Glioma

A 7 month old male had a large cystic mass in his brain surgically resected. Pathological analysis determined the mass to be an infantile high-grade glioma and transcriptome sequencing of the tumor RN… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 33403813 · Waters et al., 2021 · Open in CIViC

From a phase one clinical trial, pediatric patients with refractory CNS malignancies were administered 300-1150 mg/m2 twice daily of ERBB2 and EGFR inhibitor lapatinib. The maximum-tolerated dose was … (full text at CIViC)

PMID 20713864 · Fouladi et al., 2010 · Open in CIViC

In the STARTRK-NG Phase 1/2 trial of entrectinib in pediatric patients, one patient (4 yo) with Biphasic and spindled epithelioid glial neoplasm had ETV6::NTRK3 fusion. The patient received che… (full text at CIViC)

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

In a phase 1/2 trial of entrectinib in pediatric patients, tumors with fusions in NTRK, ROS, or ALK had an overall response (ORR) of 57.7% (95% CI; 36.9-76.7). This included one patient (3 yo) with a… (full text at CIViC)

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

Kaplan-Meier analysis of EZH2 gene expression showed that elevated expression is significantly associated with shorter disease-free survival in GBM (p=1.3e-12).

PMID 32180229 · Li et al., 2020 · Open in CIViC

This preclinical study proposed to use a combination therapy of an MEK inhibitor (e.g. trametinib) and an mTOR inhibitor (e.g. everolimus) for the treatment of pediatric low-grade gliomas (PLGGs) with… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 29156677 · Jain et al., 2017 · Open in CIViC

This GWAS study identified a structural variant of FGFR1. Duplication of the tyrosine kinase domain (TKD) of FGFR1 was found in 11 of 149 patients (13/151 tumor samples, including 2 recurrent tumors, … (full text at CIViC)

PMID 23583981 · Zhang et al., 2013 · Open in CIViC

Two new recurrent alterations within the kinase domain of FGFR1 in Pilocytic Astrocytoma (PA) were identified. The p.Asn546Lys variant (3 of 96 samples) had been shown in another study to increase kin… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 23817572 · Jones et al., 2013 · Open in CIViC

Case report of a 32-year old male patient with pilocytic astrocytoma. Genomic profiling (FoundationOne) revealed a FGFR1 N546K mutation. The patient was enrolled in a phase I/II trial of pemigatinib a… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 35507888 · Capone et al., 2022 · Open in CIViC

In a phase 1 multihistology trial of the FGFR1/2/3/4 inhibitor futibatinib, an objective response rate of 13.7% was seen with responses in a broad spectrum of tumors and across a broad spectrum of FGF… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 34551969 · Meric-Bernstam et al., 2022 · Open in CIViC

Rat1A astrocytes cells expressing the FGFR3-TACC3-K508M were tested to evaluate anchorage-independent growth in soft agar (Fig. 2A and table S5) and did not show an ability to grow evidenced by no col… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 22837387 · Singh et al., 2012 · Open in CIViC

In the phase II NCI-MATCH EAY131-K2 trial, two patients with WHO grade IV IDH1/2-wildtype glioblastoma harboring FGFR3 fusions experienced progression-free survival exceeding 168 days during erdafitin… (full text at CIViC)

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

Phase II study (NCT02465060) from NCI-MATCH Trial (EAY131) Subprotocol W addressed the use of AZD4547 (an FGFR 1-3 inhibitor) in 48 tumor patients carrying FGFR 1-3 variants. Partial responses were ob… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 32463741 · Chae et al., 2020 · Open in CIViC

FUBP1 truncating mutations occur somatically with high specificity for adult oligodendroglioma and are considered oncogenic in that setting

PMID 21817013 · Bettegowda et al., 2011 · 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

Ectopic expression of GOPC–ROS1 in Ba/F3 cells induced cytokine-independent growth whereas overexpression of ROS1 alone did not. Using a series of tyrosine kinase inhibitors, lorlatinib was the most e… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 30171048 · Davare et al., 2018 · Open in CIViC

In a phase 1/2 trial of entrectinib in pediatric patients, tumors with fusions in NTRK, ROS1, or ALK had an overall response (ORR) of 57.7% (95% CI; 36.9-76.7). This included one patient (4 yo) with … (full text at CIViC)

PMID 35395680 · Desai et al., 2022 · 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

Sturm, et al. (2012) analyzed 3 subgroups of glioblastoma samples using different methods: by sequencing (460 samples), by methylation profiling (59 pediatric and 77 adult samples), and with tissue-mi… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 23079654 · Sturm 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

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

In this retrospective study, 112 adolescents and young adults (AYA; between 15 and 25 years of age; median 21 years) who had a histopathological diagnosis of high-grade gliomas were analyzed. The H3K2… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 32025728 · Roux et al., 2020 · Open in CIViC

Sturm, et al. (2012) analyzed 3 subgroups of glioblastoma samples using different methods: by sequencing (460 samples), by methylation profiling (59 pediatric and 77 adult samples), and with tissue-mi… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 23079654 · Sturm et al., 2012 · Open in CIViC

Diffuse midline gliomas, H3 K27M-mutant is a newly defined entity in the 2016 WHO Classification. It primarily occurs in children (but sometimes in adults) and include tumors previously referred to as… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 27157931 · Louis et al., 2016 · Open in CIViC

Of a set of 338 pediatric brain tumors, Gielen et al identified the K27M mutation in 35 of 129 glioblastomas (27.1%) and in 5 of 28 (17.9%) anaplastic astrocytomas. The authors state that H3F3A K27M c… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 23429371 · Gielen et al., 2013 · Open in CIViC