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The incidence of brain tumors among children is second only to acute lymphoblastic leukemia, but the mortality rate of brain tumors has exceeded that of leukemia, making it the most common cause of death among children. Medulloblastoma (MB) is the most common type of brain tumor among children. Malignant brain tumors have strong invasion and metastasis capabilities, can spread through cerebrospinal fluid, and have a high mortality rate. In 2010, the World Health Organization first divided MB into four molecular subtypes based on molecular markers: WNT, Sonic hedgehog (SHH), Group 3, and Group 4. MB is a highly heterogeneous tumor. Different molecular subtypes of MB have significantly different clinical, pathological, and molecular characteristics. The prognosis of MB varies significantly among patients with different subtypes of this cancer. Thus, it is needed to study new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. Metabolomics is an advanced analytical technology that uses various spectroscopic, electrochemical, and data analysis technologies to study and analyze the body's metabolites. By detecting changes in metabolite types and quantities in different types of samples, it can sensitively discover the physiological and pathological changes in the body. It has great potential for clinical application and personalized medicine. It is promising and can help develop personalized treatment strategies based on the metabolic profiles of individuals. It can unravel the unique metabolic profiles of MB, which may revolutionize our understanding of the disease and improve patients' outcomes.
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Neoplasias Cerebelares , Meduloblastoma , Metabolômica , Humanos , Meduloblastoma/metabolismo , Meduloblastoma/diagnóstico , Meduloblastoma/classificação , Meduloblastoma/patologia , Metabolômica/métodos , Criança , Neoplasias Cerebelares/metabolismo , Neoplasias Cerebelares/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Cerebelares/classificação , Neoplasias Cerebelares/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Neoplasias Cerebelares/patologia , Biomarcadores Tumorais/metabolismo , Metaboloma , PrognósticoRESUMO
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) plays an important role in brain tumors, including medulloblastoma (MBL). Recent advancements in mass spectrometry systems and 'Omics' data analysis methods enable unbiased, high proteome depth research. We conducted proteomic profiling of the total CSF in MBL patients with the purpose of finding a potential diagnostic biomarker for MBL. We quantified 1112 proteins per CSF sample. Feature selection identified four elevated soluble proteins (SPTBN1, HSP90AA1, TKT, and NME1-NME2) in MBL CSF. Validation with ELISA confirmed that TKT was significantly elevated in MBL. Additionally, TKT-positive extracellular vesicles were significantly enriched in MBL CSF and correlated with the burden of leptomeningeal seeding. Our results provide insights into the proteomics data of the total CSF of MBL patients. Furthermore, we identified the significance of TKT within the total CSF and its presence within circulating EVs in the CSF. We suggest that TKT may serve as a biomarker for MBL.
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Biomarcadores Tumorais , Meduloblastoma , Proteômica , Humanos , Meduloblastoma/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Biomarcadores Tumorais/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Proteômica/métodos , Feminino , Masculino , Criança , Proteína Tumoral 1 Controlada por Tradução , Pré-Escolar , Adolescente , Neoplasias Cerebelares/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Proteoma , Vesículas Extracelulares/metabolismoRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: Treatment of pediatric brain tumors is associated with potential long-term cognitive sequelae. Patients treated with craniospinal irradiation for posterior fossa tumors are at high risk. New biomarkers that could help to differentiate treatment effects from other causes of cognitive dysfunction would be valuable in tailoring optimal survivorship care. Biomarkers that reflect biological mechanisms behind treatment-associated cognitive decline would also be important in the evaluation of future treatment regimens for pediatric brain or skull base tumors. METHODS: In this biomarker-finding study, 10 adult survivors of pediatric medulloblastoma, skull base tumors, and posterior fossa low-grade glioma underwent study specific lumbar puncture at a minimum of 17 years following treatment. We analyzed cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers reflecting neuron and astrocyte integrity, amyloid metabolism, inflammation, extracellular matrix, synaptic integrity, and blood-brain barrier function. The values were compared with biomarker levels in healthy controls of comparable age. RESULTS: Biomarkers reflecting neuronal injury (neurofilament light chain protein), astrocyte injury or activation (glial fibrillary acidic protein) as well as inflammation (YKL-40) were significantly elevated in cancer survivors compared to controls. Biomarkers reflecting amyloid metabolism showed a pattern of decrease in patients treated for medulloblastoma. INTERPRETATION: The results suggest a potential chronic low-grade neurodegeneration and astrocyte activation in patients treated for pediatric brain or skull base tumors. Protein biomarkers of CNS disease could potentially be used to increase our understanding of the contribution from different tumor treatments with regard to long-term symptoms in cancer patients.
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Biomarcadores , Sobreviventes de Câncer , Meduloblastoma , Humanos , Masculino , Feminino , Meduloblastoma/radioterapia , Meduloblastoma/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Biomarcadores/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Adulto , Adulto Jovem , Irradiação Craniana/efeitos adversos , Adolescente , Neoplasias da Base do Crânio/radioterapia , Glioma/radioterapia , Glioma/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Neoplasias Cerebelares/radioterapia , Neoplasias Cerebelares/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Síndromes Neurotóxicas/etiologia , Síndromes Neurotóxicas/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Neoplasias Infratentoriais/radioterapia , Neoplasias Infratentoriais/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Proteína Glial Fibrilar Ácida/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Criança , Proteínas de Neurofilamentos/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Neoplasias Encefálicas/radioterapia , Neoplasias Encefálicas/líquido cefalorraquidianoRESUMO
Medulloblastoma is the most common malignant brain tumor in childhood. Initial treatment generally includes surgery, irradiation, and chemotherapy. Approximately 20-30% of patients will experience a recurrence, which portends a very poor prognosis. The current standard of care for evaluation for relapse includes radiographic surveillance with magnetic resonance imaging at regular intervals. The presence of circulating tumor DNA in the cerebrospinal fluid has been demonstrated to be a predictor of a higher risk of progression in a research setting for patients with medulloblastoma treated on a prospective single institution clinical trial. We have previously published and clinically validated a liquid-biopsy-based genetic assay utilizing low-pass whole genome sequencing to detect copy number alterations in circulating tumor DNA. Here, we present two teenage patients with posterior fossa medulloblastoma with recurrent disease who have been monitored with serial liquid biopsies showing tumor evolution over time, demonstrating the clinical utility of these approaches.
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Neoplasias Cerebelares , Meduloblastoma , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia , Humanos , Meduloblastoma/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Meduloblastoma/genética , Meduloblastoma/diagnóstico , Meduloblastoma/patologia , Meduloblastoma/diagnóstico por imagem , Biópsia Líquida/métodos , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia/genética , Adolescente , Neoplasias Cerebelares/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Neoplasias Cerebelares/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Cerebelares/patologia , Neoplasias Cerebelares/genética , Masculino , DNA Tumoral Circulante/líquido cefalorraquidiano , DNA Tumoral Circulante/genética , DNA Tumoral Circulante/sangue , Feminino , Progressão da Doença , Imageamento por Ressonância MagnéticaRESUMO
Nearly one-third of children with medulloblastoma, a malignant embryonal tumor of the cerebellum, succumb to their disease. Conventional response monitoring by imaging and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytology remains challenging, and a marker for measurable residual disease (MRD) is lacking. Here, we show the clinical utility of CSF-derived cell-free DNA (cfDNA) as a biomarker of MRD in serial samples collected from children with medulloblastoma (123 patients, 476 samples) enrolled on a prospective trial. Using low-coverage whole-genome sequencing, tumor-associated copy-number variations in CSF-derived cfDNA are investigated as an MRD surrogate. MRD is detected at baseline in 85% and 54% of patients with metastatic and localized disease, respectively. The number of MRD-positive patients declines with therapy, yet those with persistent MRD have significantly higher risk of progression. Importantly, MRD detection precedes radiographic progression in half who relapse. Our findings advocate for the prospective assessment of CSF-derived liquid biopsies in future trials for medulloblastoma.
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Ácidos Nucleicos Livres/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Neoplasias Cerebelares/diagnóstico , Meduloblastoma/diagnóstico , Sequenciamento Completo do Genoma/métodos , Biomarcadores Tumorais/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Biomarcadores Tumorais/genética , Neoplasias Cerebelares/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Neoplasias Cerebelares/genética , Criança , Instabilidade Cromossômica , Variações do Número de Cópias de DNA , Progressão da Doença , Feminino , Humanos , Biópsia Líquida , Masculino , Meduloblastoma/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Meduloblastoma/genética , Neoplasia Residual , Estudos ProspectivosRESUMO
Medulloblastoma (MB) is a malignant pediatric brain tumor arising in the cerebellum. Although abnormal GABAergic receptor activation has been described in MB, studies have not yet elucidated the contribution of receptor-independent GABA metabolism to MB pathogenesis. We find primary MB tumors globally display decreased expression of GABA transaminase (ABAT), the protein responsible for GABA metabolism, compared with normal cerebellum. However, less aggressive WNT and SHH subtypes express higher ABAT levels compared with metastatic G3 and G4 tumors. We show that elevated ABAT expression results in increased GABA catabolism, decreased tumor cell proliferation, and induction of metabolic and histone characteristics mirroring GABAergic neurons. Our studies suggest ABAT expression fluctuates depending on metabolite changes in the tumor microenvironment, with nutrient-poor conditions upregulating ABAT expression. We find metastatic MB cells require ABAT to maintain viability in the metabolite-scarce cerebrospinal fluid by using GABA as an energy source substitute, thereby facilitating leptomeningeal metastasis formation.
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4-Aminobutirato Transaminase/metabolismo , Neoplasias Cerebelares/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Neoplasias Cerebelares/enzimologia , Meduloblastoma/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Meduloblastoma/enzimologia , Meninges/patologia , Microambiente Tumoral , Acetilação , Animais , Diferenciação Celular , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Proliferação de Células , Sobrevivência Celular , Feminino , Histona Desacetilases/metabolismo , Histonas/metabolismo , Lisina/metabolismo , Neoplasias Meníngeas/secundário , Camundongos Nus , Mitocôndrias/metabolismo , Neurônios/metabolismo , Fosforilação Oxidativa , Fenótipo , Ratos , Ácido gama-Aminobutírico/metabolismoRESUMO
Medulloblastoma (MB) is the most common type of brain malignancy in children. Molecular profiling has become an important component to select patients for therapeutic approaches, allowing for personalized therapy. In this study, we successfully identified detectable levels of tumor-derived cell-free DNA (cfDNA) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples of patients with MB. Furthermore, cfDNA from CSF can interrogate for tumor-associated molecular clues. MB-associated alterations from CSF, tumor, and post-chemotherapy plasma were compared by deep sequencing on next-generation sequencing platform. Shared alterations exist between CSF and matched tumor tissues. More alternations were detected in circulating tumor DNA from CSF than those in genomic DNA from primary tumor. It was feasible to detect MB-associated mutations in plasma of patients treated with chemotherapy. Collectively, CSF supernatant can be used to monitor genomic alterations, as a superior technique as long as tumor-derived cfDNA can be isolated from CSF successfully.
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Neoplasias Cerebelares/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Neoplasias Cerebelares/genética , DNA Tumoral Circulante/líquido cefalorraquidiano , DNA Tumoral Circulante/genética , Variação Genética , Meduloblastoma/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Adolescente , Neoplasias Cerebelares/sangue , Criança , DNA Tumoral Circulante/sangue , Feminino , Genoma Humano , Humanos , Masculino , Meduloblastoma/sangue , Fatores de TempoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Metastatic medulloblastoma (MB) portends a poor prognosis. Amongst the 4 molecular subtypes, Group 3 and Group 4 patients have a higher incidence of metastatic disease, especially involving the neuroaxis. At present, mechanisms underlying MB metastasis remain elusive. Separately, inflammation has been implicated as a key player in tumour development and metastasis. Cytokines and their inflammation-related partners have been demonstrated to act on autocrine and, or paracrine pathways within the tumour microenvironment for various cancers. In this study, the authors explore the involvement of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytokines in Group 3 and 4 MB patients with disseminated disease. METHODS: This is an ethics approved, retrospective study of prospectively collected data based at a single institution. Patient clinicpathological data and corresponding bio-materials are collected after informed consent. All CSF samples are interrogated using a proteomic array. Resultant expression data of selected cytokines are correlated with each individual's clinical information. Statistical analysis is employed to determine the significance of the expression of CSF cytokines in Group 3 and 4 patients with metastatic MB versus non-metastatic MB. RESULTS: A total of 10 patients are recruited for this study. Median age of the cohort is 6.6 years old. Based on Nanostring gene expression analysis, 5 patients have Group 3 as their molecular subtype and the remaining 5 are Group 4. There are 2 non-metastatic versus 3 metastatic patients within each molecular subtype. Proteomic CSF analysis of all patients for both subtypes show higher expression of CCL2 in the metastatic group versus the non-metastatic group. Within the Group 3 subtype, the MYC-amplified Group 3 MB patients with existing and delayed metastases express higher levels of CXCL1, IL6 and IL8 in their CSF specimens at initial presentation. Furthermore, a longitudinal study of metastatic Group 3 MB observes that selected cytokines are differentially expressed in MYC-amplified metastatic Group 3 MB, in comparison to the non-MYC amplified metastatic Group 3 MB patient. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates higher expression of selected CSF cytokines, in particular CCL2, in metastatic Group 3 and 4 MB patients. Although our results are preliminary, they establish a proof-of-concept basis for continued work in a larger cohort of patients affected by this devastating disease.
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Biomarcadores Tumorais/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Neoplasias Cerebelares/patologia , Citocinas/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Meduloblastoma/diagnóstico , Biomarcadores Tumorais/imunologia , Encéfalo/diagnóstico por imagem , Neoplasias Cerebelares/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Neoplasias Cerebelares/imunologia , Neoplasias Cerebelares/cirurgia , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Citocinas/imunologia , Feminino , Seguimentos , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica , Humanos , Estudos Longitudinais , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Masculino , Meduloblastoma/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Meduloblastoma/secundário , Meduloblastoma/cirurgia , Estudo de Prova de Conceito , Estudos Prospectivos , Proteômica , Estudos RetrospectivosRESUMO
Recurrent medulloblastoma and ependymoma are universally lethal, with no approved targeted therapies and few candidates presently under clinical evaluation. Nearly all recurrent medulloblastomas and posterior fossa group A (PFA) ependymomas are located adjacent to and bathed by the cerebrospinal fluid, presenting an opportunity for locoregional therapy, bypassing the blood-brain barrier. We identify three cell-surface targets, EPHA2, HER2 and interleukin 13 receptor α2, expressed on medulloblastomas and ependymomas, but not expressed in the normal developing brain. We validate intrathecal delivery of EPHA2, HER2 and interleukin 13 receptor α2 chimeric antigen receptor T cells as an effective treatment for primary, metastatic and recurrent group 3 medulloblastoma and PFA ependymoma xenografts in mouse models. Finally, we demonstrate that administration of these chimeric antigen receptor T cells into the cerebrospinal fluid, alone or in combination with azacytidine, is a highly effective therapy for multiple metastatic mouse models of group 3 medulloblastoma and PFA ependymoma, thereby providing a rationale for clinical trials of these approaches in humans.
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Neoplasias Encefálicas/terapia , Vacinas Anticâncer/administração & dosagem , Líquido Cefalorraquidiano/efeitos dos fármacos , Ependimoma/terapia , Imunoterapia Adotiva/métodos , Meduloblastoma/terapia , Animais , Neoplasias Encefálicas/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Neoplasias Encefálicas/imunologia , Neoplasias Encefálicas/patologia , Neoplasias Cerebelares/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Neoplasias Cerebelares/imunologia , Neoplasias Cerebelares/patologia , Neoplasias Cerebelares/terapia , Líquido Cefalorraquidiano/imunologia , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Sistemas de Liberação de Medicamentos/métodos , Ependimoma/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Ependimoma/imunologia , Ependimoma/patologia , Feminino , Células HEK293 , Humanos , Lactente , Injeções Intraventriculares , Masculino , Meduloblastoma/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Meduloblastoma/imunologia , Meduloblastoma/patologia , Camundongos , Metástase Neoplásica , Receptores de Antígenos Quiméricos/administração & dosagem , Receptores de Antígenos Quiméricos/genética , Receptores de Antígenos Quiméricos/imunologia , Linfócitos T/imunologia , Linfócitos T/metabolismo , Linfócitos T/transplante , Resultado do Tratamento , Células Tumorais Cultivadas , Ensaios Antitumorais Modelo de XenoenxertoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Recurrent pediatric medulloblastoma and ependymoma have a grim prognosis. We report a first-in-human, phase I study of intraventricular infusions of ex vivo expanded autologous natural killer (NK) cells in these tumors, with correlative studies. METHODS: Twelve patients were enrolled, 9 received protocol therapy up to 3 infusions weekly, in escalating doses from 3 × 106 to 3 × 108 NK cells/m2/infusion, for up to 3 cycles. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) was obtained for cellular profile, persistence, and phenotypic analysis of NK cells. Radiomic characterization on pretreatment MRI scans was performed in 7 patients, to develop a non-invasive imaging-based signature. RESULTS: Primary objectives of NK cell harvest, expansion, release, and safety of 112 intraventricular infusions of NK cells were achieved in all 9 patients. There were no dose-limiting toxicities. All patients showed progressive disease (PD), except 1 patient showed stable disease for one month at end of study follow-up. Another patient had transient radiographic response of the intraventricular tumor after 5 infusions of NK cell before progressing to PD. At higher dose levels, NK cells increased in the CSF during treatment with repetitive infusions (mean 11.6-fold). Frequent infusions of NK cells resulted in CSF pleocytosis. Radiomic signatures were profiled in 7 patients, evaluating ability to predict upfront radiographic changes, although they did not attain statistical significance. CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrated feasibility of production and safety of intraventricular infusions of autologous NK cells. These findings support further investigation of locoregional NK cell infusions in children with brain malignancies.
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Neoplasias Encefálicas , Neoplasias Cerebelares , Ependimoma , Células Matadoras Naturais/transplante , Meduloblastoma , Adolescente , Neoplasias Encefálicas/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Neoplasias Encefálicas/terapia , Neoplasias Cerebelares/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Neoplasias Cerebelares/terapia , Criança , Ependimoma/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Ependimoma/tratamento farmacológico , Feminino , Humanos , Infusões Intraventriculares , Células Matadoras Naturais/imunologia , Masculino , Meduloblastoma/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Meduloblastoma/terapia , Recidiva Local de NeoplasiaRESUMO
Primary central nervous system (CNS) tumors are the most common deadly childhood cancer. Several patients with medulloblastoma experience local or metastatic recurrences after standard treatment, a condition associated with very poor prognosis. Current neuroimaging techniques do not accurately detect residual stem-like medulloblastoma cells promoting tumor relapses. In attempt to identify candidate tumor markers that could be circulating in blood or cerebrospinal (CSF) fluid of patients, we evaluated the proteome and miRNome content of extracellular microvesicles (MVs) released by highly-aggressive stem-like medulloblastoma cells overexpressing the pluripotent factor OCT4A. These cells display enhanced tumor initiating capability and resistance to chemotherapeutic agents. A common set of 464 proteins and 10 microRNAs were exclusively detected in MVs of OCT4A-overexpressing cells from four distinct medulloblastoma cell lines, DAOY, CHLA-01-MED, D283-MED, and USP13-MED. The interactome mapping of these exclusive proteins and miRNAs revealed ERK, PI3K/AKT/mTOR, EGF/EGFR, and stem cell self-renewal as the main oncogenic signaling pathways altered in these aggressive medulloblastoma cells. Of these MV cargos, four proteins (UBE2M, HNRNPCL2, HNRNPCL3, HNRNPCL4) and five miRNAs (miR-4449, miR-500b, miR-3648, miR-1291, miR-3607) have not been previously reported in MVs from normal tissues and in CSF. These proteins and miRNAs carried within MVs might serve as biomarkers of aggressive stem-like medulloblastoma cells to improve clinical benefit by helping refining diagnosis, patient stratification, and early detection of relapsed disease.
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Neoplasias Cerebelares/diagnóstico , Vesículas Extracelulares/metabolismo , Meduloblastoma/diagnóstico , MicroRNAs/análise , Proteoma/análise , Biomarcadores Tumorais/sangue , Biomarcadores Tumorais/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Neoplasias Cerebelares/sangue , Neoplasias Cerebelares/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Humanos , Meduloblastoma/sangue , Meduloblastoma/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Prognóstico , ProteômicaRESUMO
Relapsed medulloblastoma (MB) has a dire prognosis, and chemotherapy remains the main therapeutic option. We retrospectively analyzed the clinical characteristics and survival rates of 60 Chinese children with relapsed MB. The patients received 11 cycles of chemotherapy in sequence, followed by 12 cycles of oral temozolomide and etoposide. Thirty patients were simultaneously administered intrathecal methotrexate (IT-MTX). The Kaplan-Meier method was used to determine survival rates; the patients' median survival time after relapse was 2.8 years, 5-year progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) rates were 26.7%±5.7% and 31.6%±6.9%, respectively. There was no significant difference between these rates according to histology or molecular subgroup. Tumor cells were detected in the cerebrospinal fluid of over 40% of patients; such patients had significantly shorter OS and PFS rates. Patients who received IT-MTX showed significantly longer survival than those who did not (3.73 vs. 2.06 y, respectively, P=0.000); the corresponding 5-year PFS and OS rates were 43.3%±9.0% versus 10.0%±5.5% and 49.5%±11.1% versus 14.6%±6.9%, respectively (P=0.000). In addition, tumor cell-positive cerebrospinal fluid and IT-MTX use significantly influenced PFS and OS in relapsed patients. Taken together, our data show that IT-MTX improves the survival of patients with relapsed MB.
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Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/administração & dosagem , Neoplasias Cerebelares , Meduloblastoma , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia , Adolescente , Neoplasias Cerebelares/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Neoplasias Cerebelares/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Cerebelares/mortalidade , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Intervalo Livre de Doença , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Lactente , Masculino , Meduloblastoma/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Meduloblastoma/tratamento farmacológico , Meduloblastoma/mortalidade , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia/tratamento farmacológico , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia/mortalidade , Estudos Retrospectivos , Taxa de SobrevidaRESUMO
The 2007 World Health Organization Classification of Tumors of the Central Nervous System (CNS) categorized embryonal tumors of the CNS into three classes: medulloblastoma, CNS primitive neuroectodermal tumor, and atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor. Due to the lack of specific histological features, it was sometimes difficult to accurately differentiate CNS embryonal tumors pathologically. Here, we report a case of a young man, who presented with headache. Gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated massive lesions in the cerebrospinal fluid space, which strongly suggested leptomeningeal dissemination of a brain tumor. The histology showed the tumor comprised densely packed, small cells with scant cytoplasm. Immunoreactivities were positive for synaptophysin and chromogranin A, and negative for glial fibrillary acidic protein, S-100, EMA, and CD20. Because the tumors were located in multiple sites and most of them were within the cerebrospinal fluid space, the primary lesion could not be determined. We diagnosed this case as 'CNS primitive neuroectodermal tumor' by the patient age and predominantly supratentorial distribution of the lesions. After the induction therapy, WHO published its updated classification in 2016. Considering the possibility that the diagnosis is medulloblastoma, we performed additional immunohistochemical analyses, and diagnosed Group 3 medulloblastoma because of the expression of natriuretic peptide receptor 3.
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Neoplasias Cerebelares/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Cerebelares/patologia , Meduloblastoma/diagnóstico , Meduloblastoma/patologia , Neoplasias Primárias Desconhecidas , Biomarcadores Tumorais/análise , Neoplasias Cerebelares/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Humanos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Masculino , Meduloblastoma/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Carcinomatose Meníngea/etiologia , Carcinomatose Meníngea/patologia , Neoplasias Primárias Desconhecidas/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Receptores do Fator Natriurético Atrial/análise , Receptores do Fator Natriurético Atrial/biossíntese , Adulto JovemRESUMO
BACKGROUND: High-risk and recurrent medulloblastoma (MB) is associated with significant mortality. The murine monoclonal antibody 3F8 targets the cell-surface disialoganglioside GD2 on MB. We tested the efficacy, toxicity, and dosimetry of compartmental radioimmunotherapy (cRIT) with intraventricular 131 I-labeled 3F8 in patients with MB on a phase II clinical trial. METHODS: Patients with histopathologically confirmed high-risk or recurrent MB were eligible for cRIT. After determining adequate cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow, patients received 2 mCi (where Ci is Curie) 124 I-3F8 or 131 I-3F8 with nuclear imaging for dosimetry, followed by up to four therapeutic (10 mCi/dose) 131 I-3F8 injections. Dosimetry estimates were based on serial CSF and blood samplings over 48 hr plus region-of-interest analyses on serial imaging scans. Disease evaluation included pre- and posttherapy brain/spine magnetic resonance imaging approximately every 3 months for the first year after treatment, and every 6-12 months thereafter. RESULTS: Forty-three patients received a total of 167 injections; 42 patients were evaluable for outcome. No treatment-related deaths occurred. Toxicities related to drug administration included acute bradycardia with somnolence, headache, fatigue, and CSF pleocytosis consistent with chemical meningitis and dystonic reaction. Total CSF absorbed dose was 1,453 cGy (where Gy is Gray; 350.0-2,784). Median overall survival from first dose of cRIT was 24.9 months (95% confidence interval [CI]:16.3-55.8). Patients treated in radiographic and cytologic remission were at a lower risk of death compared to patients with radiographically measurable disease (hazard ratio: 0.40, 95% CI: 0.18-0.88, P = 0.024). CONCLUSIONS: cRIT with 131 I-3F8 is safe, has favorable dosimetry to CSF, and when added to salvage therapy using conventional modalities, may have clinical utility in maintaining remission in high-risk or recurrent MB.
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Anticorpos Monoclonais Murinos/administração & dosagem , Antineoplásicos Imunológicos/administração & dosagem , Neoplasias Cerebelares/radioterapia , Radioisótopos do Iodo/administração & dosagem , Meduloblastoma/radioterapia , Radioimunoterapia , Adolescente , Adulto , Neoplasias Cerebelares/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Neoplasias Cerebelares/diagnóstico por imagem , Neoplasias Cerebelares/mortalidade , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Intervalo Livre de Doença , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Injeções Intraventriculares , Masculino , Meduloblastoma/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Meduloblastoma/diagnóstico por imagem , Meduloblastoma/mortalidade , Taxa de SobrevidaAssuntos
Cateteres de Demora/microbiologia , Cateteres Venosos Centrais/microbiologia , Neoplasias Cerebelares/tratamento farmacológico , Sistemas de Liberação de Medicamentos/efeitos adversos , Meduloblastoma/tratamento farmacológico , Cateteres de Demora/efeitos adversos , Neoplasias Cerebelares/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Neoplasias Cerebelares/microbiologia , Neoplasias Cerebelares/cirurgia , Ventriculite Cerebral/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Ventriculite Cerebral/etiologia , Ventriculite Cerebral/microbiologia , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Injeções Intraventriculares , Meduloblastoma/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Meduloblastoma/microbiologia , Meduloblastoma/cirurgia , Meningites Bacterianas/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Meningites Bacterianas/etiologia , Meningites Bacterianas/microbiologia , Infecções Estafilocócicas/etiologia , Infecções Estafilocócicas/microbiologia , Staphylococcus epidermidis/isolamento & purificaçãoRESUMO
Risk or presence of metastasis in medulloblastoma causes substantial treatment-related morbidity and overall mortality. Through the comparison of cytokines and growth factors in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of metastatic medulloblastoma patients with factors also in conditioned media of metastatic MYC amplified medulloblastoma or leptomeningeal cells, we were led to explore the bioactivity of IGF1 in medulloblastoma by elevated CSF levels of IGF1, IGF-sequestering IGFBP3, IGFBP3-cleaving proteases (MMP and tPA), and protease modulators (TIMP1 and PAI-1). IGF1 led not only to receptor phosphorylation but also accelerated migration/adhesion in MYC amplified medulloblastoma cells in the context of appropriate matrix or meningothelial cells. Clinical correlation suggests a peri-/sub-meningothelial source of IGF-liberating proteases that could facilitate leptomeningeal metastasis. In parallel, studies of key factors responsible for cell autonomous growth in MYC amplified medulloblastoma prioritized IGF1R inhibitors. Together, our studies identify IGF1R as a high value target for clinical trials in high risk medulloblastoma.
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Neoplasias Cerebelares/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Meduloblastoma/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Neoplasias Meníngeas/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Receptores de Somatomedina/metabolismo , Adolescente , Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Biomarcadores Tumorais/antagonistas & inibidores , Biomarcadores Tumorais/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Biomarcadores Tumorais/genética , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Adesão Celular , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Movimento Celular , Proliferação de Células , Neoplasias Cerebelares/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Cerebelares/patologia , Criança , Ensaios de Seleção de Medicamentos Antitumorais , Feminino , Expressão Gênica , Humanos , Concentração Inibidora 50 , Proteína 3 de Ligação a Fator de Crescimento Semelhante à Insulina/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Proteína 3 de Ligação a Fator de Crescimento Semelhante à Insulina/genética , Fator de Crescimento Insulin-Like I/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Fator de Crescimento Insulin-Like I/genética , Masculino , Metaloproteinase 9 da Matriz/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Metaloproteinase 9 da Matriz/genética , Meduloblastoma/tratamento farmacológico , Meduloblastoma/secundário , Neoplasias Meníngeas/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Meníngeas/secundário , Terapia de Alvo Molecular , Inibidor 1 de Ativador de Plasminogênio/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Inibidor 1 de Ativador de Plasminogênio/genética , Receptor IGF Tipo 1 , Receptores de Somatomedina/antagonistas & inibidores , Receptores de Somatomedina/genética , Inibidor Tecidual de Metaloproteinase-1/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Inibidor Tecidual de Metaloproteinase-1/genéticaRESUMO
Desmoplastic medulloblastoma is a rare subtype of medulloblastoma in childhood and more rare in adults. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) occurrence is frequent and important for treatment and prognosis. We report the CSF cytologic features of recurrent desmoplastic/nodular medulloblastoma in a 30-aged male.
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Neoplasias Cerebelares/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Neoplasias Cerebelares/diagnóstico , Líquido Cefalorraquidiano/citologia , Meduloblastoma/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Meduloblastoma/diagnóstico , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia/diagnóstico , Adulto , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapêutico , Neoplasias Cerebelares/tratamento farmacológico , Humanos , Masculino , Meduloblastoma/tratamento farmacológico , Estadiamento de Neoplasias , Compostos de Nitrosoureia/uso terapêutico , Prognóstico , Doenças Raras , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
PURPOSE: Retrospective analysis of the results of 52 children irradiated for a medulloblastoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Between 1974 and 2012, 52 children with an average age of 6 years and a half (11 months-17 years and a half) were treated with surgery then with radiotherapy at the Comprehensive Cancer Centre of Strasbourg (France). For 44 children, the treatment consisted of a chemotherapy. RESULTS: After a mean follow-up of 106.6 months (7-446 months), 13 relapses and 24 deaths were observed. Overall survival at 5 years and 10 years were 62% and 57%, respectively. Disease-free survival at 5 years and 10 years were 80% and 63%, respectively. Univariate analysis found the following adverse prognostic factors: the existence of a postoperative residue, the positivity of the cerebrospinal fluid, the metastatic status and medulloblastoma of high-risk. Positivity of the cerebrospinal fluid remains a negative factor in multivariate analysis. CONCLUSION: These results confirm the survival rate obtained by a conventional approach (surgery then irradiation). Insufficiency of results and rarity of medulloblastoma require the establishment of international protocols.
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Neoplasias Cerebelares/mortalidade , Neoplasias Cerebelares/terapia , Meduloblastoma/mortalidade , Meduloblastoma/terapia , Adolescente , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapêutico , Neoplasias Cerebelares/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Neoplasias Cerebelares/patologia , Quimioterapia Adjuvante , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Intervalo Livre de Doença , Feminino , Seguimentos , França/epidemiologia , Humanos , Lactente , Masculino , Meduloblastoma/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Meduloblastoma/patologia , Metotrexato/administração & dosagem , Neoplasia Residual/patologia , Procarbazina/administração & dosagem , Prognóstico , Radioterapia Adjuvante , Estudos Retrospectivos , Vincristina/administração & dosagemRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Medulloblastoma (MB) is the most common malignant pediatric brain tumor and is currently treated with combined therapies. Recent advances in genetics and protein expression in this entity have led to the elaboration of a new molecular classification, and novel targeted therapies are currently under trial. This objective of this study was to describe the cytomorphologic features of MB in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). METHODS: The authors conducted a retrospective study of 194 CSF samples from 70 pediatric patients who had a history of primary MB. The samples consisted of CSF cytospins that were stained according to the May-Grunwald Giemsa and/or Papanicolaou methods. RESULTS: In 32 patients, it was possible to establish a confident diagnosis of metastatic MB. Common morphologic features included cell clustering, nuclear irregularity, molding and enlargement, and prominent nucleoli. Multinucleation as well as mitotic and apoptotic figures were less frequently observed. Fifteen samples that presented neither cell clustering nor nuclear molding were classified as suspicious. CONCLUSIONS: Cell clustering with nuclear molding is a key feature for the diagnosis of leptomeningeal metastasis of MB.
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Neoplasias Cerebelares/patologia , Líquido Cefalorraquidiano/citologia , Meduloblastoma/patologia , Adolescente , Neoplasias Cerebelares/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Citodiagnóstico/métodos , Bases de Dados Factuais , Feminino , Humanos , Imuno-Histoquímica , Masculino , Meduloblastoma/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Invasividade Neoplásica/patologia , Estadiamento de Neoplasias , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Prognóstico , Pesquisadores , Estudos Retrospectivos , Estudos de Amostragem , Sensibilidade e EspecificidadeRESUMO
BACKGROUND: The inhibitor of differentiation (ID) genes have been implicated as promoters of tumor progression and metastasis in many human cancers. The current study investigated the expression and functional roles of ID genes in seeding and prognosis of medulloblastoma. METHODS: ID gene expression was screened in human medulloblastoma tissues. Knockdown of ID3 gene was performed in medulloblastoma cells in vitro. The expression of metastasis-related genes after ID3 knockdown was assessed. The effect of ID3 knockdown on tumor seeding was observed in an animal model in vivo. The survival of medulloblastoma patients was plotted according to the ID3 expression levels. RESULTS: Significantly higher ID3 expression was observed in medulloblastoma with cerebrospinal fluid seeding than tumors without seeding. Knockdown of ID3 decreased proliferation, increased apoptosis, and suppressed the migration of D283 medulloblastoma cells in vitro. In a seeding model of medulloblastoma, ID3 knockdown in vivo with shRNA inhibited the growth of primary tumors, prevented the development of leptomeningeal seeding, and prolonged animal survival. High ID3 expression was associated with shorter survival of medulloblastoma patients, especially in Group 4 medulloblastomas. CONCLUSIONS: High ID3 expression is associated with medulloblastoma seeding and is a poor prognostic factor, especially in patients with Group 4 tumors. ID3 may represent the metastatic/ aggressive phenotype of a subgroup of medulloblastoma.