Pilocytic Astrocytoma

Genetic alterations in 96 patients with pilocytic astrocytoma (PA) were evaluated. In addition to KIAA1549-BRAF fusions, other BRAF mutations and fusions were identified. Known MAPK activating events… (full text at CIViC)

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

Pilocytic astrocytoma (PA) is emerging as a tumor entity with dysregulated Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK signaling. The well-known BRAF(V600E) mutation was found in 6/64 (9.38%) of our samples. Furthermore, 2/64 (3… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 21190184 · Eisenhardt et al., 2011 · Open in CIViC

This study is part of an ongoing open-label, single-arm, phase 2 Rare Oncology Agnostic Research (ROAR) basket trial enlisting 45 patients (31 with glioblastoma) into the high-grade glioma cohort (oth… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 34838156 · Wen et al., 2022 · Open in CIViC

In a phase 2 trial, patients with pediatric low-grade glioma after at least one standard therapy were treated with MEK1/2 inhibitor selumetinib. In stratum 1, nine patients with WHO grade I pilocytic… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 31151904 · Fangusaro et al., 2019 · Open in CIViC

In this phase II trial on patients with pediatric low-grade glioma were assigned to six unique strata according to histology, tumour location, NF1 status, and BRAF aberration status. This study report… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 31151904 · Fangusaro et al., 2019 · 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 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

Kleinschmidt-DeMasters, et al. (2018) analyzed the tumor database for patients with the H3 K27M variant and found 28 cases (including 3 meeting WHO grade I and 25 meeting WHO grade II-IV criteria). Th… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 29393845 · Kleinschmidt-DeMasters et al., 2018 · Open in CIViC

A case report showing a two-year-old girl with an unusual pilocytic astrocytoma (PA) with both classic- and anaplastic- appearing tumors. A custom NGS panel identified a novel KANK1-NTRK2 fusion in bo… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 29804288 · López et al., 2019 · Open in CIViC

Genetic alterations in pilocytic astrocytoma (PA) were evaluated. Whole-genome sequencing of normal (blood) and tumor samples (n=96) was performed along with corresponding RNA-Seq (n=73) and mate-pair… (full text at CIViC)

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

This study identified a novel rearrangement event between the uncharacterized gene KIAA-1549 and BRAF in 66% (29 of 44) of pilocytic astrocytoma but not in 244 higher-grade astrocytomas that were eval… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 18974108 · Jones et al., 2008 · Open in CIViC

Genetic alterations in 96 patients with pilocytic astrocytoma (PA) were evaluated. Two new alterations with double KRAS mutations (p.[Glu63Lys]+[Arg73Met] and p.[Leu19Phe]+[Gln22Lys] ) were observed.

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

This study reported 47 neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) patients with biallelic inactivation of NF1 genes were detected in all glial tumors. Targeted capture-based next-generation sequencing (479 cancer… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 35945463 · Lucas et al., 2022 · Open in CIViC

This study reported 47 neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) patients with biallelic inactivation of NF1 genes were detected in all glial tumors. Targeted capture-based next-generation sequencing (479 cancer… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 35945463 · Lucas et al., 2022 · Open in CIViC

This study reported 47 neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) patients with biallelic inactivation of NF1 genes were detected in all glial tumors. Targeted capture-based next-generation sequencing (479 cancer… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 35945463 · Lucas et al., 2022 · Open in CIViC

This study reported 47 neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) patients with biallelic inactivation of NF1 genes were detected in all glial tumors. Targeted capture-based next-generation sequencing (479 cancer… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 35945463 · Lucas et al., 2022 · Open in CIViC

This study reported 47 neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) patients with biallelic inactivation of NF1 genes were detected in all glial tumors. Targeted capture-based next-generation sequencing (479 cancer… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 35945463 · Lucas et al., 2022 · Open in CIViC

This study reported 47 neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) patients with biallelic inactivation of NF1 genes were detected in all glial tumors. Targeted capture-based next-generation sequencing (479 cancer… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 35945463 · Lucas et al., 2022 · Open in CIViC

Genetic alterations in pilocytic astrocytoma (PA) were evaluated. Two alterations were found in the PTPN11 (aka SHP-2) gene, encoding a RAS-MAPK-related adaptor protein and phosphatase. Both alteratio… (full text at CIViC)

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

Whole genome sequencing of 96 pilocytic astrocytomas by the International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC) PedBrain Tumor Project identified QKI::NTRK2 (e6::e16) fusions in 2 cases (5 yo & 12 yo males)… (full text at CIViC)

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

Genetic alterations in pilocytic astrocytoma (PA) were evaluated. Two new NTRK2 fusion events were identified in this study. These two NTRK2 fusion events, namely QKI-NTRK2 (2 of 96 samples) and NACC2… (full text at CIViC)

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