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Pediatr Blood Cancer ; 71(3): e30779, 2024 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38073018

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma (KHE) and tufted angioma (TA) are rare vascular tumors in children historically associated with significant morbidity and mortality. This study was conducted to determine first-line therapy in the absence of available prospective clinical trials. METHODS: Patients from 17 institutions diagnosed with KHE/TA between 2005 and 2020 with more than 6 months of follow-up were included. Response rates to sirolimus and vincristine were compared at 3 and 6 months. Durability of response and response to other treatment modalities were also evaluated. RESULTS: Of 159 unique KHE/TA subjects, Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon (KMP) was present in 64 (40.3%), and only two patients were deceased (1.3%). Over 60% (n = 96) demonstrated treatment response at 3 months, and more than 70% (n = 114) by 6 months (no significant difference across groups). The vincristine group had higher radiologic response at 3 months compared to sirolimus (72.7% vs. 20%, p = .03), but there were no differences between these groups at 6 months. There were no differences in rates of recurrent or progressive disease between vincristine and sirolimus. CONCLUSIONS: In this large, multicenter cohort of 159 patients with KHE/TA, rates of KMP were consistent with historical literature, but the mortality rate (1.3%) was much lower. Overall treatment response rates were high (>70%), and there was no significant difference in treatment response or durability of disease comparing sirolimus to vincristine. Our results support individualized treatment decision plans depending on clinical scenario and patient/physician preferences. Response criteria and response rates reported here will be useful for guiding future treatment protocols for vascular tumors.


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Hemangioendotelioma , Hemangioma , Síndrome de Kasabach-Merritt , Sarcoma de Kaposi , Neoplasias Cutâneas , Neoplasias Vasculares , Criança , Humanos , Síndrome de Kasabach-Merritt/tratamento farmacológico , Síndrome de Kasabach-Merritt/patologia , Vincristina , Estudos Prospectivos , Hemangioendotelioma/tratamento farmacológico , Hemangioendotelioma/patologia , Sarcoma de Kaposi/patologia , Sirolimo/uso terapêutico
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Genes Chromosomes Cancer ; 62(1): 17-26, 2023 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35801295

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Next-generation sequencing (NGS) assays can sensitively detect somatic variation, and increasingly can enable the identification of complex structural rearrangements. A subset of infantile spindle cell sarcomas, particularly congenital mesoblastic nephromas with classic or mixed histology, have structural rearrangement in the form of internal tandem duplications (ITD) involving EGFR. We performed prospective analysis to identify EGFR ITD through clinical or research studies, as well as retrospective analysis to quantify the frequency of EGFR ITD in pediatric sarcomas. Within our institution, three tumors with EGFR ITD were prospectively identified, all occurring in patients less than 1 year of age at diagnosis, including two renal tumors and one mediastinal soft tissue tumor. These three cases exhibited both cellular and mixed cellular and classic histology. All patients had no evidence of disease progression off therapy, despite incomplete resection. To extend our analysis and quantify the frequency of EGFR ITD in pediatric sarcomas, we retrospectively analyzed a cohort of tumors (n = 90) that were previously negative for clinical RT-PCR-based fusion testing. We identified EGFR ITD in three analyzed cases, all in patients less than 1 year of age (n = 18; 3/18, 17%). Here we expand the spectrum of tumors with EGFR ITD to congenital soft tissue tumors and report an unusual example of an EGFR ITD in a tumor with cellular congenital mesoblastic nephroma histology. We also highlight the importance of appropriate test selection and bioinformatic analysis for identification of this genomic alteration that is unexpectedly common in congenital and infantile spindle cell tumors.


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Neoplasias Renais , Nefroma Mesoblástico , Sarcoma , Neoplasias de Tecidos Moles , Recém-Nascido , Criança , Humanos , Estudos Retrospectivos , Nefroma Mesoblástico/genética , Nefroma Mesoblástico/congênito , Nefroma Mesoblástico/patologia , Neoplasias de Tecidos Moles/genética , Neoplasias Renais/genética , Neoplasias Renais/patologia , Sarcoma/genética , Sarcoma/patologia , Receptores ErbB/genética
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Genet Med ; 25(3): 100348, 2023 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36571464

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PURPOSE: RAS genes (HRAS, KRAS, and NRAS) are commonly found to be mutated in cancers, and activating RAS variants are also found in disorders of somatic mosaicism (DoSM). A survey of the mutational spectrum of RAS variants in DoSM has not been performed. METHODS: A total of 938 individuals with suspected DoSM underwent high-sensitivity clinical next-generation sequencing-based testing. We investigated the mutational spectrum and genotype-phenotype associations of mosaic RAS variants. RESULTS: In this article, we present a series of individuals with DoSM with RAS variants. Classic hotspots, including Gly12, Gly13, and Gln61 constituted the majority of RAS variants observed in DoSM. Furthermore, we present 12 individuals with HRAS and KRAS in-frame duplication/insertion (dup/ins) variants in the switch II domain. Among the 18.3% individuals with RAS in-frame dup/ins variants, clinical findings were mainly associated with vascular malformations. Hotspots were associated with a broad phenotypic spectrum, including vascular tumors, vascular malformations, nevoid proliferations, segmental overgrowth, digital anomalies, and combinations of these. The median age at testing was higher and the variant allelic fraction was lower in individuals with in-frame dup/ins variants than those in individuals with mosaic RAS hotspots. CONCLUSION: Our work provides insight into the allelic and clinical heterogeneity of mosaic RAS variants in nonmalignant conditions.


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Mosaicismo , Malformações Vasculares , Humanos , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas p21(ras)/genética , Mutação , Alelos , Malformações Vasculares/genética
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PLoS Genet ; 16(4): e1008642, 2020 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32310940

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Undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma of the liver (UESL) is a rare and aggressive malignancy. Though the molecular underpinnings of this cancer have been largely unexplored, recurrent chromosomal breakpoints affecting a noncoding region on chr19q13, which includes the chromosome 19 microRNA cluster (C19MC), have been reported in several cases. We performed comprehensive molecular profiling on samples from 14 patients diagnosed with UESL. Congruent with prior reports, we identified structural variants in chr19q13 in 10 of 13 evaluable tumors. From whole transcriptome sequencing, we observed striking expressional activity of the entire C19MC region. Concordantly, in 7 of 7 samples undergoing miRNAseq, we observed hyperexpression of the miRNAs within this cluster to levels >100 fold compared to matched normal tissue or a non-C19MC amplified cancer cell line. Concurrent TP53 mutation or copy number loss was identified in all evaluable tumors with evidence of C19MC overexpression. We find that C19MC miRNAs exhibit significant negative correlation to TP53 regulatory miRNAs and K-Ras regulatory miRNAs. Using RNA-seq we identified that pathways relevant to cellular differentiation as well as mRNA translation machinery are transcriptionally enriched in UESL. In summary, utilizing a combination of next-generation sequencing and high-density arrays we identify the combination of C19MC hyperexpression via chromosomal structural event with TP53 mutation or loss as highly recurrent genomic features of UESL.


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Pontos de Quebra do Cromossomo , Cromossomos Humanos Par 19/genética , Regulação Neoplásica da Expressão Gênica , Neoplasias Hepáticas/genética , MicroRNAs/genética , Mutação , Neoplasias Embrionárias de Células Germinativas/genética , Sarcoma/genética , Proteína Supressora de Tumor p53/genética , Aneuploidia , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Genes ras/genética , Instabilidade Genômica/genética , Humanos , Lactente , Masculino , Sítio de Iniciação de Transcrição , Proteína Supressora de Tumor p53/deficiência , Regulação para Cima
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Pediatr Blood Cancer ; 69 Suppl 3: e29320, 2022 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36070212

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Vascular anomalies are a heterogeneous group of disorders that are currently classified based on their clinical and histological characteristics. Over the past decade, there have been significant advances in molecular genetics that have led to identification of genetic alterations associated with vascular tumors, vascular malformations, and syndromes. Here, we describe known genetic alterations in vascular anomalies, discuss when and how to test, and examine how identification of causative genetic mutations provides for better management of these disorders through improved understanding of their pathogenesis and increasing use of targeted therapeutic agents in order to achieve better outcomes for our patients.


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Neoplasias de Tecido Vascular , Doenças Vasculares , Malformações Vasculares , Humanos , Mutação , Neoplasias de Tecido Vascular/genética , Malformações Vasculares/diagnóstico , Malformações Vasculares/genética , Malformações Vasculares/terapia
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J Pediatr Hematol Oncol ; 44(6): 305-312, 2022 08 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35137727

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BACKGROUND: We investigated whether surveillance imaging had an impact on post-relapse survival in patients with rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS). We hypothesized that relapse detected by imaging (group IM) would be associated with longer survival compared with relapse detected with a clinical sign or symptom (group SS). MATERIALS AND METHODS: We performed an observational multi-institutional study in 127 patients with relapsed RMS comparing overall survival (OS) after relapse using Kaplan-Meier and Cox proportional hazards analyses. RESULTS: Relapse was detected in 60 (47%) group IM and 67 (53%) SS patients. Median follow-up in survivors was 4 years (range 1.0 to 16.7 y). Four-year OS rates were similar between group IM (28%, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 14%-40%) and SS (21%, 95% CI: 11%-31%) ( P =0.14). In multivariable analyses accounting for institution, age at diagnosis, time to relapse, risk group at diagnosis, and primary site, not receiving chemotherapy (hazard ratio [HR]: 6.8, 95% CI: 2.8-16.6), radiation (HR: 3, 95% CI: 1.7-5.3), or surgery (HR: 2.8, 95% CI: 1.6-4.8) after relapse were independently associated with poor OS. CONCLUSION: These results on whether surveillance imaging provides survival benefit in patients with relapsed RMS are inconclusive. Larger studies are needed to justify current surveillance recommendations. Chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery to treat recurrence prolong OS.


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Rabdomiossarcoma , Diagnóstico por Imagem , Humanos , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia , Modelos de Riscos Proporcionais , Estudos Retrospectivos , Rabdomiossarcoma/diagnóstico por imagem , Rabdomiossarcoma/terapia , Rabdomiossarcoma Embrionário
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J Pediatr Hematol Oncol ; 43(5): e702-e706, 2021 07 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32941297

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Adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients with Ewing sarcoma have inferior survival compared with pediatric patients even when treated with similar regimens. Investigation into specific explanations is lacking. A retrospective chart review of Ewing sarcoma patients at a single institution was performed, and 104 patients were identified, 45 were 15 to 39 years of age (AYA cohort) and 59 younger than 15 years (pediatric cohort). AYA patients demonstrated more metastatic disease (50% vs. 24%, P=0.009), peripheral tumor location (64% vs. 41%, P=0.025), percentage of male patients (76% vs. 51%; P=0.010), and tumor size ≥5 cm (93% vs. 70%, P=0.016) than pediatric patients. Five-year overall survival was 77.7% and 53.0% and event-free survival was 68.7% and 40.6% for pediatric versus AYA, respectively. Similar rates of toxicity and chemotherapeutic dose adjustments were demonstrated. In this cohort, increased AYA patient mortality appears to be related to disease characteristics rather than treatment-related differences.


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Sarcoma de Ewing/epidemiologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Fatores Etários , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Prognóstico , Estudos Retrospectivos , Sarcoma de Ewing/diagnóstico , Sarcoma de Ewing/terapia , Análise de Sobrevida , Adulto Jovem
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Pediatr Dev Pathol ; 24(1): 51-55, 2021.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33023391

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We describe a rare pediatric case of a phalangeal giant cell tumor of bone with extensive bilateral lung metastases following curettage, wide resection, and amputation. Concurrent peripheral blood eosinophilia and pleural effusion with marked eosinophilia (47%) were present. To discover genetic changes driving tumor metastasis, genomic and transcriptome profiling of the metastatic lung mass as well as germline analysis were performed. Whole exome sequencing detected a histone H3F3A p.G35V missense mutation in tumor cells. RNA sequencing revealed overexpression of receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand (RANKL). The patient is alive with no residual disease and uncompromised respiratory function 29 months after amputation of primary tumor and 19 months after surgical resection of his metastatic lung disease.


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Neoplasias Ósseas/patologia , Falanges dos Dedos da Mão/patologia , Tumor de Células Gigantes do Osso/secundário , Neoplasias Pulmonares/secundário , Adolescente , Amputação Cirúrgica , Neoplasias Ósseas/cirurgia , Curetagem , Falanges dos Dedos da Mão/cirurgia , Tumor de Células Gigantes do Osso/cirurgia , Humanos , Neoplasias Pulmonares/cirurgia , Masculino , Metastasectomia , Pneumonectomia , Resultado do Tratamento
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Pediatr Blood Cancer ; 67(7): e28370, 2020 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32386107

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BACKGROUND: The combination of gemcitabine and docetaxel is often used to treat patients with recurrent sarcoma. Nab-paclitaxel is a taxane modified to improve drug exposure and increase intratumoral accumulation and, in combination with gemcitabine, is standard therapy for pancreatic cancer. Applying the dosages and schedule used for pancreatic cancer, we performed a phase II trial to assess the response rate of gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel in patients with relapsed Ewing sarcoma. PROCEDURE: Using a Simon's two-stage design to identify a response rate of ≥ 35%, patients received nab-paclitaxel 125 mg/m2 followed by gemcitabine 1000 mg/m2 i.v. on days 1, 8, and 15 of four-week cycles. Immunohistochemical analysis of archival tissue was performed to identify possible biomarkers of response. RESULTS: Eleven patients from four institutions enrolled, with a median age of 22 years (range, 14-27). Patients were heavily pretreated (median 3 prior regimens, range, 1-7). Thirty-five cycles were administered (median 2, range, 1-8). Accrual was stopped after 11 patients, due to only one confirmed partial response. Two other patients had partial responses after two cycles, but withdrew because of adverse effects or progression before confirmation of continued response. The predominant toxicity was myelosuppression, and four (36%) patients were removed due to hematologic toxicity despite pegfilgrastim and dose reductions. Expression of secreted protein, acidic and rich in cysteine (SPARC) and CAV-1 in archival tumors was not predictive of clinical benefit in this small cohort of patients. CONCLUSIONS: In patients with heavily pretreated Ewing sarcoma, the confirmed response rate of 9% was similar to multi-institutional studies of gemcitabine and docetaxel.


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Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapêutico , Neoplasias Ósseas/tratamento farmacológico , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia/tratamento farmacológico , Sarcoma de Ewing/tratamento farmacológico , Adolescente , Adulto , Albuminas/administração & dosagem , Neoplasias Ósseas/patologia , Criança , Desoxicitidina/administração & dosagem , Desoxicitidina/análogos & derivados , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Masculino , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia/patologia , Paclitaxel/administração & dosagem , Prognóstico , Sarcoma de Ewing/patologia , Adulto Jovem , Gencitabina
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J Pediatr Hematol Oncol ; 41(2): e129-e131, 2019 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29901559

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Paraspinal tumors with benign histology in the absence of trauma rarely arise in children. Treatment of such benign tumors, in contrast to malignancies, generally consists of surgical resection of the lesion with confirmation of histology via pathologic evaluation. We present a pediatric case of an atraumatic paraspinal mass with a histologic diagnosis of aneurysmal bone cyst, and USP6 gene rearrangement supporting the histologic diagnosis. The patient underwent gross total resection of the paraspinal lesion with no additional intervention. We highlight the differential diagnosis of paraspinal tumors in children and key features that led to the diagnosis in this patient.


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Cistos Ósseos Aneurismáticos , Rearranjo Gênico , Neoplasias Musculares , Miosite Ossificante , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas/genética , Ubiquitina Tiolesterase/genética , Adolescente , Cistos Ósseos Aneurismáticos/diagnóstico por imagem , Cistos Ósseos Aneurismáticos/genética , Cistos Ósseos Aneurismáticos/cirurgia , Humanos , Masculino , Neoplasias Musculares/diagnóstico por imagem , Neoplasias Musculares/genética , Neoplasias Musculares/cirurgia , Miosite Ossificante/diagnóstico por imagem , Miosite Ossificante/genética , Miosite Ossificante/cirurgia
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Pediatr Blood Cancer ; 65(1)2018 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28748602

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BACKGROUND: The combination of vincristine, irinotecan, and temozolomide (VIT) is often used to treat children and adolescents with relapsed rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS); however, the outcome of these patients has not been previously described. PROCEDURES: We sought to determine the response rate (RR) and progression-free survival (PFS) for patients with relapsed RMS treated with VIT by retrospective review of patients treated at five tertiary care hospitals. Prior treatment with irinotecan was permitted. RESULTS: Among 19 patients with a median age of 8 years (range 2-17 years), 12 (63%) were males and 12 (63%) had embryonal histology. Median time to relapse from initial diagnosis was 16 months (range 2.8-45 months). VIT was used as first, second, third, or fourth line of therapy in four (21%), seven (37%), six (32%), and two (10%) patients, respectively. Four patients received VIT as adjuvant therapy following radiation and/or surgery. Therefore, among 15 evaluable patients, the best response to VIT was 0 (complete response, CR), 0 (partial response, PR), 4 (stable disease, SD), and 11 (progressive disease, PD) for an overall clinical benefit rate (CR + PR + SD) of 26.7% (95% CI: 7.8-55.1%). After a median follow-up of 8 months, 2 (10%) patients were alive without disease, 3 (16%) were alive with disease, and 14 (74%) patients died of PD. PFS at 3 months was 23% (95% CI: 5.7-46.7%). CONCLUSIONS: VIT therapy in combination with adequate local control is associated with some disease control in patients with first relapse RMS and may be another reasonable option to offer patients as salvage therapy.


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Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/administração & dosagem , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia/tratamento farmacológico , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia/mortalidade , Rabdomioma/tratamento farmacológico , Rabdomioma/mortalidade , Adolescente , Camptotecina/administração & dosagem , Camptotecina/análogos & derivados , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Dacarbazina/administração & dosagem , Dacarbazina/análogos & derivados , Intervalo Livre de Doença , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Irinotecano , Masculino , Taxa de Sobrevida , Temozolomida , Vinculina/administração & dosagem
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Pediatr Blood Cancer ; 64(8)2017 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28150377

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Therapy-related thrombocytopenia (TRT), due to chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy, is common with pediatric cancer treatments, and it can result in dose reductions and therapy delays. Romiplostim, a thrombopoietin mimetic, is efficacious as a second-line treatment for immune thrombocytopenia in children and for TRT in adult cancer patients. However, there are no data for its use for TRT in children. We report a case series of five children treated for solid tumors where romiplostim was used without adverse effects to successfully resolve and prevent therapy-limiting refractory TRT. Prospective studies on this use of romiplostim are warranted.


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Neoplasias/terapia , Receptores Fc/uso terapêutico , Proteínas Recombinantes de Fusão/uso terapêutico , Trombocitopenia/tratamento farmacológico , Trombopoetina/uso terapêutico , Adolescente , Antineoplásicos/efeitos adversos , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Radioterapia/efeitos adversos , Trombocitopenia/etiologia
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J Pediatr Hematol Oncol ; 39(1): 62-66, 2017 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27879537

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Soft tissue sarcoma constitutes 8% of all tumors in adolescent and young adults (AYA), with rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) accounting for 5.2% to 6.5% of the soft tissue sarcoma total within this group. AYAs have a higher propensity for metastasis and inferior outcomes. Metastases to the breast have been reported in ∼3% to 6% of RMS cases. A review of our hospital's tumor registry identified cases of RMS diagnosed between January 1, 2004 and December 31, 2013. A total of 46 patients with RMS were identified, having a mean age of 12.5 years (range, 1 to 49 y). There were 26 males (57%) and 20 females (43%). Eighteen patients (39%) were AYAs, including 10 women. Four patients (8.7%) were identified with breast involvement, all of whom were AYA females. Treatment modalities included chemotherapy, surgical resection, and radiation. One patient is a long-term survivor. Although RMS is uncommon in AYAs, breast involvement occurs almost exclusively in AYA women and is associated with alveolar histology, metastatic disease, and poor outcomes. In total, 4/10 of all AYA females had breast involvement. Routine examination or imaging of the breasts in AYAs with RMS is not currently standard practice at diagnosis or follow-up, but this analysis suggests it should be considered in female AYA patients.


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Neoplasias da Mama/secundário , Rabdomiossarcoma/secundário , Adolescente , Adulto , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapêutico , Biomarcadores Tumorais/análise , Neoplasias da Mama/diagnóstico por imagem , Neoplasias da Mama/epidemiologia , Neoplasias da Mama/terapia , Neoplasias da Mama Masculina/epidemiologia , Neoplasias da Mama Masculina/secundário , Terapia Combinada , Evolução Fatal , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Mastectomia , Estudos Retrospectivos , Rabdomiossarcoma/diagnóstico por imagem , Rabdomiossarcoma/epidemiologia , Rabdomiossarcoma/terapia , Terapia de Salvação , Adulto Jovem
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Cell Physiol Biochem ; 39(2): 802-13, 2016.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27475813

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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Despite significant advancements in the diagnosis and treatment of osteosarcoma, the overall survival has remained relatively unchanged for over two decades. Hypoxic conditions have been demonstrated in solid tumors and are associated with increased cell proliferation and angiogenesis. L-arginine metabolism by arginase produces L-ornithine, the precursor for polyamine and proline synthesis required for cellular proliferation. We hypothesized that hypoxia would increase cellular proliferation via arginase induction in human osteosarcoma cell lines. METHODS: We utilized a variety of approaches to examine the role of arginase II in hypoxic (1% O2, 5% CO2) cellular proliferation. RESULTS: Arginase II mRNA and protein levels were significantly increased in osteosarcoma cells exposed to hypoxia for 48 hours. There were twice as many viable cells following 48 hours of hypoxia than following 48 hours of normoxia (21% O2, 5% CO2). The addition of difluoromethylornithine (DFMO), a putative arginase inhibitor, prevented hypoxia-induced proliferation. Transfection of small interfering RNAs (siRNA) targeting arginase II resulted in knockdown of arginase II protein levels and prevented hypoxia-induced cellular proliferation. CONCLUSIONS: These data support our hypothesis that hypoxia increases proliferation of osteosarcoma cells in an arginase II-dependent manner. We speculate that arginase II may represent a therapeutic target in osteosarcoma.


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Arginase/genética , Proliferação de Células/genética , Regulação Enzimológica da Expressão Gênica , Regulação Neoplásica da Expressão Gênica , Interferência de RNA , Arginase/antagonistas & inibidores , Arginase/metabolismo , Western Blotting , Hipóxia Celular , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Proliferação de Células/efeitos dos fármacos , Sobrevivência Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Sobrevivência Celular/genética , Eflornitina/farmacologia , Inibidores Enzimáticos/farmacologia , Humanos , Osteossarcoma/enzimologia , Osteossarcoma/genética , Osteossarcoma/patologia , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase Via Transcriptase Reversa
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Cancers (Basel) ; 16(11)2024 May 30.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38893209

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BACKGROUND: Pediatric patients with metastatic and/or recurrent solid tumors have poor survival outcomes despite standard-of-care systemic therapy. Stereotactic ablative radiation therapy (SABR) may improve tumor control. We report the outcomes with the use of SABR in our pediatric solid tumor population. METHODS: This was a single-institutional study in patients < 30 years treated with SABR. The primary endpoint was local control (LC), while the secondary endpoints were progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), and toxicity. The survival analysis was performed using Kaplan-Meier estimates in R v4.2.3. RESULTS: In total, 48 patients receiving 135 SABR courses were included. The median age was 15.6 years (interquartile range, IQR 14-23 y) and the median follow-up was 18.1 months (IQR: 7.7-29.1). The median SABR dose was 30 Gy (IQR 25-35 Gy). The most common primary histologies were Ewing sarcoma (25%), rhabdomyosarcoma (17%), osteosarcoma (13%), and central nervous system (CNS) gliomas (13%). Furthermore, 57% of patients had oligometastatic disease (≤5 lesions) at the time of SABR. The one-year LC, PFS, and OS rates were 94%, 22%, and 70%, respectively. No grade 4 or higher toxicities were observed, while the rates of any grade 1, 2, and 3 toxicities were 11.8%, 3.7%, and 4.4%, respectively. Patients with oligometastatic disease, lung, or brain metastases and those who underwent surgery for a metastatic site had a significantly longer PFS. LC at 1-year was significantly higher for patients with a sarcoma histology (95.7% vs. 86.5%, p = 0.01) and for those who received a biological equivalent dose (BED10) > 48 Gy (100% vs. 91.2%, p = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: SABR is well tolerated in pediatric patients with 1-year local failure and OS rates of <10% and 70%, respectively. Future studies evaluating SABR in combination with systemic therapy are needed to address progression outside of the irradiated field.

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Paediatr Drugs ; 25(4): 389-397, 2023 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37014523

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Ewing sarcoma is a translocation-associated sarcoma mainly impacting adolescents and young adults. The classic translocation (EWSR1::FLI1) leads to a fusion oncoprotein that functions as an aberrant transcription factor. As such, the oncogenic driver of this disease has been difficult to target pharmacologically and, therefore, the systemic therapies used to treat patients with Ewing sarcoma have typically been non-selective cytotoxic chemotherapy agents. The current review highlights recent clinical trials from the last decade that provide the evidence base for contemporary drug therapy for patients with Ewing sarcoma, while also highlighting novel therapies under active clinical investigation in this disease. We review recent trials that have led to the establishment of interval-compressed chemotherapy as an international standard for patients with newly diagnosed localized disease. We further highlight recent trials that have shown a lack of demonstrable benefit from high-dose chemotherapy or IGF-1R inhibition for patients with newly diagnosed metastatic disease. Finally, we provide an overview of chemotherapy regimens and targeted therapies used in the management of patients with recurrent Ewing sarcoma.


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Neoplasias Ósseas , Sarcoma de Ewing , Adolescente , Adulto Jovem , Humanos , Sarcoma de Ewing/tratamento farmacológico , Sarcoma de Ewing/patologia , Padrão de Cuidado , Neoplasias Ósseas/tratamento farmacológico
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Pediatr Blood Cancer ; 59(2): 258-64, 2012 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22038730

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BACKGROUND: Pediatric venous thromboembolism (VTE) is an increasingly common problem. We hypothesized that VTE occurs most commonly in tertiary care settings and that the pattern of associated illnesses may have changed from earlier reports. METHODS: The Kids' Inpatient Database 2006 was utilized to identify children ≤ 18 years old with in-hospital VTE. Children were identified by the presence of thrombosis specific ICD-9-CM diagnosis or procedure codes. Remaining ICD-9-CM codes were utilized to categorize patients by acute or chronic illness. The incidence of in-hospital VTE by hospital type, age, gender, race, and disposition were estimated. RESULTS: Over 4,500 children met the inclusion criteria (188/100,000 discharges). Most VTE discharges (67.5%) were from children's hospitals (RR 5.09; 95% CI 4.76; 5.44). Underlying chronic illnesses were associated with most VTE (76.2%), most commonly: cardiovascular (18.4%), malignancy (15.7%), and neuromuscular disease (9.9%). VTE not associated with chronic illness were most often idiopathic (12.6%), followed by infections (9.5%), and trauma (9.1%). The greatest proportions of children with VTE were infants (23.1%) and adolescents (37.8%). However, when standardized against the entire database of discharges, infants were least likely to develop VTE (RR 0.48; 95% CI 0.43; 0.52), while adolescents were at highest risk (RR 1.89; 95% CI 1.73; 2.07). Hospitalizations ending with death were more likely to include VTE (RR 6.16; 95% CI 5.32; 7.13). CONCLUSIONS: Pediatric VTE is most commonly seen in tertiary care. Adolescents are at greatest risk to develop in-hospital VTE. Patients whose hospitalization ended with death are at much greater risk to develop VTE.


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Prevenção Terciária , Tromboembolia Venosa/epidemiologia , Tromboembolia Venosa/etiologia , Adolescente , Doenças Cardiovasculares/epidemiologia , Doenças Cardiovasculares/etiologia , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Doença Crônica , Feminino , Seguimentos , Hospitalização , Hospitais Pediátricos , Humanos , Incidência , Lactente , Classificação Internacional de Doenças , Masculino , Doenças Neuromusculares/epidemiologia , Doenças Neuromusculares/etiologia , Prognóstico
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Cancer J ; 28(4): 263-269, 2022.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35880935

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ABSTRACT: Natural killer (NK) cells possess an innate ability to recognize cancer and are key mediators of cytotoxic efficacy for anticancer antibodies. Recent advances in the ability to generate, qualify, and safely infuse NK cells have led to a wide variety of clinical trials in oncology. Although their efficacy is best established for liquid cancers, their potential application in solid cancers has received increased attention. Here, we provide general background across a disparate group of exemplary solid tumors for which there is evidence for an NK cell role, discuss NK cell recognition motifs specific to each and murine and human studies of each that are supportive of NK cell adoptive immunotherapy, and end with special considerations relevant to the solid tumor microenvironment.


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Antineoplásicos , Neoplasias , Animais , Humanos , Imunoterapia , Imunoterapia Adotiva , Células Matadoras Naturais/patologia , Camundongos , Neoplasias/patologia , Microambiente Tumoral
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Case Rep Dermatol Med ; 2022: 8076649, 2022.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35154835

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Syringocystadenocarcinoma papilliferum (SCACP) is a rare malignant neoplasm arising from adnexal tissues and is the malignant complement to the benign neoplasm syringocystadenoma papilliferum (SCAP). SCACP lesions appear as raised nodules or inflammatory plaques and can be associated with SCAP or nevus sebaceous. There have been fewer than 100 described cases of this neoplasm in the literature, and all previously published cases have been described in adults, with the majority occurring in the elderly. We present a case of an adolescent female with a syringocystadenocarcinoma papilliferum arising from a large thigh mass harboring an in-frame alteration in MAP2K1 along with a brief review of the literature.

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Br J Radiol ; 95(1133): 20211088, 2022 May 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35073182

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OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to report disease outcomes and toxicity with the use of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in the treatment of pediatric metastatic disease. METHODS: All pediatric and adolescent young adult (AYA) patients' who received SBRT were included between the years 2000 and 2020. Study endpoints included local control (LC), progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), cumulative incidence (CI) of death or local failure and toxicity. The end points with respect to survival and LC were calculated using the Kaplan-Meier estimate. The cumulative incidence of local failure was calculated using death as a competing risk. RESULTS: 16 patients with 36 lesions irradiated met inclusion criteria and formed the study cohort. The median OS and PFS for the entire cohort were 17 months and 15.7 months, respectively. The 1 year OS for the entire cohort was 75%. The 6- and 12 month local control was 85 and 78%, respectively. There were no local failures in irradiated lesions for patients who received a BED10≥100 Gy. Patients who were treated with SBRT who had ≤5 metastatic lesions at first recurrence had a superior 1 year OS of 100 vs 50% for those with >5 lesions. One patient (6.3%) experienced a Grade 3 central nervous system toxicity. CONCLUSION: LC was excellent with SBRT delivered to metastatic disease, particularly for lesions receiving a BED10≥100 Gy. High-grade toxicity was rare in our patient population. Patients with five or fewer metastatic sites have a significantly better OS compared to >5 sites. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE: This study demonstrates that SBRT is safe and efficacious in the treatment of pediatric oligometastatic disease.


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Segunda Neoplasia Primária , Neoplasias , Radiocirurgia , Adolescente , Criança , Humanos , Estimativa de Kaplan-Meier , Neoplasias/radioterapia , Segunda Neoplasia Primária/etiologia , Intervalo Livre de Progressão , Radiocirurgia/efeitos adversos , Radiocirurgia/métodos , Estudos Retrospectivos , Resultado do Tratamento , Adulto Jovem
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