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is a universally fatal pediatric brainstem tumor affecting approximately 300 children in the US annually. Median survival is less than 1 year, and radiation therapy has been the mainstay of treatment for decades. Recent advances in the biological understanding of the disease have identified the H3K27M mutation in nearly 80% of DIPGs, leading to the 2016 WHO classification of diffuse midline glioma H3K27M-mutant, a grade IV brainstem tumor. Developments in epigenetic targeting of transcriptional tendencies have yielded potential molecular targets for clinical trials. Chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy has also shown preclinical promise. Recent clinical studies, including prospective trials, have demonstrated the safety and feasibility of pediatric brainstem biopsy in the setting of DIPG and other brainstem tumors. Given developments in the ability to analyze DIPG tumor tissue to deepen biological understanding of this disease and develop new therapies for treatment, together with the increased safety of stereotactic brainstem biopsy, the authors present a case for offering biopsy to all children with suspected DIPG. They also present their standard operative techniques for image-guided, frameless stereotactic biopsy.
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- John R Williams
- 1Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington
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- 2Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Seattle Children's Hospital; and
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- 3Division of Neurosurgery, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington
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- 3Division of Neurosurgery, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington
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Bailleul Q, Rakotomalala A, Ferry I, Leblond P, Meignan S, Furlan A. [The art of war as applied to pediatric gliomas: Know your enemy]. Med Sci (Paris) 2021; 37:159-166. [PMID: 33591259 DOI: 10.1051/medsci/2020279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Pediatric brain cancers represent the most frequent solid tumors and the leading cause of cancer-driven mortality in children. Pediatric High Grade Gliomas display a very poor prognosis. Among these, DIPG (Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Gliomas), localized to the brain stem, cannot benefit from a total exeresis due to this critical location and to their highly infiltrating nature. Radiotherapy remains the standard treatment against these tumors for almost five decades, and attempts to improve the prognosis of patients with chemotherapy or targeted therapies have failed. Thanks to the rise of high throughput sequencing, the knowledge of molecular alterations in pediatric gliomas strongly progressed and allowed to highlight distinct biomolecular entities and to establish more accurate diagnoses. In this review, we summarize this new information and the perspectives that it brings for clinical strategies.
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- Quentin Bailleul
- Unité tumorigenèse et résistance aux traitements, Centre Oscar Lambret, Place de Verdun, 59045 Lille, France - Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut de recherche contre le cancer de Lille, UMR9020 - UMR-S 1277 - Canther - Cancer Heterogeneity, Plasticity and Resistance to Therapies, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Unité tumorigenèse et résistance aux traitements, Centre Oscar Lambret, Place de Verdun, 59045 Lille, France - Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut de recherche contre le cancer de Lille, UMR9020 - UMR-S 1277 - Canther - Cancer Heterogeneity, Plasticity and Resistance to Therapies, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Unité tumorigenèse et résistance aux traitements, Centre Oscar Lambret, Place de Verdun, 59045 Lille, France - Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut de recherche contre le cancer de Lille, UMR9020 - UMR-S 1277 - Canther - Cancer Heterogeneity, Plasticity and Resistance to Therapies, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Département de cancérologie pédiatrique, Institut d'hématologie et d'oncologie pédiatrique, Lyon, France
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- Unité tumorigenèse et résistance aux traitements, Centre Oscar Lambret, Place de Verdun, 59045 Lille, France - Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut de recherche contre le cancer de Lille, UMR9020 - UMR-S 1277 - Canther - Cancer Heterogeneity, Plasticity and Resistance to Therapies, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Unité tumorigenèse et résistance aux traitements, Centre Oscar Lambret, Place de Verdun, 59045 Lille, France - Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut de recherche contre le cancer de Lille, UMR9020 - UMR-S 1277 - Canther - Cancer Heterogeneity, Plasticity and Resistance to Therapies, F-59000 Lille, France
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Rasool MT, Dar IA, Banday SZ, Banday AZ, Chibber SS, Choh NA, Baba MH, Lone MM. Modality of Radiotherapy and Overall Survival in Pediatric Diffuse Brainstem Gliomas: Implications for Resource-Constrained Settings. J Trop Pediatr 2021; 67:6024864. [PMID: 33280037 DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmaa105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Childhood diffuse brainstem glioma (dBSG) is a rare tumor with a poor prognosis. Any tumor-directed surgical intervention is difficult. Magnetic resonance imaging forms the mainstay of diagnosis and radiation therapy has remained the backbone of therapy. In this study, we compare the outcomes of conformal radiotherapy with conventional therapy in the context of resource-constrained settings. METHODS In this retrospective analysis, conducted between 2010 and 2019, all pediatric patients with a diagnosis of dBSG were analyzed. The survival data were calculated in months from the date of diagnosis. Survival differences between variables were compared using the Log-rank test and the risk of death was calculated using Cox regression analysis. RESULTS A total of 20 patients (11 males, 55%) with a diagnosis of dBSG were included. Median age at diagnosis was 6.5 years. No surgical resection or biopsy was done in any patient. Fifteen (75%) patients received radiotherapy and only 4 (20%) patients received additional chemotherapy. Five (25%) patients did not receive any form of anti-cancer therapy. Median overall survival (OS) was 8 months (95% CI 5.2-10.8). Females were at a higher risk of death than males. Children treated with radiotherapy had a longer OS than untreated children; however, the modality of radiotherapy employed or the addition of chemotherapy did not affect the OS. CONCLUSION Radiotherapy, irrespective of the modality, increases the survival of children with dBSG in resource-poor settings. Additionally, socioeconomic concerns need to be addressed in the management of these tumors, especially in the case of female children. Lay summaryChildhood diffuse brainstem glioma (dBSG) is a rare tumor with a poor prognosis. Any tumor-directed surgical intervention is difficult. Magnetic resonance imaging forms the mainstay of diagnosis and radiation therapy has remained the backbone of therapy. In this 10-year retrospective study, we compare the outcomes of conformal radiotherapy with conventional therapy in the context of resource-constrained settings. A total of 20 patients with a diagnosis of dBSG were included with a median age at diagnosis of 6.5 years (5.25-8.75). No surgical resection or biopsy was done in any patient. Fifteen (75%) patients received radiotherapy and only 4 (20%) patients received additional chemotherapy. Five (25%) patients did not receive any form of anti-cancer therapy. Median overall survival (OS) was 8 months (95% CI 5.2-10.8). Females were at a 3.4-fold (95% CI 1.0-12.1) higher risk of death than males. Children treated with radiotherapy had a longer OS than untreated children; however, the modality of radiotherapy employed or the addition of chemotherapy did not affect the OS. Radiotherapy, irrespective of the modality, increases the survival of children with dBSG in resource-poor settings. Additionally, socioeconomic concerns need to be addressed in the management of these tumors, especially in the case of female children.
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- Malik Tariq Rasool
- Department of Radiation Oncology, State Cancer Institute (SCI), Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Srinagar, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, State Cancer Institute (SCI), Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Srinagar, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Srinagar, India
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- Department of Pediatrics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Srinagar, India
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- Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Srinagar, India
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- Radiological Physics and Bioengineering, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Srinagar, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, State Cancer Institute (SCI), Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Srinagar, India
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Shi S, Lu S, Jing X, Liao J, Li Q. The Prognostic Impact of Radiotherapy in Conjunction with Temozolomide in Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. World Neurosurg 2021; 148:e565-e571. [PMID: 33476781 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.01.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Revised: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 01/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is a rare and devastating brainstem glioma that occurs predominately in children. To date, the prognostic impact of radiotherapy (RT) in conjunction with temozolomide (TMZ) in DIPG has not been thoroughly analyzed. The aim of this meta-analysis was to analyze the effectiveness of RT quantitatively and precisely in conjunction with TMZ in improving the prognosis of DIPG. METHODS A systematic search of 8 electronic databases was conducted. Articles mainly discussing the prognostic impact of RT in conjunction with TMZ in DIPG were selected. The pooled 1- and 2-year overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were calculated. RESULTS A total of 14 studies fulfilled our inclusion criteria, involving 283 cases of patients with DIPG who were treated with RT in conjunction with TMZ. The pooled 1- and 2-year OS of this treatment was 43% and 11%, respectively. The pooled 1- and 2-year PFS was 20% and 2%, respectively. Subgroup analysis revealed that the heterogeneity remained almost the same in all stratum. Egger's test demonstrated that the possibility of publication bias was low. CONCLUSIONS Requirements of up-to-date evidence on evaluating the prognostic impact of this therapy are urgent.
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- Shuai Shi
- Department of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, PR China; Department of Neurology, Tianjin Huanhu Hospital, Tianjin, PR China
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- Tianjin Neurosurgical Institute, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Cerebrovascular and Neurodegenerative Diseases, Tianjin, PR China
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- Tianjin Neurosurgical Institute, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Cerebrovascular and Neurodegenerative Diseases, Tianjin, PR China
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- Tianjin Neurosurgical Institute, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Cerebrovascular and Neurodegenerative Diseases, Tianjin, PR China
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- Department of Neurology, Tianjin Huanhu Hospital, Tianjin, PR China.
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Wummer B, Woodworth D, Flores C. Brain stem gliomas and current landscape. J Neurooncol 2021; 151:21-28. [PMID: 33398531 DOI: 10.1007/s11060-020-03655-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Accepted: 10/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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PURPOSE CNS malignancies are currently the most common cause of disease related deaths in children. Although brainstem gliomas are invariably fatal cancers in children, clinical studies against this disease are limited. This review is to lead to a succinct collection of knowledge of known biological mechanisms of this disease and discuss available therapeutics. METHODS A hallmark of brainstem gliomas are mutations in the histone H3.3 with the majority of cases expressing the mutation K27M on histone 3.3. Recent studies using whole genome sequencing have revealed other mutations associated with disease. Current standard clinical practice may merely involve radiation and/or chemotherapy with little hope for long term survival. Here we discuss the potential of new therapies. CONCLUSION Despite the lack of treatment options using frequently practiced clinical techniques, immunotherapeutic strategies have recently been developed to target brainstem gliomas. To target brainstem gliomas, investigators are evaluating the use of broad non-targeted therapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors. Alternatively, others have begun to explore adoptive T cell strategies against these fatal malignancies.
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- Brandon Wummer
- Lillian S. Wells Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida Health Center, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA
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- Lillian S. Wells Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida Health Center, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA
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- Lillian S. Wells Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida Health Center, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA.
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Autry AW, Park I, Kline C, Chen HY, Gordon JW, Raber S, Hoffman C, Kim Y, Okamoto K, Vigneron DB, Lupo JM, Prados M, Li Y, Xu D, Mueller S. Pilot Study of Hyperpolarized 13C Metabolic Imaging in Pediatric Patients with Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma and Other CNS Cancers. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2020; 42:178-184. [PMID: 33272950 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a6937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2020] [Accepted: 08/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Pediatric CNS tumors commonly present challenges for radiographic interpretation on conventional MR imaging. This study sought to investigate the safety and tolerability of hyperpolarized carbon-13 (HP-13C) metabolic imaging in pediatric patients with brain tumors. MATERIALS AND METHODS Pediatric patients 3 to 18 years of age who were previously diagnosed with a brain tumor and could undergo MR imaging without sedation were eligible to enroll in this safety study of HP [1-13C]pyruvate. Participants received a one-time injection of HP [1-13C]pyruvate and were imaged using dynamic HP-13C MR imaging. We assessed 2 dose levels: 0.34 mL/kg and the highest tolerated adult dose of 0.43 mL/kg. Participants were monitored throughout imaging and for 60 minutes postinjection, including pre- and postinjection electrocardiograms and vital sign measurements. RESULTS Between February 2017 and July 2019, ten participants (9 males; median age, 14 years; range, 10-17 years) were enrolled, of whom 6 completed injection of HP [1-13C]pyruvate and dynamic HP-13C MR imaging. Four participants failed to undergo HP-13C MR imaging due to technical failures related to generating HP [1-13C]pyruvate or MR imaging operability. HP [1-13C]pyruvate was well-tolerated in all participants who completed the study, with no dose-limiting toxicities or adverse events observed at either 0.34 (n = 3) or 0.43 (n = 3) mL/kg. HP [1-13C]pyruvate demonstrated characteristic conversion to [1-13C]lactate and [13C]bicarbonate in the brain. Due to poor accrual, the study was closed after only 3 participants were enrolled at the highest dose level. CONCLUSIONS Dynamic HP-13C MR imaging was safely performed in 6 pediatric patients with CNS tumors and demonstrated HP [1-13C]pyruvate brain metabolism.
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- A W Autry
- From the Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging (A.W.A., H.-Y.C., J.W.G., Y.K., K.O., D.B.V., J.M.L., Y.L., D.X.)
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- Department of Radiology (I.P.), Chonnam National University College of Medicine and Hospital, Gwangju, Korea
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology (C.K., S.R., C.H., M.P., S.M.), Department of Pediatrics.,Department of Neurology (C.K., S.M.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging (A.W.A., H.-Y.C., J.W.G., Y.K., K.O., D.B.V., J.M.L., Y.L., D.X.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging (A.W.A., H.-Y.C., J.W.G., Y.K., K.O., D.B.V., J.M.L., Y.L., D.X.)
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology (C.K., S.R., C.H., M.P., S.M.), Department of Pediatrics
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology (C.K., S.R., C.H., M.P., S.M.), Department of Pediatrics
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- From the Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging (A.W.A., H.-Y.C., J.W.G., Y.K., K.O., D.B.V., J.M.L., Y.L., D.X.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging (A.W.A., H.-Y.C., J.W.G., Y.K., K.O., D.B.V., J.M.L., Y.L., D.X.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging (A.W.A., H.-Y.C., J.W.G., Y.K., K.O., D.B.V., J.M.L., Y.L., D.X.).,Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences (D.B.V.).,Neurological Surgery (D.B.V., M.P., S.M.).,UCSF/UC Berkeley Joint Graduate Group in Bioengineering (D.B.V., J.M.L., D.X.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- From the Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging (A.W.A., H.-Y.C., J.W.G., Y.K., K.O., D.B.V., J.M.L., Y.L., D.X.).,UCSF/UC Berkeley Joint Graduate Group in Bioengineering (D.B.V., J.M.L., D.X.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology (C.K., S.R., C.H., M.P., S.M.), Department of Pediatrics.,Neurological Surgery (D.B.V., M.P., S.M.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging (A.W.A., H.-Y.C., J.W.G., Y.K., K.O., D.B.V., J.M.L., Y.L., D.X.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging (A.W.A., H.-Y.C., J.W.G., Y.K., K.O., D.B.V., J.M.L., Y.L., D.X.) .,UCSF/UC Berkeley Joint Graduate Group in Bioengineering (D.B.V., J.M.L., D.X.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology (C.K., S.R., C.H., M.P., S.M.), Department of Pediatrics.,Department of Neurology (C.K., S.M.).,Neurological Surgery (D.B.V., M.P., S.M.)
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Partap S, Monje M. Pediatric Brain Tumors. Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2020; 26:1553-1583. [DOI: 10.1212/con.0000000000000955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Mueller S, Taitt JM, Villanueva-Meyer JE, Bonner ER, Nejo T, Lulla RR, Goldman S, Banerjee A, Chi SN, Whipple NS, Crawford JR, Gauvain K, Nazemi KJ, Watchmaker PB, Almeida ND, Okada K, Salazar AM, Gilbert RD, Nazarian J, Molinaro AM, Butterfield LH, Prados MD, Okada H. Mass cytometry detects H3.3K27M-specific vaccine responses in diffuse midline glioma. J Clin Invest 2020; 130:6325-6337. [PMID: 32817593 PMCID: PMC7685729 DOI: 10.1172/jci140378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUNDPatients with diffuse midline gliomas (DMGs), including diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), have dismal outcomes. We previously described the H3.3K27M mutation as a shared neoantigen in HLA-A*02.01+, H3.3K27M+ DMGs. Within the Pacific Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Consortium, we assessed the safety and efficacy of an H3.3K27M-targeted peptide vaccine.METHODSNewly diagnosed patients, aged 3-21 years, with HLA-A*02.01+ and H3.3K27M+ status were enrolled in stratum A (DIPG) or stratum B (nonpontine DMG). Vaccine was administered in combination with polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid-poly-I-lysine carboxymethylcellulose (poly-ICLC) every 3 weeks for 8 cycles, followed by once every 6 weeks. Immunomonitoring and imaging were performed every 3 months. Imaging was centrally reviewed. Immunological responses were assessed in PBMCs using mass cytometry.RESULTSA total of 19 patients were enrolled in stratum A (median age,11 years) and 10 in stratum B (median age, 13 years). There were no grade-4 treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs). Injection site reaction was the most commonly reported TRAE. Overall survival (OS) at 12 months was 40% (95% CI, 22%-73%) for patients in stratum A and 39% (95% CI, 16%-93%) for patients in stratum B. The median OS was 16.1 months for patients who had an expansion of H3.3K27M-reactive CD8+ T cells compared with 9.8 months for their counterparts (P = 0.05). Patients with DIPG with below-median baseline levels of myeloid-derived suppressor cells had prolonged OS compared with their counterparts (P < 0.01). Immediate pretreatment dexamethasone administration was inversely associated with H3.3K27M-reactive CD8+ T cell responses.CONCLUSIONAdministration of the H3.3K27M-specific vaccine was well tolerated. Patients with H3.3K27M-specific CD8+ immunological responses demonstrated prolonged OS compared with nonresponders.TRIAL REGISTRATIONClinicalTrials.gov NCT02960230.FUNDINGThe V Foundation, the Pacific Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Consortium Foundation, the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, the Mithil Prasad Foundation, the MCJ Amelior Foundation, the Anne and Jason Farber Foundation, Will Power Research Fund Inc., the Isabella Kerr Molina Foundation, the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), NIH (R35NS105068).
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- Sabine Mueller
- Department of Neurology
- Department of Neurosurgery and
- Department of Pediatrics, UCSF, San Francisco, California, USA
- Children’s University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Hasbro Children’s Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery and
- Department of Pediatrics, UCSF, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences and Pediatrics, UCSD and Rady Children’s Hospital, San Diego, California, USA
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- St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Children’s University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
- Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
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- Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, San Francisco, California, USA
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, UCSF, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery and
- Department of Pediatrics, UCSF, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery and
- Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, San Francisco, California, USA
- Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCSF, San Francisco, California, USA
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Coleman C, Stoller S, Grotzer M, Stucklin AG, Nazarian J, Mueller S. Pediatric hemispheric high-grade glioma: targeting the future. Cancer Metastasis Rev 2020; 39:245-260. [PMID: 31989507 DOI: 10.1007/s10555-020-09850-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Pediatric high-grade gliomas (pHGGs) are a group of tumors affecting approximately 0.85 children per 100,000 annually. The general outcome for these tumors is poor with 5-year survival rates of less than 20%. It is now recognized that these tumors represent a heterogeneous group of tumors rather than one entity. Large-scale genomic analyses have led to a greater understanding of the molecular drivers of different subtypes of these tumors and have also aided in the development of subtype-specific therapies. For example, for pHGG with NTRK fusions, promising new targeted therapies are actively being explored. Herein, we review the clinico-pathologic and molecular classification of these tumors, historical treatments, current management strategies, and therapies currently under investigation.
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- Christina Coleman
- Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland, 747 52nd Street, Oakland, CA, 94609, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, 625 Nelson Rising Lane, Box 0663, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA
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- Department of Oncology and Children's Research Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Oncology and Children's Research Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Oncology and Children's Research Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, 625 Nelson Rising Lane, Box 0663, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA.
- Department of Oncology and Children's Research Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, 550 16th Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA.
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Avenue, M779, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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H3K27M-mutant diffuse midline glioma presenting as synchronous lesions involving pineal and suprasellar region: A case report and literature review. J Clin Neurosci 2020; 81:144-148. [PMID: 33222904 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2020.09.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2020] [Revised: 08/17/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The differential diagnoses for multifocal lesions with pineal and suprasellar involvement in a young adult include germ cell tumour and intracranial metastasis. Other differentials include atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumour and pineoblastoma. We present the first known case of multicentric H3K27M mutant diffuse midline glioma, which is typically defined by its diffuse nature, midline location, and H3K27M mutation. CASE REPORT A young Chinese female presented subacutely with giddiness, right abducens nerve palsy and unsteady gait. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain with contrast revealed a moderately sized pineal region tumour, extending into the third ventricle, associated with hydrocephalus. There were two other synchronous lesions noted in the suprasellar and left occipital region. Serum and cerebrospinal fluid tumour markers, along with a computed tomography scan of her thorax and abdomen and were unremarkable. She underwent an endoscopic third ventriculostomy and biopsy of pineal and suprasellar lesions. Histology demonstrated a poor prognosis variant multifocal glioblastoma multiforme that was IDH wildtype, H3K27M positive, and MGMT unmethylated. MRI of the whole spine did not reveal any drop metastasis. The patient subsequently underwent adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy after she was deemed to be unsuitable for surgical resection. CONCLUSION Although rare, multicentric H3K27M mutant diffuse midline glioma should be included in the list of differential diagnoses for multifocal enhancing lesions with involvement of the pineal and suprasellar regions, especially if the lesions demonstrate imaging features atypical for more common diagnosis such as germ cell tumours.
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Smil D, Wong JF, Williams EP, Adamson RJ, Howarth A, McLeod DA, Mamai A, Kim S, Wilson BJ, Kiyota T, Aman A, Owen J, Poda G, Horiuchi KY, Kuznetsova E, Ma H, Hamblin JN, Cramp S, Roberts OG, Edwards AM, Uehling D, Al-Awar R, Bullock AN, O'Meara JA, Isaac MB. Leveraging an Open Science Drug Discovery Model to Develop CNS-Penetrant ALK2 Inhibitors for the Treatment of Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma. J Med Chem 2020; 63:10061-10085. [PMID: 32787083 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c01199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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There are currently no effective chemotherapeutic drugs approved for the treatment of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), an aggressive pediatric cancer resident in the pons region of the brainstem. Radiation therapy is beneficial but not curative, with the condition being uniformly fatal. Analysis of the genomic landscape surrounding DIPG has revealed that activin receptor-like kinase-2 (ALK2) constitutes a potential target for therapeutic intervention given its dysregulation in the disease. We adopted an open science approach to develop a series of potent, selective, orally bioavailable, and brain-penetrant ALK2 inhibitors based on the lead compound LDN-214117. Modest structural changes to the C-3, C-4, and C-5 position substituents of the core pyridine ring afforded compounds M4K2009, M4K2117, and M4K2163, each with a superior potency, selectivity, and/or blood-brain barrier (BBB) penetration profile. Robust in vivo pharmacokinetic (PK) properties and tolerability mark these inhibitors as advanced preclinical compounds suitable for further development and evaluation in orthotopic models of DIPG.
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- David Smil
- Drug Discovery Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, 661 University Avenue, MaRS Centre, West Tower, Toronto, Ontario M5G 0A3, Canada
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, United Kingdom
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, United Kingdom
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, United Kingdom
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, United Kingdom
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- Drug Discovery Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, 661 University Avenue, MaRS Centre, West Tower, Toronto, Ontario M5G 0A3, Canada
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- Drug Discovery Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, 661 University Avenue, MaRS Centre, West Tower, Toronto, Ontario M5G 0A3, Canada
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- Drug Discovery Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, 661 University Avenue, MaRS Centre, West Tower, Toronto, Ontario M5G 0A3, Canada
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- Drug Discovery Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, 661 University Avenue, MaRS Centre, West Tower, Toronto, Ontario M5G 0A3, Canada
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- Drug Discovery Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, 661 University Avenue, MaRS Centre, West Tower, Toronto, Ontario M5G 0A3, Canada
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- Drug Discovery Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, 661 University Avenue, MaRS Centre, West Tower, Toronto, Ontario M5G 0A3, Canada.,Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, 144 College Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3M2, Canada
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- Drug Discovery Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, 661 University Avenue, MaRS Centre, West Tower, Toronto, Ontario M5G 0A3, Canada
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- Drug Discovery Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, 661 University Avenue, MaRS Centre, West Tower, Toronto, Ontario M5G 0A3, Canada.,Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, 144 College Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3M2, Canada
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- Reaction Biology Corp., Suite 2, 1 Great Valley Parkway, Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355, United States
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- Reaction Biology Corp., Suite 2, 1 Great Valley Parkway, Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355, United States
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- Reaction Biology Corp., Suite 2, 1 Great Valley Parkway, Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355, United States
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- Charles River Discovery, Chesterford Research Park, Saffron Waldon, Essex CB10 1XL, United Kingdom
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- Charles River Discovery, 8-9 Spire Green Centre, Flex Meadow, Harlow, Essex CM19 5TR, United Kingdom
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- M4K Pharma, 101 College Street, MaRS Centre, South Tower, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7, Canada
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- M4K Pharma, 101 College Street, MaRS Centre, South Tower, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7, Canada.,Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Toronto, 101 College Street, MaRS Centre, South Tower, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7, Canada
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- Drug Discovery Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, 661 University Avenue, MaRS Centre, West Tower, Toronto, Ontario M5G 0A3, Canada
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- Drug Discovery Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, 661 University Avenue, MaRS Centre, West Tower, Toronto, Ontario M5G 0A3, Canada.,Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Toronto, Medical Sciences Building, Room 4207, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, United Kingdom
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- Drug Discovery Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, 661 University Avenue, MaRS Centre, West Tower, Toronto, Ontario M5G 0A3, Canada.,M4K Pharma, 101 College Street, MaRS Centre, South Tower, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7, Canada
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- Drug Discovery Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, 661 University Avenue, MaRS Centre, West Tower, Toronto, Ontario M5G 0A3, Canada
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Schramm K, Iskar M, Statz B, Jäger N, Haag D, Słabicki M, Pfister SM, Zapatka M, Gronych J, Jones DTW, Lichter P. DECIPHER pooled shRNA library screen identifies PP2A and FGFR signaling as potential therapeutic targets for diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas. Neuro Oncol 2020; 21:867-877. [PMID: 30943283 DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noz057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPGs) are highly aggressive pediatric brain tumors that are characterized by a recurrent mutation (K27M) within the histone H3 encoding genes H3F3A and HIST1H3A/B/C. These mutations have been shown to induce a global reduction in the repressive histone modification H3K27me3, which together with widespread changes in DNA methylation patterns results in an extensive transcriptional reprogramming hampering the identification of single therapeutic targets based on a molecular rationale. METHODS We applied a large-scale gene knockdown approach using a pooled short hairpin (sh)RNA library in combination with next-generation sequencing in order to identify DIPG-specific vulnerabilities. The therapeutic potential of specific inhibitors of candidate targets was validated in a secondary drug screen. RESULTS We identified fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) signaling and the serine/threonine protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) as top depleted hits in patient-derived DIPG cell cultures and validated their lethal potential by FGF ligand depletion and genetic knockdown of the PP2A structural subunit PPP2R1A. Further, pharmacological inhibition of FGFR and PP2A signaling through ponatinib and LB-100 treatment, respectively, exhibited strong tumor-specific anti-proliferative and apoptotic activity in cultured DIPG cells. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest FGFR and PP2A signaling as potential new therapeutic targets for the treatment of DIPGs.
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- Kathrin Schramm
- Division of Molecular Genetics, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Molecular Genetics, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Molecular Genetics, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Pediatric Neurooncology, DKFZ, and Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Pediatric Neurooncology, DKFZ, and Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Molecular Therapy in Hematology and Oncology, Department of Translational Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases and DKFZ, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Pediatric Neurooncology, DKFZ, and Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Molecular Genetics, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Molecular Genetics, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Pediatric Glioma Research Group, Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg and DKFZ, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Molecular Genetics, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany
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Cooney TM, Cohen KJ, Guimaraes CV, Dhall G, Leach J, Massimino M, Erbetta A, Chiapparini L, Malbari F, Kramer K, Pollack IF, Baxter P, Laughlin S, Patay Z, Young Poussaint T, Warren KE. Response assessment in diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma: recommendations from the Response Assessment in Pediatric Neuro-Oncology (RAPNO) working group. Lancet Oncol 2020; 21:e330-e336. [PMID: 32502459 DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(20)30166-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2019] [Revised: 02/25/2020] [Accepted: 03/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Optimising the conduct of clinical trials for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma involves use of consistent, objective disease assessments and standardised response criteria. The Response Assessment in Pediatric Neuro-Oncology working group, consisting of an international panel of paediatric and adult neuro-oncologists, clinicians, radiologists, radiation oncologists, and neurosurgeons, was established to address issues and unique challenges in assessing response in children with CNS tumours. A working group was formed specifically to address response assessment in children and young adults with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma and to develop a consensus on recommendations for response assessment. Response should be assessed using MRI of brain and spine, neurological examination, and anti-inflammatory or antiangiogenic drugs. Clinical imaging standards are defined. As with previous consensus recommendations, these recommendations will need to be validated in prospective clinical trials.
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- Tabitha M Cooney
- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Oncology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology-Oncology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Neurology and Developmental Neurosciences, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Section of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Medical Imaging, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA.
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Fonseca A, Afzal S, Bowes L, Crooks B, Larouche V, Jabado N, Perreault S, Johnston DL, Zelcer S, Fleming A, Scheinemann K, Silva M, Vanan MI, Mpofu C, Wilson B, Eisenstat DD, Lafay-Cousin L, Hukin J, Hawkins C, Bartels U, Bouffet E. Pontine gliomas a 10-year population-based study: a report from The Canadian Paediatric Brain Tumour Consortium (CPBTC). J Neurooncol 2020; 149:45-54. [PMID: 32632896 DOI: 10.1007/s11060-020-03568-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPG) are midline gliomas that arise from the pons and the majority are lethal within a few months after diagnosis. Due to the lack of histological diagnosis the epidemiology of DIPG is not completely understood. The aim of this report is to provide population-based data to characterize the descriptive epidemiology of this condition in Canadian children. PATIENTS AND METHODS A national retrospective study of children and adolescents diagnosed with DIPG between 2000 and 2010 was undertaken. All cases underwent central review to determine clinical and radiological diagnostic characteristics. Crude incidence figures were calculated using age-adjusted (0-17 year) population data from Statistics Canada. Survival analyses were performed using the Kaplan-Meier method. RESULTS A total of 163 patients with pontine lesions were identified. Central review determined one-hundred and forty-three patients who met clinical, radiological and/or histological criteria for diagnosis. We estimate an incidence rate of 1.9 DIPG/1,000,000 children/year in the Canadian population over a 10 years period. Median age at diagnosis was 6.8 years and 50.3% of patients were female. Most patients presented with cranial nerve palsies (76%) and ataxia (66%). Despite typical clinical and radiological characteristics, histological confirmation reported three lesions to be low-grade gliomas and three were diagnosed as CNS embryonal tumor not otherwise specified (NOS). CONCLUSIONS Our study highlights the challenges associated with epidemiology studies on DIPG and the importance of central review for incidence rate estimations. It emphasizes that tissue biopsies are required for accurate histological and molecular diagnosis in patients presenting with pontine lesions and reinforces the limitations of radiological and clinical diagnosis in DIPG. Likewise, it underscores the urgent need to increase the availability and accessibility to clinical trials.
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- Adriana Fonseca
- Division of Haematology Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, M5G 1X8, Canada.
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- IWK Health Center, Dalhousie University, Halifax, B3K 6R8, Canada.,Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- Janeway Child Health Center, Memorial University, St. John's, A1B 3V6, Canada
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- IWK Health Center, Dalhousie University, Halifax, B3K 6R8, Canada
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- CHU de Québec- Université Laval, Laval University, Québec, G1V 4G2, Canada
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- Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, H4A 3J1, Canada
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte, Justine, Université de Montreal, Montreal, H3T 1C5, Canada
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, K1H 8L1, Canada
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- London Health Sciences Children's Hospital, Western University, London, N6A 5A5, Canada
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- McMaster Children's Hospital, McMaster University, Hamilton, L8P 1H1, Canada
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- McMaster Children's Hospital, McMaster University, Hamilton, L8P 1H1, Canada.,Department of Pediatrics, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland.,University Children's Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Kingston General Hospital, Queens University, Kingston, K7L 2V7, Canada
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- Cancer Care Manitoba, Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, R3E 0V9, Canada
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- Jim Pattison Children's Hospital, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, S7N 0W8, Canada
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- Stollery Children's Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, T6G 2B7, Canada
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- Stollery Children's Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, T6G 2B7, Canada
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- Alberta Children's Hospital, University of Calgary, Calgary, T3B 6A8, Canada
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- BC Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, V6H 3N1, Canada
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- Division of Haematology Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, M5G 1X8, Canada
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- Division of Haematology Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, M5G 1X8, Canada
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- Division of Haematology Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, M5G 1X8, Canada
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Janssens GO, Mandeville HC, Timmermann B, Maduro JH, Alapetite C, Padovani L, Horan G, Lassen-Ramshad Y, Dieckmann K, Ruebe C, Thorp N, Gandola L, Ajithkumar T, Boterberg T. A rapid review of evidence and recommendations from the SIOPE radiation oncology working group to help mitigate for reduced paediatric radiotherapy capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic or other crises. Radiother Oncol 2020; 148:216-222. [PMID: 32342872 PMCID: PMC7184972 DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2020.04.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2020] [Accepted: 04/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To derive evidence-based recommendations for the optimal utilisation of resources during unexpected shortage of radiotherapy capacity. METHODS AND MATERIALS We have undertaken a rapid review of published literature on the role of radiotherapy in the multimodality treatment of paediatric cancers governing the European practise of paediatric radiotherapy. The derived data has been discussed with expert paediatric radiation oncologists to derive a hierarchy of recommendations. RESULTS The general recommendations to mitigate the potential detriment of an unexpected shortage of radiotherapy facilities include: (1) maintain current standards of care as long as possible (2) refer to another specialist paediatric radiotherapy department with similar level of expertise (3) prioritise use of existing radiotherapy resources to treat patients with tumours where radiotherapy has the most effect on clinical outcome (4) use chemotherapy to defer the start of radiotherapy where timing of radiotherapy is not expected to be detrimental (5) active surveillance for low-grade tumours if appropriate and (6) consider iso-effective hypofractionated radiotherapy regimens only for selected patients with predicted poor prognosis. The effectiveness of radiotherapy and recommendations for prioritisation of its use for common and challenging paediatric tumours are discussed. CONCLUSION This review provides evidence-based treatment recommendations during unexpected shortage of paediatric radiotherapy facilities. It has wider applications for the optimal utilisation of facilities, to improve clinical outcome in low- and middle-income countries, where limited resources continue to be a challenge.
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- Geert O Janssens
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, The Netherlands; Princess Maxima Centre for Paediatric Oncology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiotherapy, The Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, United Kingdom; The Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, United Kingdom
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- Department of Particle Therapy, University Hospital Essen, West German Proton Therapy Centre Essen (WPE), West German Cancer Center (WTZ) and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Germany
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- Princess Maxima Centre for Paediatric Oncology, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology & Proton Center, Institut Curie, France
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- Aix-Marseille University, Oncology Radiotherapy Department, CRCM Inserm, UMR1068, CNRS UMR7258, AMU UM105, Genome Instability and Carcinogenesis, APHM, France
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- Department of Oncology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom
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- Department of Radiotherapy Medical University Vienna, Austria
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- Strahlentherapie und Radioonkologie, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy, The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, Wirral, United Kingdom; The Proton Beam Therapy Centre, The Christie Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Pediatric Radiotherapy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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Felker J, Broniscer A. Improving long-term survival in diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma. Expert Rev Neurother 2020; 20:647-658. [PMID: 32543245 DOI: 10.1080/14737175.2020.1775584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is an almost universally fatal pediatric brain cancer. There has been no improvement in event-free survival (EFS) or overall survival (OS) despite immense effort through a multitude of clinical trials to find a cure. Recently, there has been a surge in the knowledge of DIPG biology, including the discovery of a recurrent H3F3A mutation in over 80% of these tumors. AREAS COVERED The authors review the most recent approaches to diagnosis and treatment of DIPG including chemotherapy, biologics, surgical approaches, and immunotherapy. EXPERT OPINION The authors propose four main opportunities to improve long-term survival. First, patients should be enrolled in scientifically sound clinical trials that include molecularly profiling either via stereotactic biopsy or liquid biopsy. Second, clinical trials should include more innovative endpoints other than traditional EFS and OS such as MRI/PET imaging findings combined with surrogates of activity (e.g. serial liquid biopsies) to better ascertain biologically active treatments. Third, innovative clinical trial approaches are needed to help allow for the rapid development of combination therapies to be tested. Finally, effort should be concentrated on reversing the effects of the histone mutation, as this malfunctioning development program seems to be key to DIPG relentlessness.
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- James Felker
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine , Pittsburgh, PA, USA.,Pediatric Neuro-Oncology, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine , Pittsburgh, PA, USA.,Pediatric Neuro-Oncology, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Children with DIPG and high-grade glioma treated with temozolomide, irinotecan, and bevacizumab: the Seattle Children's Hospital experience. J Neurooncol 2020; 148:607-617. [PMID: 32556862 DOI: 10.1007/s11060-020-03558-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2020] [Accepted: 06/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Beyond focal radiation, there is no consensus standard therapy for pediatric high-grade glioma (pHGG) and outcomes remain dismal. We describe the largest molecularly-characterized cohort of children with pHGG treated with a 3-drug maintenance regimen of temozolomide, irinotecan, and bevacizumab (TIB) following radiation. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 36 pediatric patients treated with TIB at Seattle Children's Hospital from 2009 to 2018 and analyzed survival using the Kaplan-Meier method. Molecular profiling was performed by targeted DNA sequencing and toxicities, steroid use, and palliative care utilization were evaluated. RESULTS Median age at diagnosis was 10.9 years (18 months-18 years). Genetic alterations were detected in 26 genes and aligned with recognized molecular subgroups including H3 K27M-mutant (12), H3F3A G34-mutant (2), IDH-mutant (4), and hypermutator profiles (4). Fifteen patients (42%) completed 12 planned cycles of maintenance. Side effects associated with chemotherapy delays or modifications included thrombocytopenia (28%) and nausea/vomiting (19%), with temozolomide dosing most frequently modified. Median event-free survival (EFS) and overall survival (OS) was 16.2 and 20.1 months, with shorter survival seen in DIPG (9.3 and 13.3 months, respectively). Survival at 1, 2, and 5 years was 80%, 10% and 0% for DIPG and 85%, 38%, and 16% for other pHGG. CONCLUSION Our single-center experience demonstrates tolerability of this 3-drug regimen, with prolonged survival in DIPG compared to historical single-agent temozolomide. pHGG survival was comparable to analogous 3-drug regimens and superior to historical agents; however, cure was rare. Children with pHGG remain excellent candidates for the study of novel therapeutics combined with standard therapy.
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Lee S, Kambhampati M, Yadavilli S, Gordish-Dressman H, Santi M, Cruz CR, Packer RJ, Almira-Suarez MI, Hwang EI, Nazarian J. Differential Expression of Wilms' Tumor Protein in Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 2020; 78:380-388. [PMID: 30990879 PMCID: PMC6467196 DOI: 10.1093/jnen/nlz021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPGs) are deadly tumors comprising 10%–15% of all childhood CNS cancers. Standard treatment is considered palliative and prognosis is near universal mortality. DIPGs have been classified into genomic subtypes based on histone variants with the lysine to methionine mutation on position 27 of histone tails (K27M). Given the increasing promise of immunotherapy, there have been ongoing efforts to identify tumor-specific antigens to serve as immunologic targets. We evaluated a large cohort of CNS specimens for Wilms’ tumor protein (WT1) expression. These specimens include primary pediatric CNS tumors (n = 38 midline gliomas and n = 3 non-midline gliomas; n = 23 DIPG, n = 10 low-grade gliomas, n = 8 high-grade gliomas), and DIPG primary cells. Here, we report the validation of WT1 as a tumor-associated antigen in DIPGs. We further report that WT1 expression is significantly correlated with specific oncohistone variants, with the highest expression detected in the H3.3K27M subgroup. WT1 expression was absent in all control specimens (n = 21). Western blot assays using DIPG primary cells (n = 6) showed a trend of higher WT1 expression in H3.3K27M cells when compared with H3.1 K27M cells and H3 wildtype cells. Our data are the first indication of the association between WT1 and DIPG, with specific upregulation in those harboring oncohistone H3.3K27M.
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- Sulgi Lee
- Children's National Health System, Center for Genetic Medicine Research, Washington, District of Columbia.,The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Washington
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- Children's National Health System, Center for Genetic Medicine Research, Washington, District of Columbia
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- Children's National Health System, Center for Genetic Medicine Research, Washington, District of Columbia
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- Children's National Health System, Center for Genetic Medicine Research, Washington, District of Columbia
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- Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Children's National Health System, Center for Cancer and Immunology Research, Washington, District of Columbia
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- Children's National Health System, Brain Tumor Institute, Washington, District of Columbia
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's National Health System, Washington, District of Columbia (MIA-S)
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- Children's National Health System, Brain Tumor Institute, Washington, District of Columbia
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- Children's National Health System, Center for Genetic Medicine Research, Washington, District of Columbia.,The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Washington.,Children's National Health System, Brain Tumor Institute, Washington, District of Columbia.,Department of Genomics and Precision Medicine, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia
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Su JMF, Murray JC, McNall-Knapp RY, Bowers DC, Shah S, Adesina AM, Paulino AC, Jo E, Mo Q, Baxter PA, Blaney SM. A phase 2 study of valproic acid and radiation, followed by maintenance valproic acid and bevacizumab in children with newly diagnosed diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma or high-grade glioma. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2020; 67:e28283. [PMID: 32285998 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.28283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2020] [Revised: 03/02/2020] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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PURPOSE To study the efficacy and tolerability of valproic acid (VPA) and radiation, followed by VPA and bevacizumab in children with newly diagnosed diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) or high-grade glioma (HGG). METHODS Children 3 to 21 years of age received radiation therapy and VPA at 15 mg/kg/day and dose adjusted to maintain a trough range of 85 to 115 μg/mL. VPA was continued post-radiation, and bevacizumab was started at 10 mg/kg intravenously biweekly, four weeks after completing radiation therapy. RESULTS From September 2009 through August 2015, 20 DIPG and 18 HGG patients were enrolled (NCT00879437). During radiation and VPA, grade 3 or higher toxicities requiring discontinuation or modification of VPA dosing included grade 3 thrombocytopenia (1), grade 3 weight gain (1), and grade 3 pancreatitis (1). During VPA and bevacizumab, the most common grade 3 or higher toxicities were grade 3 neutropenia (3), grade 3 thrombocytopenia (3), grade 3 fatigue (3), and grade 3 hypertension (4). Two patients discontinued protocol therapy prior to disease progression (one grade 4 thrombosis and one grade 1 intratumoral hemorrhage). Median event-free survival (EFS) and overall survival (OS) for DIPG were 7.8 (95% CI 5.6-8.2) and 10.3 (7.4-13.4) months, and estimated one-year EFS was 12% (2%-31%). Median EFS and OS for HGG were 9.1 (6.4-11) and 12.1 (10-22.1) months, and estimated one-year EFS was 24% (7%-45%). Four patients with glioblastoma and mismatch-repair deficiency syndrome had EFS of 28.5, 16.7, 10.4, and 9 months. CONCLUSION Addition of VPA and bevacizumab to radiation was well tolerated but did not appear to improve EFS or OS in children with DIPG or HGG.
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- Jack Meng-Fen Su
- Texas Children's Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Pediatrics, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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- Children's Medical Center/The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, San Antonio, Texas
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Dan L Duncan Cancer Center, Department of Medicine, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Houston, Texas
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- Dan L Duncan Cancer Center, Department of Medicine, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Houston, Texas
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- Texas Children's Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Texas Children's Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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Jiang H, Yang K, Ren X, Cui Y, Li M, Lei Y, Lin S. Diffuse midline glioma with H3 K27M mutation: a comparison integrating the clinical, radiological, and molecular features between adult and pediatric patients. Neuro Oncol 2020; 22:e1-e9. [PMID: 31504810 PMCID: PMC7962140 DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noz152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Diffuse midline glioma (DMG), H3 K27M mutant, occurs in both adult and pediatric populations. The characteristics of the 2 DMG groups were systematically explored in this study. METHODS H3 K27M-mutant DMG was diagnosed in 116 patients at Beijing Tiantan Hospital from May 2016 to December 2018 who were included in our study. Patients were classified into an adult group (n = 57; 49.1%) and a pediatric group (n = 59; 50.9%). Clinical, radiological, and molecular features were compared between the groups. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to identify prognostic factors. RESULTS Compared with the adult group, pediatric patients had a younger age (8.9 ± 4.1 y vs 35.1 ± 11.8 y, P < 0.001), a lower preoperative Karnofsky performance scale score (62.9 ± 15.5 vs 72.1 ± 16.5, P = 0.004), a lower rate of total resection (5.7% vs 26.8%, P = 0.009), a larger tumor size (4.4 ± 0.9 vs 3.9 ± 1.5 cm, P = 0.045), a higher Ki-67 index (63.0% vs 37.8%, P = 0.047), and higher rates of postoperative cranial nerve palsy (61.0% vs 36.8%, P = 0.009) and ataxia (45.8% vs 26.3%, P = 0.029). Adult DMG was located predominantly in the thalamus, while the predilection site for pediatric DMG was brainstem (P < 0.001). Kaplan-Meier plot showed that the median survival of adult and pediatric DMG was 16.0 (9.7-22.3) months and 10.0 (8.3-11.7) months, respectively, which imparted a significant difference (P = 0.008). Age at diagnosis, radiotherapy, and motor deficit were confirmed as independent prognostic factors according to the multivariate analysis (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION Compared with adult patients, children with H3 K27M-mutant DMG confer distinct clinical, radiological, and molecular characteristics and have a dismal prognosis. Radiotherapy is an independent factor associated with prolonged survival.
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- Haihui Jiang
- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Center of Brain Tumor, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders and Beijing Key Laboratory of Brain Tumor, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Center of Brain Tumor, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders and Beijing Key Laboratory of Brain Tumor, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Center of Brain Tumor, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders and Beijing Key Laboratory of Brain Tumor, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Center of Brain Tumor, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders and Beijing Key Laboratory of Brain Tumor, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Center of Brain Tumor, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders and Beijing Key Laboratory of Brain Tumor, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Center of Brain Tumor, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders and Beijing Key Laboratory of Brain Tumor, Beijing, China
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Theeler BJ, Dalal Y, Monje M, Shilatifard A, Suvà ML, Aboud O, Camphausen K, Cordova C, Finch E, Heiss JD, Packer RJ, Romo CG, Aldape K, Penas-Prado M, Armstrong T, Gilbert MR. NCI-CONNECT: Comprehensive Oncology Network Evaluating Rare CNS Tumors-Histone Mutated Midline Glioma Workshop Proceedings. Neurooncol Adv 2020; 2:vdaa007. [PMID: 32642676 DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdaa007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Histone mutations occur in approximately 4% of different cancer types. In 2012, mutations were found in the gene encoding histone variant H3.3 (H3F3A gene) in pediatric diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas and pediatric hemispheric gliomas. Tumors with mutations in the H3F3A gene are generally characterized as histone mutated gliomas (HMGs) or diffuse midline gliomas. HMGs are a rare subtype of glial tumor that is malignant and fast growing, carrying a poor prognosis. In 2017, the Beau Biden Cancer Moonshot Program appropriated $1.7 billion toward cancer care in 10 select areas. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) was granted support to focus specifically on rare central nervous system (CNS) tumors through NCI-CONNECT. Its mission is to address the challenges and unmet needs in CNS cancer research and treatment by connecting patients, providers, researchers, and advocacy organizations to work in partnership. On September 27, 2018, NCI-CONNECT convened a workshop on histone mutated midline glioma, one of the 12 CNS cancers included in its initial portfolio. Three leaders in the field provided an overview of advances in histone mutated midline glioma research. These experts shared observations and experiences related to common scientific and clinical challenges in studying these tumors. Although the clinical focus of this workshop was on adult patients, one important objective was to start a collaborative dialogue between pediatric and adult clinicians and researchers. Meeting participants identified needs for diagnostic and treatment standards, disease biology and biological targets for this cancer, disease-specific trial designs, and developed a list of action items and future direction.
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- Brett J Theeler
- Department of Neurology and John P. Murtha Cancer Center, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
- Neuro-Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Stanford University Hospital, Departments of Neurology, Neurosurgery, Pathology, and Pediatrics, Palo Alto, California, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Neuro-Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Radiation Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Neuro-Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Brain Tumor Institute, Children's National Health System, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Surgical Neurology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Brain Tumor Institute, Children's National Health System, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- Center for Neuroscience and Behavioral Health, Children's National Health System, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Neuro-Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Pathology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Neuro-Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Neuro-Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Neuro-Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Nikolaev A, Fiveash JB, Yang ES. Combined Targeting of Mutant p53 and Jumonji Family Histone Demethylase Augments Therapeutic Efficacy of Radiation in H3K27M DIPG. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21020490. [PMID: 31940975 PMCID: PMC7014308 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21020490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2019] [Revised: 12/27/2019] [Accepted: 01/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is an aggressive pediatric brainstem tumor with a 5-year survival of <1%. Up to 80% of the DIPG tumors contain a specific K27M mutation in one of the two genes encoding histone H3 (H3K27M). Furthermore, p53 mutations found in >70–80% of H3K27M DIPG, and mutant p53 status is associated with a decreased response to radiation treatment and worse overall prognosis. Recent evidence indicates that H3K27M mutation disrupts tri-methylation at H3K27 leading to aberrant gene expression. Jumonji family histone demethylases collaborates with H3K27 mutation in DIPG by erasing H3K27 trimethylation and thus contributing to derepression of genes involved in tumorigenesis. Since the first line of treatment for pediatric DIPG is fractionated radiation, we investigated the effects of Jumonji demethylase inhibition with GSK-J4, and mutant p53 targeting/oxidative stress induction with APR-246, on radio-sensitization of human H3K27M DIPG cells. Both APR-246 and GSK-J4 displayed growth inhibitory effects as single agents in H3K27M DIPG cells. Furthermore, both of these agents elicited mild radiosensitizing effects in human DIPG cells (sensitizer enhancement ratios (SERs) of 1.12 and 1.35, respectively; p < 0.05). Strikingly, a combination of APR-246 and GSK-J4 displayed a significant enhancement of radiosensitization, with SER of 1.50 (p < 0.05) at sub-micro-molar concentrations of the drugs (0.5 μM). The molecular mechanism of the observed radiosensitization appears to involve DNA damage repair deficiency triggered by APR-246/GSK-J4, leading to the induction of apoptotic cell death. Thus, a therapeutic approach of combined targeting of mutant p53, oxidative stress induction, and Jumonji demethylase inhibition with radiation in DIPG warrants further investigation.
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Gojo J, Pavelka Z, Zapletalova D, Schmook MT, Mayr L, Madlener S, Kyr M, Vejmelkova K, Smrcka M, Czech T, Dorfer C, Skotakova J, Azizi AA, Chocholous M, Reisinger D, Lastovicka D, Valik D, Haberler C, Peyrl A, Noskova H, Pál K, Jezova M, Veselska R, Kozakova S, Slaby O, Slavc I, Sterba J. Personalized Treatment of H3K27M-Mutant Pediatric Diffuse Gliomas Provides Improved Therapeutic Opportunities. Front Oncol 2020; 9:1436. [PMID: 31998633 PMCID: PMC6965319 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2019.01436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2019] [Accepted: 12/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Diffuse gliomas with K27M histone mutations (H3K27M glioma) are generally characterized by a fatal prognosis, particularly affecting the pediatric population. Based on the molecular heterogeneity observed in this tumor type, personalized treatment is considered to substantially improve therapeutic options. Therefore, clinical evidence for therapy, guided by comprehensive molecular profiling, is urgently required. In this study, we analyzed feasibility and clinical outcomes in a cohort of 12 H3K27M glioma cases treated at two centers. Patients were subjected to personalized treatment either at primary diagnosis or disease progression and received backbone therapy including focal irradiation. Molecular analyses included whole-exome sequencing of tumor and germline DNA, RNA-sequencing, and transcriptomic profiling. Patients were monitored with regular clinical as well as radiological follow-up. In one case, liquid biopsy of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) was used. Analyses could be completed in 83% (10/12) and subsequent personalized treatment for one or more additional pharmacological therapies could be recommended in 90% (9/10). Personalized treatment included inhibition of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway (3/9), MAPK signaling (2/9), immunotherapy (2/9), receptor tyrosine kinase inhibition (2/9), and retinoic receptor agonist (1/9). The overall response rate within the cohort was 78% (7/9) including one complete remission, three partial responses, and three stable diseases. Sustained responses lasting for 28 to 150 weeks were observed for cases with PIK3CA mutations treated with either miltefosine or everolimus and additional treatment with trametinib/dabrafenib in a case with BRAFV600E mutation. Immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment of a case with increased tumor mutational burden (TMB) resulted in complete remission lasting 40 weeks. Median time to progression was 29 weeks. Median overall survival (OS) in the personalized treatment cohort was 16.5 months. Last, we compared OS to a control cohort (n = 9) showing a median OS of 17.5 months. No significant difference between the cohorts could be detected, but long-term survivors (>2 years) were only present in the personalized treatment cohort. Taken together, we present the first evidence of clinical efficacy and an improved patient outcome through a personalized approach at least in selected cases of H3K27M glioma.
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- Johannes Gojo
- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine and Comprehensive Center for Pediatrics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia
- International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's University Hospital, Brno, Czechia
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- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine and Comprehensive Center for Pediatrics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine and Comprehensive Center for Pediatrics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia
- International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's University Hospital, Brno, Czechia
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia
- International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's University Hospital, Brno, Czechia
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Pediatric Radiology, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Vienna, Czechia
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine and Comprehensive Center for Pediatrics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine and Comprehensive Center for Pediatrics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine and Comprehensive Center for Pediatrics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia
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- Regional Centre for Applied Molecular Oncology, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Brno, Czechia
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine and Comprehensive Center for Pediatrics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Laboratory of Tumor Biology, Department of Experimental Biology, School of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia
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- Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty Hospital Brno, Brno, Czechia
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- Laboratory of Tumor Biology, Department of Experimental Biology, School of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia
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- Regional Centre for Applied Molecular Oncology, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Brno, Czechia
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- Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia
- Department of Pathology, Faculty Hospital Brno, Brno, Czechia
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine and Comprehensive Center for Pediatrics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia
- International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's University Hospital, Brno, Czechia
- Regional Centre for Applied Molecular Oncology, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Brno, Czechia
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Oncohistone Mutations in Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma. Trends Cancer 2019; 5:799-808. [PMID: 31813457 DOI: 10.1016/j.trecan.2019.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2019] [Revised: 10/15/2019] [Accepted: 10/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is a lethal pediatric tumor with no currently available treatment options. More than 60-70% DIPG tumors harbor heterozygous mutations at genes encoding histone H3 proteins that replace lysine 27 with methionine (K27M). In this review, we discuss how K27M mutation reprograms the cancer epigenome to lead to tumorigenesis, and highlight potential drug targets and therapeutic agents for DIPG.
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Kuzan-Fischer CM, Souweidane MM. The intersect of neurosurgery with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma. J Neurosurg Pediatr 2019; 24:611-621. [PMID: 31786541 DOI: 10.3171/2019.5.peds18376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2019] [Accepted: 05/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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An invited article highlighting diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Journal of Neurosurgery, a journal known to define surgical nuance and enterprise, is paradoxical since DIPG has long been relegated to surgical abandonment. More recently, however, the neurosurgeon is emerging as a critical stakeholder given our role in tissue sampling, collaborative scientific research, and therapeutic drug delivery. The foundation for this revival lies in an expanding reliance on tissue accession for understanding tumor biology, available funding to fuel research, and strides with interventional drug delivery.
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- Departments of1Neurological Surgery and
- 2Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York; and
- 3Department of Neurological Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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Izzuddeen Y, Gupta S, Haresh KP, Sharma D, Giridhar P, Rath GK. Hypofractionated radiotherapy with temozolomide in diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas: a randomized controlled trial. J Neurooncol 2019; 146:91-95. [DOI: 10.1007/s11060-019-03340-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2019] [Accepted: 11/09/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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