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Clinical and molecular characteristics of malignant transformation of low-grade glioma in children

Lookup NU author(s): Professor David Ellison, Dr Richard Gilbertson

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Abstract

Purpose To analyze the clinical and molecular characteristics of malignant transformation (MT) of low-grade glioma (LGG) in children. Patients and Methods The clinical, radiologic, and histologic characteristics of children treated at our institution who experienced MT of LGG were reviewed. Molecular alterations in these tumors were analyzed by fluorescent in situ hybridization, immunohistochemistry, and TP53 sequencing. Cumulative incidence estimate and risk factors for MT were determined for 65 patients with grade 2 astrocytoma treated at our institution during the study interval. Results Eleven patients who experienced MT were identified ( median age at diagnosis of LGG, 13.3 years). Initial diagnoses were grade 2 astrocytoma ( n = 6) and other grade 1/2 gliomas ( n = 5). The median latency of MT was 5.1 years. Histologic diagnoses after MT were glioblastoma ( n = 7) and other high-grade gliomas ( n = 4). The 15-year cumulative incidence estimate of MT among 65 patients with grade 2 astrocytoma was 6.7% +/- 3.9%; no risk factor analyzed, including radiotherapy, was associated with MT. Tissue was available for molecular analysis in all patients, including nine with samples obtained before and after MT. TP53 overexpression was more common after MT. Deletions of RB1 and/or CDKN2A were observed in 71% of LGGs and in 90% of tumors after MT. PTEN pathway abnormalities occurred in 76% of patients. One of five oncogenes analyzed (PDGFRA) was amplified in one patient. Conclusion The molecular abnormalities that occur during MT of LGG in children are similar to those observed in primary and secondary glioblastoma in adults.

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Author(s): Broniscer A, Baker SJ, West AN, Fraser MM, Proko E, Kocak M, Dalton J, Zambetti GP, Ellison DW, Kun LE, Gajjar A, Gilbertson RJ, Fuller CE

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Journal of Clinical Oncology

Year: 2007

Volume: 25

Issue: 6

Pages: 682-689

ISSN (print): 0732-183X

ISSN (electronic): 1527-7755

Publisher: American Society of Clinical Oncology

URL: .http;//dx.doi.org/10.1200/JCO.2006.06.8213

DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2006.06.8213

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