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Pilocytic Astrocytoma — Research · CancerIndex

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Neoplasm
Neoplasm by Morphology
Neuroepithelial, Perineurial, and Schwann Cell Neoplasm
Neuroepithelial Neoplasm
Glioma
Low Grade Glioma
WHO Grade 1 Glioma
Pilocytic Astrocytoma

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Pilocytic Astrocytoma

CI-CAN-00008240Explore in graph →

Non-malignant5 active trials10 evidence items

NCIt: C4047
OncoTree: PAST
DOID: 4851
UMLS CUI: C0334583

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PublishedShowing 1–6 of 6 publications · bibliographic data as recorded by PubMed; abstracts are not reproduced.

Recurrent somatic alterations of FGFR1 and NTRK2 in pilocytic astrocytoma.
· Nat Genet · 2013 · PMID 23817572 · validated cbioportal_study pubmed
Tandem duplication producing a novel oncogenic BRAF fusion gene defines the majority of pilocytic astrocytomas.
· Cancer Res · 2008 · PMID 18974108 · validated civic_curation pubmed
Response of recurrent BRAFV600E mutated ganglioglioma to Vemurafenib as single agent.
· J Transl Med · 2014 · PMID 25524464 · validated civic_curation pubmed
Activity of Pemigatinib in Pilocytic Astrocytoma and FGFR1N546K Mutation.
· JCO Precis Oncol · 2022 · PMID 35507888 · validated civic_curation pubmed
CDKN2A/B Loss Is Associated with Anaplastic Transformation in a Case of NTRK2 Fusion-positive Pilocytic Astrocytoma.
· Neuropathol Appl Neurobiol · 2019 · PMID 29804288 · validated civic_curation pubmed
Establishment and application of a novel patient-derived KIAA1549:BRAF-driven pediatric pilocytic astrocytoma model for preclinical drug testing.
· Oncotarget · 2017 · PMID 28002790 · validated civic_curation pubmed

Showing 1–6 of 6 publications