Brain Neoplasm

A 67-year-old male with a diagnosis of Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), IDH-wildtype, WHO grade 4 underwent a craniotomy with gross total resection. A BCR::NTRK2 fusion (ex1::ex17) was detected by compr… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 35673607 · Grogan et al., 2022 · Open in CIViC

In an 11-year-old female presenting with seizures, a mixed MVNT with a ganglioglioma-like component located in the left temporal lobe revealed a BRAF p.G469S mutation (NM_004333.6:c.1405_1406delinsTC;… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 29428973 · Pekmezci et al., 2018 · Open in CIViC

Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) studies were performed using home brew probes targeting 3′ BRAF, 5′ BRAF, and a commercial CEP7 probe on 59 patients with optic nerve glioma. Duplication of t… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 22892521 · Rodriguez et al., 2012 · Open in CIViC

In a 54-year-old female with chronic headache and a right temporal lobe MVNT, NGS (479-gene panel) identified a BRAF p.L597R mutation (NM_004333.6:c.1790T>G; VAF 5%).

PMID 29428973 · Pekmezci et al., 2018 · Open in CIViC

Eight MVNT cases (6 pure MVNT and 2 with ganglioglioma-like features) were examined, comprising 4 males and 4 females aged 11–63 years (median 39). Tumors were localized to the temporal lobe (n=7) or … (full text at CIViC)

PMID 29428973 · Pekmezci et al., 2018 · Open in CIViC

Predominantly high-level expression of BRD4 was found in the majority of medulloblastoma cell lines examined (HD-MB3, ONS-76, UW-228, D-341, and D-283); the exception being the Daoy cell line exhibiti… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 24231268 · Henssen et al., 2013 · Open in CIViC

In a series of 54 supratentorial ependymomas with ZFTA::RELA fusions (termed fusions between C11orf95 and RELA at time of publication), homozygous deletion of CDKN2A was found in 9 cases and hemizygou… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 32514758 · Jünger et al., 2020 · Open in CIViC

A retrospective study evaluated 72 pediatric medulloblastoma patients for CTNNB1 mutations (by direct sequencing), copy number alterations (by array-comparative genomic hybridization), and beta-cateni… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 19197950 · Fattet et al., 2009 · Open in CIViC

In a study of 109 pediatric medulloblastomas, children with medulloblastomas that showed a nucleopositive beta-catenin immunophenotype (27 of 109; 25%) had significantly better overall (OS) and event-… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 16258095 · Ellison et al., 2005 · Open in CIViC

A total of 51 medulloblastomas from two independent cohorts (19 and 32 cases) were assessed for evidence of Wnt/Wg pathway activation, alongside a genome-wide analysis of associated copy-number aberra… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 17172831 · Clifford et al., 2006 · Open in CIViC

A retrospective study evaluated 72 pediatric medulloblastoma patients for CTNNB1 mutations (by direct sequencing), copy number alterations (by array-comparative genomic hybridization), and beta-cateni… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 19197950 · Fattet et al., 2009 · Open in CIViC

A retrospective study evaluated 72 pediatric medulloblastoma patients for CTNNB1 mutations (by direct sequencing), copy number alterations (by array-comparative genomic hybridization), and beta-cateni… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 19197950 · Fattet et al., 2009 · Open in CIViC

A retrospective study evaluated 72 pediatric medulloblastoma patients for CTNNB1 mutations (by direct sequencing), copy number alterations (by array-comparative genomic hybridization), and beta-cateni… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 19197950 · Fattet et al., 2009 · Open in CIViC

An analysis of 13 infants with pituitary blastoma (age 7-24 months) demonstrated recurrent DICER1 mutations. Of those with samples available for sequencing, 9 of 9 (100%) had germline DICER1 mutation… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 24839956 · de Kock et al., 2014 · Open in CIViC

This 2021 paper analyzed the outcomes and complications of 17 patients with pituitary blastoma. The median age of diagnosis was 11 months with a range of 2-24 months. Germline DICER1 variants were… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 33236116 · Liu et al., 2021 · Open in CIViC

In patients with glioblastoma multiforme, those with overespression of wild-type EGFR had shorter overall survival.

PMID 14583498 · Shinojima et al., 2003 · Open in CIViC

In the phase II NCI-MATCH EAY131-K2 trial, a patient with a WHO grade I dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor harboring an FGFR1-TACC1 fusion had stable disease with a 24.2% maximum reduction in meas… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 38603650 · Gong et al., 2024 · Open in CIViC

From UniProt: A chromosomal aberration involving FOXO3 is found in secondary acute leukemias.

PMID 26822237 · Parsons et al., 2016 · Open in CIViC

Transcriptional activator which triggers apoptosis in the absence of survival factors, including neuronal cell death upon oxidative stress.

PMID 26822237 · Parsons et al., 2016 · Open in CIViC

In the 2016 study by Sturm et al., the authors performed comprehensive molecular profiling, including DNA methylation arrays, transcriptomics, and genome-wide sequencing, on 323 institutionally diagno… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 26919435 · Sturm et al., 2016 · Open in CIViC

DNA methylation profiling of 84 tumors initially diagnosed as CNS-PNET identified CNS neuroblastoma with FOXR2 activation (CNS NB-FOXR2) as a distinct molecular subgroup, presented in 24% (20/84) of c… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 33536079 · Korshunov et al., 2021 · Open in CIViC

This study presents a series of 81 cases of diffuse hemispheric glioma, H3 G34-mutant (DHG G34m). Cases were noted to have either the histological appearance of a typical glioblastoma (73%) or as prim… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 26482474 · Korshunov et al., 2016 · Open in CIViC

Schwartzentruber et al. performed whole-exome sequencing (WES) on 48 paediatric GBM samples (patients aged 3–20 years, tumour cores containing >90% neoplastic tissue, median 61-fold coverage with 91% … (full text at CIViC)

PMID 22286061 · Schwartzentruber et al., 2012 · Open in CIViC

This study presents a series of 81 cases of diffuse hemispheric glioma, H3 G34-mutant (DHG G34m). Cases were noted to have either the histological appearance of a typical glioblastoma (73%) or as prim… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 26482474 · Korshunov et al., 2016 · Open in CIViC

G34V is the rarer of the two G34 substitutions identified in this stud by Schwartzentruber et al, with only 1/48 tumours in the primary WES cohort harbouring this variant (sample PGBM16), compared to … (full text at CIViC)

PMID 22286061 · Schwartzentruber et al., 2012 · Open in CIViC

Whole genome sequencing (WGS) was performed on the diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPGs) and matched germline DNA of 7 pediatric patients. Targeted sequencing was performed on an additional 43 DIP… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 22286216 · Wu et al., 2012 · Open in CIViC

Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) was performed on the diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPGs) and matched germline DNA of 7 pediatric patients. Targeted sequencing was performed on an additional 43 DIP… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 22286216 · Wu et al., 2012 · Open in CIViC

Mariet et al. identified a somatic H3C4 (HIST1H3D) p.Lys28Met (K27M) mutation in a posterior fossa group A ependymoma (EPN_PFA) from an 8-year-old male. The tumor showed H3 K27M immunoreactivity, loss… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 36104744 · Mariet et al., 2022 · Open in CIViC

From a retrospective review of 38,095 tumor samples from 33,997 patients that underwent fusion screening at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 87 tumors were found to be positive for an NTRK1, NT… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 31375766 · Solomon et al., 2020 · Open in CIViC

A 43-year-old male with chronic headache was found to have a left frontal multinodular and vacuolating neuronal tumor (MVNT). NGS targeting 479 cancer-associated genes identified a MAP2K1 in-frame ind… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 29428973 · Pekmezci et al., 2018 · Open in CIViC

NGS targeting 479 cancer-associated genes were performed on two MVNT cases: a 63-year-old female with left-hand paresthesia and a 54-year-old male with long-standing epilepsy, both located in the righ… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 29428973 · Pekmezci et al., 2018 · Open in CIViC

An international multi-institutional study identified108 patients with a methylation profile of supratentorial ependymoma, ZFTA fusion-positive, by whole genome DNA methylation profiling. The study fo… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 37287693 · Ng et al., 2023 · Open in CIViC

In a series of 54 cases of ependymoma diagnosed in children </= 3 years, methylation profiling of all tumours was undertaken as part of a prospective clinical trial (SJYC07 - maximal safe surgical res… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 30976811 · Upadhyaya et al., 2019 · Open in CIViC

In an analysis of 13 cases of supratentorial tumors with ZFTA rearrangements without RELA involvement, all were found to have DNA methylation profiles similar to ZFTA::RELA supratentorial ependymoma. … (full text at CIViC)

PMID 34389065 · Tauziède-Espariat et al., 2021 · Open in CIViC

Group 3 medulloblastomas with MYC amplifications are often associated with large cell/anaplastic histology, young patients, and overall poor prognosis.

PMID 15328187 · Lamont et al., 2004 · Open in CIViC

In a patient derived xenograft from a sonic hedgehog driven medulloblastoma patient, MYCN amplification conferred to resistance to SMO inhibition with Sonidegib. This PDX was shown to be responsive t… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 23291299 · Kim et al., 2013 · Open in CIViC

In a sonic hedgehog driven medulloblastoma patient derived xenograft harbouring a MYCN amplification, SMO inhibitor Sonidegib did not have an effect on cell proliferation.

PMID 24651015 · Kool et al., 2014 · Open in CIViC

Patients with tumors expressing high levels of trkC mRNA had significantly longer intervals without disease progression than those with low levels (log-rank, P = 0.03) and a more favorable overall sur… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 7809137 · Segal et al., 1994 · Open in CIViC

In the STARTRK-NG Phase 1/2 trial of entrectinib in pediatric patients, with extracranial solid tumors or primary CNS tumors, aged <22 years with relapsed or refractory disease, tumors with fusions… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 35395680 · Desai et al., 2022 · Open in CIViC

In a sonic hedghehog driven medulloblastoma patient derived xenograft harbouring a PTCH1 deletion, SMO inhibition with Sonidegib showed inhibition of proliferation.

PMID 24651015 · Kool et al., 2014 · Open in CIViC

Loss-of-heterozygosity in SHH-driven medulloblastoma was associated with increased PFS under therapy with vismodegib (AKA HhAntag691, GDC0449, GDC-0449). 43 patients total were enrolled for this study… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 26169613 · Robinson et al., 2015 · Open in CIViC

133 sonic-hedghog driven medulloblastomas were sequenced for alterations (WGS or WES). 60 cases exhibited PTCH1 mutations, most of which were likely loss-of-function (spread across the gene and of typ… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 24651015 · Kool et al., 2014 · Open in CIViC