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Chisholm J, Mandeville H, Adams M, Minard-Collin V, Rogers T, Kelsey A, Shipley J, van Rijn RR, de Vries I, van Ewijk R, de Keizer B, Gatz SA, Casanova M, Hjalgrim LL, Firth C, Wheatley K, Kearns P, Liu W, Kirkham A, Rees H, Bisogno G, Wasti A, Wakeling S, Heenen D, Tweddle DA, Merks JHM, Jenney M. Frontline and Relapsed Rhabdomyosarcoma (FAR-RMS) Clinical Trial: A Report from the European Paediatric Soft Tissue Sarcoma Study Group (EpSSG). Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:998. [PMID: 38473359 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16050998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2024] [Revised: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
Abstract
The Frontline and Relapsed Rhabdomyosarcoma (FaR-RMS) clinical trial is an overarching, multinational study for children and adults with rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS). The trial, developed by the European Soft Tissue Sarcoma Study Group (EpSSG), incorporates multiple different research questions within a multistage design with a focus on (i) novel regimens for poor prognostic subgroups, (ii) optimal duration of maintenance chemotherapy, and (iii) optimal use of radiotherapy for local control and widespread metastatic disease. Additional sub-studies focusing on biological risk stratification, use of imaging modalities, including [18F]FDG PET-CT and diffusion-weighted MRI imaging (DWI) as prognostic markers, and impact of therapy on quality of life are described. This paper forms part of a Special Issue on rhabdomyosarcoma and outlines the study background, rationale for randomisations and sub-studies, design, and plans for utilisation and dissemination of results.
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- Julia Chisholm
- Children and Young People's Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital and Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton SM2 5PT, UK
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- Children and Young People's Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital and Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton SM2 5PT, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Surgery, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol BS1 3NU, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Histopathology, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester M13 9WL, UK
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, London SW7 3RP, UK
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham B15 2TG, UK
- Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Oncology, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol BS1 3NU, UK
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- Department of Women and Children's Health, University of Padova, 35122 Padua, Italy
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, London SW7 3RP, UK
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- Vivo Biobank, Translational & Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University Centre for Cancer, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Schoot RA, van Ewijk R, von Witzleben AA, Kao SC, Hans Merks JHM, Morosi C, Pace E, Shulkin BL, Ferrari A, von Kalle T, van Rijn RR, Weiss AR, Sparber-Sauer M, Ter Horst SAJ, Beth McCarville M. Corrigendum to "INternational Soft Tissue saRcoma ConsorTium (INSTRuCT) consensus statement: Imaging recommendations for the management of rhabdomyosarcoma" [Eur. J. Radiol. 166 (2023) 111012]. Eur J Radiol 2023; 168:111108. [PMID: 37774530 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2023.111108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/01/2023]
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- Reineke A Schoot
- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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- Institute of Radiology Olgahospital, Zentrum für Kinder-, Jugend- und Frauenmedizin, Klinikum Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany.
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- Department of Radiology, The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA.
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Radiology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy.
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- Department of Radiology, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, England, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
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- Pediatric Oncology Unit, Medical Oncology and Hematology Department, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy.
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- Institute of Radiology Olgahospital, Zentrum für Kinder-, Jugend- und Frauenmedizin, Klinikum Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany.
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME, USA.
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- Klinikum der Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart gKAöR, Olgahospital, Stuttgart Cancer Center, Zentrum für Kinder-, Jugend- und Frauenmedizin, Pädiatrie 5 (Pädiatrische Onkologie, Hämatologie, Immunologie), Stuttgart, Germany; University of Medicine Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands; Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital/University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
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van Ewijk R, Cleirec M, Herold N, le Deley MC, van Eijkelenburg N, Boudou-Rouquette P, Risbourg S, Strauss SJ, Palmerini E, Boye K, Kager L, Hecker-Nolting S, Marchais A, Gaspar N. A systematic review of recent phase-II trials in refractory or recurrent osteosarcoma: Can we inform future trial design? Cancer Treat Rev 2023; 120:102625. [PMID: 37738712 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2023.102625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2023] [Revised: 09/12/2023] [Accepted: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 09/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE To analyze changes in recurrent/refractory osteosarcoma phase II trials over time to inform future trials in this population with poor prognosis. METHODS A systematic review of trials registered on trial registries between 01/01/2017-14/02/2022. Comparison of 98 trials identified between 2003 and 2016. Publication search/analysis for both periods, last update on 01/12/2022. RESULTS Between 2017 and 2022, 71 phase-II trials met our selection criteria (19 osteosarcoma-specific trials, 14 solid tumor trials with and 38 trials without an osteosarcoma-specific stratum). The trial number increased over time: 13.9 versus 7 trials/year (p = 0.06). Monotherapy remained the predominant treatment (62% vs. 62%, p = 1). Targeted therapies were increasingly evaluated (66% vs. 41%, P = 0.001). Heterogeneity persisted in the trial characteristics. The inclusion criteria were measurable disease (75%), evaluable disease (14%), and surgical remission (11%). 82% of the trials included pediatric or adolescent patients. Biomarker-driven trials accounted for 25% of the total trials. The survival endpoint use (rather than response) slightly increased (40% versus 31%), but the study H1/H0 hypotheses remained heterogeneous. Single-arm designs predominated over multiarm trials (n = 7). Available efficacy data on 1361 osteosarcoma patients in 58 trials remained disappointing, even though 21% of these trials were considered positive, predominantly those evaluating multi-targeted kinase inhibitors. CONCLUSION Despite observed changes in trial design and an increased number of trials investigating new therapies, high heterogeneity remained with respect to patient selection, study design, primary endpoints, and statistical hypotheses in recently registered phase II trials for osteosarcoma. Continued optimization of trial design informed by a deeper biological understanding should strengthen the development of new therapies.
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- Roelof van Ewijk
- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, CHU Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Paediatric Oncology, Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, and Childhood Cancer Research Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Unité de Méthodologie et Biostatistiques, Centre Oscar Lambret, Lille, France; Université Paris-Saclay, Université Paris-Sud, UVSQ, CESP, INSERM, U1018 ONCOSTAT, F-94085 Villejuif, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Cochin Hospital, Cochin Institute, INSERMU1016, Paris Cancer Institute, CARPEM, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Unité de Méthodologie et Biostatistiques, Centre Oscar Lambret, Lille, France
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- Department of Oncology, University College London Cancer Institute, London, UK
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- Osteoncology, Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcomas and Innovative Therapies, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Oslo University Hospital, Norway
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- St. Anna Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria; St. Anna Children's Cancer Research Institute (CCRI), Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Oncology for Child and Adolescents, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, Paris-Saclay University, Villejuif, France; National Institute for Health and Medical Research (INSERM) U1015, BiiOSTeam, Gustave Roussy Institute, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Oncology for Child and Adolescents, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, Paris-Saclay University, Villejuif, France; National Institute for Health and Medical Research (INSERM) U1015, BiiOSTeam, Gustave Roussy Institute, Villejuif, France.
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van Ewijk R, Chatziantoniou C, Adams M, Bertolini P, Bisogno G, Bouhamama A, Caro-Dominguez P, Charon V, Coma A, Dandis R, Devalck C, De Donno G, Ferrari A, Fiocco M, Gallego S, Giraudo C, Glosli H, Ter Horst SAJ, Jenney M, Klein WM, Leemans A, Leseur J, Mandeville HC, McHugh K, Merks JHM, Minard-Colin V, Moalla S, Morosi C, Orbach D, Ording Muller LS, Pace E, Di Paolo PL, Perruccio K, Quaglietta L, Renard M, van Rijn RR, Ruggiero A, Sirvent SI, De Luca A, Schoot RA. Quantitative diffusion-weighted MRI response assessment in rhabdomyosarcoma: an international retrospective study on behalf of the European paediatric Soft tissue sarcoma Study Group Imaging Committee. Pediatr Radiol 2023; 53:2539-2551. [PMID: 37682330 PMCID: PMC10635937 DOI: 10.1007/s00247-023-05745-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Revised: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the feasibility of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) as a predictive imaging marker after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with rhabdomyosarcoma. MATERIAL AND METHODS We performed a multicenter retrospective study including pediatric, adolescent and young adult patients with rhabdomyosarcoma, Intergroup Rhabdomyosarcoma Study group III/IV, treated according to the European paediatric Soft tissue sarcoma Study Group (EpSSG) RMS2005 or MTS2008 studies. DW-MRI was performed according to institutional protocols. We performed two-dimensional single-slice tumor delineation. Areas of necrosis or hemorrhage were delineated to be excluded in the primary analysis. Mean, median and 5th and 95th apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) were extracted. RESULTS Of 134 included patients, 82 had measurable tumor at diagnosis and response and DW-MRI scans of adequate quality and were included in the analysis. Technical heterogeneity in scan acquisition protocols and scanners was observed. Mean ADC at diagnosis was 1.1 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.1-1.2) (all ADC expressed in * 10-3 mm2/s), versus 1.6 (1.5-1.6) at response assessment. The 5th percentile ADC was 0.8 (0.7-0.9) at diagnosis and 1.1 (1.0-1.2) at response. Absolute change in mean ADC after neoadjuvant chemotherapy was 0.4 (0.3-0.5). Exploratory analyses for association between ADC and clinical parameters showed a significant difference in mean ADC at diagnosis for alveolar versus embryonal histology. Landmark analysis at nine weeks after the date of diagnosis showed no significant association (hazard ratio 1.3 [0.6-3.2]) between the mean ADC change and event-free survival. CONCLUSION A significant change in the 5th percentile and the mean ADC after chemotherapy was observed. Strong heterogeneity was identified in DW-MRI acquisition protocols between centers and in individual patients.
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- Roelof van Ewijk
- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Heidelberglaan 25, 3584 CS, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Heidelberglaan 25, 3584 CS, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Image Sciences Institute, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatric Oncology, Children's Hospital for Wales, University Hospital, Cardiff, UK
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- Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Unit University-Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
- Pediatric Hematology Oncology Division, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Service de Radiologie Interventionnelle Oncologique, Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon, France
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- Pediatric Radiology Unit, Department of Radiology, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Avenida Manuel Siurot S/N, Seville, Spain
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- Paediatric Radiology Unit, Vall d´Hebron Hospital Campus, Barcelona, Spain
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Heidelberglaan 25, 3584 CS, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Image Sciences Institute, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Pediatric Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Heidelberglaan 25, 3584 CS, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Mathematical Institute, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Pediatric Oncology Department, Vall d'Hebron Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
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- Unit of Advanced Clinical and Translational Imaging, Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padova, 35122, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Paediatric Research, Division of Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Paediatric Oncology, Cardiff and Vale UHB, Cardiff, UK
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Service de Radiothérapie, Centre Eugène Marquis, Rennes, France
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- Department of Radiotherapy, The Royal Marsden Hospital and The Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, UK
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- Department of Radiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Heidelberglaan 25, 3584 CS, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Division of Imaging and Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Oncology, Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Imaging, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- SIREDO Oncology Center (Care, Innovation and Research for Children and AYA With Cancer), Institut Curie, PSL Research University, Paris, France
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- Department of Radiology and Intervention Unit for Paediatric Radiology, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål, Norway
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- Department of Radiology, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Radiology, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria, Ospedale Santa Maria Della Misericordia, Perugia, Italy
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- Neuro-Oncology Unit, Department of Paediatric Oncology, Santobono-Pausilipon Children's Hospital, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Paediatric Hemato-Oncology, University Hospital Leuven, Louvain, Belgium
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Pediatric Oncology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Pediatric Radiology Department, Hospital Niño Jesús, Madrid, Spain
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- Image Sciences Institute, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Department of Neurology, UMC Utrecht Brain Center, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Heidelberglaan 25, 3584 CS, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Schoot RA, van Ewijk R, von Witzleben AA, Kao SC, Merks JHMH, Morosi C, Pace E, Shulkin BL, Ferrari A, von Kalle T, van Rijn RR, Weiss AR, Sparber-Sauer M, Ter Horst SAJ, McCarville MB. INternational Soft Tissue saRcoma ConsorTium (INSTRuCT) consensus statement: Imaging recommendations for the management of rhabdomyosarcoma. Eur J Radiol 2023; 166:111012. [PMID: 37541182 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2023.111012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2023] [Revised: 07/19/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/06/2023]
Abstract
Rhabdomyosarcoma is the most common soft-tissue neoplasm in the pediatric population. The survival of children with rhabdomyosarcoma has only marginally improved over the past 25 years and remains poor for those with metastatic disease. A significant challenge to advances in treatment of rhabdomyosarcoma is the relative rarity of this disease, necessitating years to complete clinical trials. Progress can be accelerated by international cooperation and sharing national experiences. This necessitates agreement on a common language to describe patient cohorts and consensus standards to guide diagnosis, treatment, and response assessment. These goals formed the premise for creating the INternational Soft Tissue saRcoma ConsorTium (INSTRuCT) in 2017. Multidisciplinary members of this consortium have since developed international consensus statements on the diagnosis, treatment, and management of pediatric soft-tissue sarcomas. Herein, members of the INSTRuCT Diagnostic Imaging Working Group present international consensus recommendations for imaging of patients with rhabdomyosarcoma at diagnosis, at staging, and during and after completion of therapy. The intent is to promote a standardized imaging approach to pediatric patients with this malignancy to create more-reliable comparisons of results of clinical trials internationally, thereby accelerating progress in managing rhabdomyosarcoma and improving survival.
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- Reineke A Schoot
- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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- Institute of Radiology Olgahospital, Zentrum für Kinder-, Jugend- und Frauenmedizin, Klinikum Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany.
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- Department of Radiology, The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA.
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Radiology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy.
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- Department of Radiology, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, England, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
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- Pediatric Oncology Unit, Medical Oncology and Hematology Department, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy.
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- Institute of Radiology Olgahospital, Zentrum für Kinder-, Jugend- und Frauenmedizin, Klinikum Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany.
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME, USA.
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- Klinikum der Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart gKAöR, Olgahospital, Stuttgart Cancer Center, Zentrum für Kinder-, Jugend- und Frauenmedizin, Pädiatrie 5 (Pädiatrische Onkologie, Hämatologie, Immunologie), Stuttgart, Germany; University of Medicine Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands; Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital/University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
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Gelineau NU, van Barneveld A, Samim A, Van Zogchel L, Lak N, Tas ML, Matser Y, Mavinkurve-Groothuis AMC, van Grotel M, Zsiros J, van Eijkelenburg NKA, Knops RRG, van Ewijk R, Langenberg KPS, Krijger RD, Hiemcke-Jiwa LS, Van Paemel R, Cornelli L, De Preter K, De Wilde B, Van Der Schoot E, Tytgat G. Case series on clinical applications of liquid biopsy in pediatric solid tumors: towards improved diagnostics and disease monitoring. Front Oncol 2023; 13:1209150. [PMID: 37664065 PMCID: PMC10473251 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1209150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Background and aims Solid tumors account for about 30% of all pediatric cancers. The diagnosis is typically based on histological and molecular analysis of a primary tumor biopsy. Liquid biopsies carry several advantages over conventional tissue biopsy. However, their use for genomic analysis and response monitoring of pediatric solid tumors is still in experimental stages and mostly performed retrospectively without direct impact on patient management. In this case series we discuss six clinical cases of children with a solid tumor for whom a liquid biopsy assay was performed and demonstrate the potential of liquid biopsy for future clinical decision making. Methods We performed quantitative real-time PCR (RT-qPCR), droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) or reduced representation bisulphite sequencing of cell-free DNA (cfRRBS) on liquid biopsies collected from six pediatric patients with a solid tumor treated between 2017 and 2023 at the Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology in the Netherlands. Results were used to aid in clinical decision making by contribution to establish a diagnosis, by prognostication and response to therapy monitoring. Results In three patients cfRRBS helped to establish the diagnosis of a rhabdomyosarcoma, an Ewing sarcoma and a neuroblastoma (case 1-3). In two patients, liquid biopsies were used for prognostication, by MYCN ddPCR in a patient with neuroblastoma and by RT-qPCR testing rhabdomyosarcoma-specific mRNA in bone marrow of a patient with a rhabdomyosarcoma (case 4 and 5). In case 6, mRNA testing demonstrated disease progression and assisted clinical decision making. Conclusion This case series illustrates the value of liquid biopsy. We further demonstrate and recommend the use of liquid biopsies to be used in conjunction with conventional methods for the determination of metastatic status, prognostication and monitoring of treatment response in patients with pediatric solid tumors.
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- Nina U. Gelineau
- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology Research, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Department of Experimental Immunohematology, Sanquin Research, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology Research, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology Research, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Department of Experimental Immunohematology, Sanquin Research, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology Research, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Department of Experimental Immunohematology, Sanquin Research, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology Research, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology Research, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology Research, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology Research, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology Research, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology Research, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology Research, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Department of Pathology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology Research, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Department of Pathology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- Research Institute, Ghent University, Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium
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- Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology, Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- Research Institute, Ghent University, Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium
- VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology, Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- Research Institute, Ghent University, Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium
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- Department of Experimental Immunohematology, Sanquin Research, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology Research, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Department of Experimental Immunohematology, Sanquin Research, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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de Vries ISA, van Ewijk R, Adriaansen LME, Bohte AE, Braat AJAT, Fajardo RD, Hiemcke-Jiwa LS, Hol MLF, Ter Horst SAJ, de Keizer B, Knops RRG, Meister MT, Schoot RA, Smeele LE, van Scheltinga ST, Vaarwerk B, Merks JHM, van Rijn RR. Imaging in rhabdomyosarcoma: a patient journey. Pediatr Radiol 2023; 53:788-812. [PMID: 36843091 PMCID: PMC10027795 DOI: 10.1007/s00247-023-05596-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Revised: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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Rhabdomyosarcoma, although rare, is the most frequent soft tissue sarcoma in children and adolescents. It can present as a mass at nearly any site in the body, with most common presentations in the head and neck, genitourinary tract and extremities. The optimal diagnostic approach and management of rhabdomyosarcoma require a multidisciplinary team with multimodal treatment, including chemotherapy and local therapy. Survival has improved over the last decades; however, further improvement in management is essential with current 5-year overall survival ranging from 35% to 100%, depending on disease and patient characteristics. In the full patient journey, from diagnosis, staging, management to follow-up after therapy, the paediatric radiologist and nuclear physician are essential members of the multidisciplinary team. Recently, guidelines of the European paediatric Soft tissue sarcoma Study Group, the Cooperative Weichteilsarkom Studiengruppe and the Oncology Task Force of the European Society of Paediatric Radiology (ESPR), in an ongoing collaboration with the International Soft-Tissue Sarcoma Database Consortium, provided guidance for high-quality imaging. In this educational paper, given as a lecture during the 2022 postgraduate ESPR course, the multi-disciplinary team of our national paediatric oncology centre presents the journey of two patients with rhabdomyosarcoma and discusses the impact on and considerations for the clinical (paediatric) radiologist and nuclear physician. The key learning points of the guidelines and their implementation in clinical practice are highlighted and up-to-date insights provided for all aspects from clinical suspicion of rhabdomyosarcoma and its differential diagnosis, to biopsy, staging, risk stratification, treatment response assessment and follow-up.
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Department of Radiotherapy, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Department of Pathology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Oncode Institute, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Department of Head and Neck Oncology and Surgery, The Netherlands Cancer Institute (NCI), Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatrics, Amsterdam UMC - Emma Children's Hospital, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC - Emma Children's Hospital, University of Amsterdam, Suite C1-423.1, Meibergdreef 9, 1105AZ, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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de Vries ISA, van Ewijk R, Adriaansen LME, Bohte AE, Braat AJAT, Fajardo RD, Hiemcke-Jiwa LS, Hol MLF, Ter Horst SAJ, de Keizer B, Knops RRG, Meister MT, Schoot RA, Smeele LE, van Scheltinga ST, Vaarwerk B, Merks JHM, van Rijn RR. Correction to: Imaging in rhabdomyosarcoma: a patient journey. Pediatr Radiol 2023; 53:1043. [PMID: 36930287 PMCID: PMC10156756 DOI: 10.1007/s00247-023-05642-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Department of Radiotherapy, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Department of Pathology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Oncode Institute, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Department of Head and Neck Oncology and Surgery, The Netherlands Cancer Institute (NCI), Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatrics, Amsterdam UMC - Emma Children's Hospital, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC - Emma Children's Hospital, University of Amsterdam, Suite C1‑423.1, Meibergdreef 9, 1105AZ, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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Beudeker CR, Froon-Torenstra D, Bresters D, Loeffen YGT, van Ewijk R, Goemans BF. Successful stem cell transplantation in two children with acute leukemia and disseminated, non-resectable Mucorales infection prior to transplantation. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2023; 70:e29960. [PMID: 36070204 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.29960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Revised: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Coco R Beudeker
- Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.,Department of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Princess Maxima Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, Princess Maxima Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Princess Maxima Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Chatziantoniou C, Schoot RA, van Ewijk R, van Rijn RR, ter Horst SAJ, Merks JHM, Leemans A, De Luca A. Methodological considerations on segmenting rhabdomyosarcoma with diffusion-weighted imaging-What can we do better? Insights Imaging 2023; 14:19. [PMID: 36720720 PMCID: PMC9889596 DOI: 10.1186/s13244-022-01351-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/04/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
Abstract
PURPOSE Diffusion-weighted MRI is a promising technique to monitor response to treatment in pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma. However, its validation in clinical practice remains challenging. This study aims to investigate how the tumor segmentation strategy can affect the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) measured in pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS A literature review was performed in PubMed using search terms relating to MRI and sarcomas to identify commonly applied segmentation strategies. Seventy-six articles were included, and their presented segmentation methods were evaluated. Commonly reported segmentation strategies were then evaluated on diffusion-weighted imaging of five pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma patients to assess their impact on ADC. RESULTS We found that studies applied different segmentation strategies to define the shape of the region of interest (ROI)(outline 60%, circular ROI 27%), to define the segmentation volume (2D 44%, multislice 9%, 3D 21%), and to define the segmentation area (excludes edge 7%, excludes other region 19%, specific area 27%, whole tumor 48%). In addition, details of the segmentation strategy are often unreported. When implementing and comparing these strategies on in-house data, we found that excluding necrotic, cystic, and hemorrhagic areas from segmentations resulted in on average 5.6% lower mean ADC. Additionally, the slice location used in 2D segmentation methods could affect ADC by as much as 66%. CONCLUSION Diffusion-weighted MRI studies in pediatric sarcoma currently employ a variety of segmentation methods. Our study shows that different segmentation strategies can result in vastly different ADC measurements, highlighting the importance to further investigate and standardize segmentation.
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- Cyrano Chatziantoniou
- grid.7692.a0000000090126352Image Sciences Institute, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands ,grid.487647.ePrincess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- grid.487647.ePrincess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- grid.487647.ePrincess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- grid.7177.60000000084992262Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- grid.487647.ePrincess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, The Netherlands ,grid.417100.30000 0004 0620 3132Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- grid.487647.ePrincess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- grid.7692.a0000000090126352Image Sciences Institute, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- grid.7692.a0000000090126352Image Sciences Institute, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands ,grid.7692.a0000000090126352Department of Neurology, UMC Utrecht Brain Center, UMCUtrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Haveman LM, van Ewijk R, van Dalen EC, Breunis WB, Kremer LC, van den Berg H, Dirksen U, Merks JH. High-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous haematopoietic cell transplantation for children, adolescents, and young adults with first recurrence of Ewing sarcoma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2021; 9:CD011406. [PMID: 34472084 PMCID: PMC8411193 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd011406.pub2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Ewing sarcoma is a solid tumour, which is the second most common primary bone malignancy in children, often occurring in the long bones and pelvis. An incidence rate of 4.5 per million a year is reported, with a peak incidence of 11 per million at the age of 12 years. Despite more intensive chemotherapy, 30% to 40% of young people with Ewing sarcoma will have recurrence of the disease. Less than 30% of young people with a recurrence of Ewing sarcoma are alive at 24 months, and less than 10% are alive at 48 months. High-dose chemotherapy (HDC), followed by autologous haematopoietic cell transplantation (AHCT), is used in a variety of paediatric groups with diverse solid tumours. The hypothesis is that HDC regimens may overcome resistance to standard polychemotherapy, and this way may eradicate minimal residual disease, leading to improved survival after a first recurrence of disease. OBJECTIVES To assess the efficacy of HDC with AHCT versus conventional chemotherapy in improving event-free survival, overall survival, quality-adjusted survival, and progression-free survival in children, adolescents, and young adults with first recurrence of Ewing sarcoma, and to determine the toxicity of the treatment. SEARCH METHODS We searched CENTRAL, MEDLINE, Embase, conference proceedings from the SIOP, ASPHO, CTOS, ASBMT, EBMT, and EMSOS, and two trial registries in January 2020. We also searched reference lists of relevant articles and review articles. SELECTION CRITERIA We planned to include randomised controlled trials (RCTs) or (historical) controlled clinical trials (CCTs) comparing the effectiveness of HDC plus AHCT with conventional chemotherapy for children, adolescents, and young adults (up to 30 years old at the date of diagnostic biopsy) with a first recurrence of Ewing sarcoma. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS We used standard methodological procedures expected by Cochrane. MAIN RESULTS We did not identify any eligible studies. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Since we did not identify any eligible studies, we are unable to draw any conclusions about the efficacy and toxicity of HDC with AHCT versus conventional chemotherapy in children, adolescents, and young adults with a first recurrence of Ewing sarcoma. Further high-quality research is urgently needed.
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- Lianne M Haveman
- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatric Oncology, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Department of Oncology and Children's Research Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Department of Paediatric Oncology, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatric Oncology, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Pediatrics III, Sarcoma Centre, West German Cancer Centre, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Department of Paediatric Oncology, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Haveman LM, van Ewijk R, van Dalen EC, Breunis WB, Kremer LC, van den Berg H, Dirksen U, Merks JH. High-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous haematopoietic cell transplantation for children, adolescents, and young adults with primary metastatic Ewing sarcoma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2021; 9:CD011405. [PMID: 34472082 PMCID: PMC8428235 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd011405.pub2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Ewing sarcomas are solid tumours of the bone and soft tissue, that usually affect children, adolescents, and young adults. The incidence is about three cases per million a year, with a peak incidence at 12 years of age. Metastatic disease is detected in about 20 % to 30% of people, and is typically found in the lungs, bone, bone marrow, or a combination of these. Presence of metastatic disease at diagnosis (primary metastatic disease) is the most important adverse prognostic factor, and is associated with a five-year survival lower than 30%. High-dose chemotherapy (HDC) followed by autologous haematopoietic cell transplantation (AHCT) is used in various solid tumours with unfavourable prognoses in children, adolescents, and young adults. It has also been used as rescue after multifocal radiation of metastases. The hypothesis is that HDC regimens may overcome the resistance to standard multidrug chemotherapy and improve survival rates. OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of high-dose chemotherapy with autologous haematopoietic cell transplantation compared with conventional chemotherapy in improving event-free survival, overall survival, quality-adjusted survival, and progression-free survival in children, adolescents, and young adults with primary metastatic Ewing sarcoma, and to determine the toxicity of the treatment. SEARCH METHODS We searched CENTRAL, MEDLINE, Embase, conference proceedings from major international cancer-related conferences, and ongoing trial registers until January 2020. We also searched reference lists of included articles and review articles. SELECTION CRITERIA We included randomised controlled trials (RCTs) or (historical) controlled clinical trials (CCTs) comparing the effectiveness of HDC and AHCT with conventional chemotherapy for children, adolescents, and young adults (younger than 30 years at the date of diagnostic biopsy) with primary metastatic Ewing sarcoma. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS We used standard methodological procedures expected by Cochrane. MAIN RESULTS We identified one RCT, which investigated the effects of HDC with AHCT versus conventional chemotherapy with whole lung irradiation (WLI) in people with Ewing sarcoma metastasised to the lungs only at diagnosis. Only a selection of the participants were eligible for our review (N = 267: HDC with AHCT group N = 134; control group N = 133). There may be no difference in event-free survival between the two treatment groups (hazard ratio (HR) 0.83, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.59 to 1.17; low-certainty evidence). We downgraded one level each because of study limitations and imprecision. Overall survival and toxicity were not reported separately for the participants eligible for this review, while quality-adjusted survival and progression-free survival were not reported at all. We did not identify any studies that addressed children, adolescents, and young adults with Ewing sarcoma with metastases to other locations. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS In people with Ewing sarcoma with primary metastases to locations other than the lungs, there is currently no evidence from RCTs or CCTs to determine the efficacy of HDC with AHCT compared to conventional chemotherapy. Based on low-certainty evidence from one study (267 participants), there may be no difference in event-free survival between children, adolescents, and young adults with primary pulmonary metastatic Ewing sarcoma who receive HDC with AHCT and those who receive conventional chemotherapy with WLI. Further high-quality research is needed. Results are anticipated for the EuroEwing 2008R3 study, in which the effects of HDC with treosulfan and melphalan followed by AHCT on survival, in people with Ewing sarcoma with metastatic disease to bone, other sites, or both were explored. Achieving high-quality studies in a selection of people with rare sarcoma requires long-term, multi-centre, international participant inclusion.
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- Lianne M Haveman
- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Oncology and Children's Research Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Department of Paediatric Oncology, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatric Oncology, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Pediatrics III, Sarcoma Centre, West German Cancer Centre, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Department of Paediatric Oncology, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Tomassen T, Kester LA, Tops BB, Driehuis E, van Noesel MM, van Ewijk R, van Gorp JM, Hulsker CC, Terwisscha-van Scheltinga SEJ, Merks HHM, Flucke U, Hiemcke-Jiwa LS. Loss of H3K27me3 occurs in a large subset of embryonal rhabdomyosarcomas: Immunohistochemical and molecular analysis of 25 cases. Ann Diagn Pathol 2021; 52:151735. [PMID: 33770660 DOI: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2021.151735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Accepted: 03/19/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
Abstract
Loss of histone 3 lysine 27 trimethylation (H3K27me3) has been described as a diagnostic marker for malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST), also discriminating MPNST with rhabdomyoblastic differentiation (malignant Triton tumor) from rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS). We studied the immunohistochemical expression of H3K27me3 in embryonal RMSs (ERMSs), performed methylation profiling in order to support the diagnosis and RNA-sequencing for comparison of the transcriptome of H3K27me3-positive and -negative cases. Of the 25 ERMS patients, 17 were males and 8 were females with an age range from 1 to 67 years (median, 6 years). None were known with neurofibromatosis type 1. One patient had Li-Fraumeni syndrome. Tumor localization included paratesticular (n = 9), genitourinary (n = 6), head/neck (n = 5), retroperitoneal (n = 4) and lower arm (n = 1). Five MPNSTs served as reference group. All ERMS had classical features including a variable spindle cell component. Immunohistochemical loss (partial or complete) of H3K27me3 was detected in 18/25 cases (72%). Based on methylation profiling, 22/22 cases were classified as ERMS. Using RNA sequencing, the ERMS group (n = 14) had a distinct gene expression profile in contrast to MPNSTs, confirming that the H3K27me3 negative ERMS cases do not represent malignant Triton tumors. When comparing H3K27me3-negative and -positive ERMSs, gene set enrichment analysis revealed differential expression of genes related to histone acetylation and normal muscle function with H3K27me3 negative ERMSs being associated with acetylation. Conclusion: Loss of H3K27me3 frequently occurs in ERMSs and correlates with H3K27 acetylation. H3K27me3 is not a suitable marker to differentiate ERMS (with spindle cell features) from malignant Triton tumor.
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- Tess Tomassen
- Department of Pathology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands; Department of Pathology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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van Ewijk R, Huibers MHW, Manshande ME, Ecury-Goossen GM, Duits AJ, Calis JC, van Wassenaer-Leemhuis AG. Neurologic sequelae of severe chikungunya infection in the first 6 months of life: a prospective cohort study 24-months post-infection. BMC Infect Dis 2021; 21:179. [PMID: 33593326 PMCID: PMC7885242 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-021-05876-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2020] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 04/01/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Perinatally chikungunya infected neonates have been reported to have high rates of post-infection neurologic sequelae, mainly cognitive problems. In older children and adults chikungunya does not appear to have sequelae, but data on postnatally infected infants are lacking. METHODS We performed a prospective, non-controlled, observational study of infants infected before the age of 6 months with a severe chikungunya infection during the 2014-2015 epidemic in Curaçao, Dutch Antilles. Two years post-infection cognitive and motor - (BSID-III) and social emotional assessments (ITSEA) were performed. RESULTS Of twenty-two infected infants, two died and two were lost to follow up. Eighteen children were seen at follow-up and included in the current study. Of these, 13 (72%) had abnormal scores on the BSID-III (cognitive/motor) or ITSEA. CONCLUSION In the first study aimed at postnatally infected infants, using an uncontrolled design, we observed a very high percentage of developmental problems. Further studies are needed to assess causality, however until these data are available preventive measure during outbreaks should also include young infants. Those that have been infected in early infancy should receive follow up.
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- Roelof van Ewijk
- Saint Elisabeth Hospital, Willemstad, Curaçao.
- Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Heidelberglaan 25, 3584 CS, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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- Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Global Child Health Group, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Saint Elisabeth Hospital, Willemstad, Curaçao
- Red Cross Blood Bank Foundation Curaçao, Willemstad, Curaçao
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- Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Global Child Health Group, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Gaur V, Connor T, Venardos K, Henstridge DC, Martin SD, Swinton C, Morrison S, Aston-Mourney K, Gehrig SM, van Ewijk R, Lynch GS, Febbraio MA, Steinberg GR, Hargreaves M, Walder KR, McGee SL. Scriptaid enhances skeletal muscle insulin action and cardiac function in obese mice. Diabetes Obes Metab 2017; 19:936-943. [PMID: 28155245 DOI: 10.1111/dom.12896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2016] [Revised: 01/26/2017] [Accepted: 01/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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AIM To determine the effect of Scriptaid, a compound that can replicate aspects of the exercise adaptive response through disruption of the class IIa histone deacetylase (HDAC) corepressor complex, on muscle insulin action in obesity. MATERIALS AND METHODS Diet-induced obese mice were administered Scriptaid (1 mg/kg) via daily intraperitoneal injection for 4 weeks. Whole-body and skeletal muscle metabolic phenotyping of mice was performed, in addition to echocardiography, to assess cardiac morphology and function. RESULTS Scriptaid treatment had no effect on body weight or composition, but did increase energy expenditure, supported by increased lipid oxidation, while food intake was also increased. Scriptaid enhanced the expression of oxidative genes and proteins, increased fatty acid oxidation and reduced triglycerides and diacylglycerides in skeletal muscle. Furthermore, ex vivo insulin-stimulated glucose uptake by skeletal muscle was enhanced. Surprisingly, heart weight was reduced in Scriptaid-treated mice and was associated with enhanced expression of genes involved in oxidative metabolism in the heart. Scriptaid also improved indices of both diastolic and systolic cardiac function. CONCLUSION These data show that pharmacological targeting of the class IIa HDAC corepressor complex with Scriptaid could be used to enhance muscle insulin action and cardiac function in obesity.
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- Vidhi Gaur
- Metabolic Research Unit, School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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- Metabolic Research Unit, School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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- Metabolic Research Unit, School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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- Metabolism and Inflammation Program, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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- Metabolic Research Unit, School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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- Metabolic Research Unit, School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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- Metabolic Research Unit, School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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- Department of Physiology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Department of Physiology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Department of Physiology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Metabolism and Inflammation Program, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
- Division of Diabetes and Metabolism, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, Australia
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Department of Physiology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Metabolic Research Unit, School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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- Metabolic Research Unit, School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
- Metabolism and Inflammation Program, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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van Ewijk R, op de Coul ME, Teeuw AHR, Wolf BHM. [Burns in children: child abuse or another cause?]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 2012; 156:A5026. [PMID: 23171561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Burns are common in children but it is not always clear whether the burn is accidental or not. Child abuse should always be considered. We present two children in which the diagnosis only became clear after admission and further investigation. Patient A, a 15-month-old boy, had a burn on his left shoulder. The burn was assumed suspect in view of the unclear history given by the parents and a possible delay in their seeking help. The patient was ultimately diagnosed with impetigo bullosa and successfully treated with antibiotics. Patient B, a 24-month-old girl, had burns on both feet and her right hand, which were infected as a result of the delay in seeking help. The burns were identified as abuse-related. The child was removed from her mother's care and sent to a foster home. A well-defined work-up should be followed in case of burns in children.
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- Roelof van Ewijk
- St. Lucas Andreas Ziekenhuis, afd. Kindergeneeskunde, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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van Ewijk R, Marees CH. [Juvenile spring eruption]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 2011; 155:A2417. [PMID: 21447213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND Juvenile spring eruption is an idiopathic photodermatosis which predominantly occurs in boys aged 5-12 years-old who have short hair and bat ears. In the Netherlands, this condition has only been described once previously but it is probably under-reported. CASE STUDY A 1.5 year-old boy presented with papules on his ears which had been severely itching for 2 days. He had spent a considerable time outside in the spring sunshine. The itching was treated with a local class 1 glucocorticoid, after which the symptoms disappeared. The skin eruptions healed without leaving a scar. His 4-year-old brother also had papules on both ears for 1 week after being exposed to the sun, but did not experience any itching. After 3 weeks the skin eruptions disappeared leaving no scars. CONCLUSION Both children had juvenile spring eruption. Itching can usually be treated locally with class 1 glucocorticoids. The condition disappears on its own.
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- Roelof van Ewijk
- VU Medisch Centrum, afd. huisartsgeneeskunde, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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