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Gynecol Oncol ; 186: 117-125, 2024 Apr 22.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38657450

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OBJECTIVE: Sertoli-Leydig cell tumors (SLCTs) are rare sex cord-stromal tumors, representing <0.5% of all ovarian tumors. We sought to describe prognostic factors, treatment and outcomes for individuals with ovarian SLCT. METHODS: Individuals with SLCT were enrolled in the International Pleuropulmonary Blastoma/DICER1 Registry and/or the International Ovarian and Testicular Stromal Tumor Registry. Medical records were systematically abstracted, and pathology was centrally reviewed when available. RESULTS: In total, 191 participants with ovarian SLCT enrolled, with most (92%, 175/191) presenting with FIGO stage I disease. Germline DICER1 results were available for 156 patients; of these 58% had a pathogenic or likely pathogenic germline variant. Somatic (tumor) DICER1 testing showed RNase IIIb hotspot variants in 97% (88/91) of intermediately and poorly differentiated tumors. Adjuvant chemotherapy was administered in 40% (77/191) of cases, and among these, nearly all patients received platinum-based regimens (95%, 73/77), and 30% (23/77) received regimens that included an alkylating agent. Three-year recurrence-free survival for patients with stage IA tumors was 93.6% (95% CI: 88.2-99.3%) compared to 67.1% (95% CI: 55.2-81.6%) for all stage IC and 60.6% (95% CI: 40.3-91.0%) for stage II-IV (p < .001) tumors. Among patients with FIGO stage I tumors, those with mesenchymal heterologous elements treated with surgery alone were at higher risk for recurrence (HR: 74.18, 95% CI: 17.99-305.85). CONCLUSION: Most individuals with SLCT fare well, though specific risk factors such as mesenchymal heterologous elements are associated with poor prognosis. We also highlight the role of DICER1 surveillance in early detection of SLCT, facilitating stage IA resection.

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Clin Cancer Res ; 2024 Apr 04.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38573059

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Tumors of the central nervous system (CNS) comprise the second most common group of neoplasms in childhood. The incidence of germline predisposition among children with brain tumors continues to grow as our knowledge on disease aetiology increases. Some children with brain tumors may present with non-malignant phenotypic features of specific syndromes (e.g. nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome, neurofibromatosis type 1 and type 2, DICER1 syndrome, and constitutional mismatch repair deficiency), while others may present with a strong family history of cancer (e.g. Li-Fraumeni syndrome), or with a rare tumor commonly found in the context of germline predisposition (e.g. rhabdoid tumor predisposition syndrome). Approximately 50% of patients with a brain tumor may be the first in a family identified to have a predisposition. The past decade has witnessed a rapid expansion in our molecular understanding of CNS tumors. A significant proportion of CNS tumors are now well characterized and known to harbor specific genetic changes that can be found in the germline. Additional novel predisposition syndromes are also being described. Identification of these germline syndromes in individual patients has not only enabled cascade testing of family members and early tumor surveillance but increasingly has also impacted cancer management in those patients. Therefore, the AACR Cancer Predisposition Working Group chose to highlight these advances in CNS tumor predisposition and summarize and/or generate surveillance recommendations for established and more recently emerging pediatric brain tumor predisposition syndromes.

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Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37829670

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While all childhood cancers are rare, tumors that are particularly infrequent or underrepresented within pediatrics are studied under the umbrella of the Children's Oncology Group Rare Tumor committee, divided into the Retinoblastoma and Infrequent Tumor subcommittees. The Infrequent Tumor subcommittee has traditionally included an emphasis on globally rare tumors such as adrenocortical carcinoma, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, or those tumors that are rare in young children, despite being common in adolescents and young adults, such as colorectal carcinoma, thyroid carcinoma, and melanoma. Pleuropulmonary blastoma, gonadal stromal tumors, pancreatic tumors including pancreatoblastoma, gastrointestinal stromal tumor, nonmelanoma skin cancers, neuroendocrine tumors, and desmoplastic small round cell tumors, as well as other carcinomas are also included under the heading of the Children's Oncology Group Rare Tumor committee. While substantial challenges exist in rare cancers, inclusion and global collaboration remain key priorities to ensure high quality research to advance care.

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Pediatr Blood Cancer ; 70(11): e30643, 2023 11.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37596911

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Utilization of tumor-only sequencing has expanded in pediatric cancer patients, which can lead to identification of pathogenic variants in genes that may be germline and/or have uncertain relevance to the tumor in question, such as the homologous recombination (HR) pathway genes BRCA1/2. We identified patients with pathogenic BRCA1/2 mutations from somatic tumor sequencing, and performed additional germline sequencing to assess for the presence of loss of heterozygosity (LOH). Of seven patients identified, four (57.1%) mutations were found in the germline and none had associated LOH. Our data suggest that BRCA1/2 mutations identified in this context are likely incidental findings.


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Neoplasias del Sistema Nervioso Central , Neoplasias Ováricas , Femenino , Humanos , Niño , Proteína BRCA1/genética , Neoplasias Ováricas/patología , Mutación de Línea Germinal , Proteína BRCA2/genética , Pérdida de Heterocigocidad
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Cancer Med ; 12(12): 13300-13308, 2023 06.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37264747

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BACKGROUND: Pediatric interventional oncology (PIO) is a growing field intended to provide additional or alternative treatment options for pediatric patients with benign or malignant tumors. Large series of patients treated uniformly and subjected to rigorous endpoints for efficacy are not available. METHODS: We designed a collaborative initiative to capture data from pediatric patients with benign and malignant tumors who underwent a therapeutic interventional radiology procedure. Modified Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (mRECIST) was utilized as a measure of radiologic response and data were collected regarding improvement in pain and functional endpoints. Cumulative incidence of progressive disease was calculated using both the treated site and the patient as the analytic unit. FINDINGS: Forty patients, 16 with malignant tumors and 24 with benign tumors, underwent a total of 88 procedures. Cryo- and radiofrequency ablation were the most frequently utilized techniques for both cohorts of patients. A complete or partial response, or prolonged disease stability, were achieved in approximately 40% of patients with malignant tumors and 60% of patients with benign tumors. No patients had progressive disease as their best response. Resolution of pain and improved mobility with return-to-baseline activity were demonstrated across patients from both cohorts. Only minor complications were experienced. INTERPRETATION: Interventional radiology-guided interventions can serve as an alternative or complementary approach to the treatment of benign and malignant tumors in pediatric patients. Prospective, multi-institutional trials are required to adequately study utility, treatment endpoints, and durability of response.


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Neoplasias , Humanos , Niño , Adulto Joven , Estudios Prospectivos , Neoplasias/terapia
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JAMA Netw Open ; 6(5): e2312231, 2023 05 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37155167

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Importance: Newborn genome sequencing (NBSeq) can detect infants at risk for treatable disorders currently undetected by conventional newborn screening. Despite broad stakeholder support for NBSeq, the perspectives of rare disease experts regarding which diseases should be screened have not been ascertained. Objective: To query rare disease experts about their perspectives on NBSeq and which gene-disease pairs they consider appropriate to evaluate in apparently healthy newborns. Design, Setting, and Participants: This survey study, designed between November 2, 2021, and February 11, 2022, assessed experts' perspectives on 6 statements related to NBSeq. Experts were also asked to indicate whether they would recommend including each of 649 gene-disease pairs associated with potentially treatable conditions in NBSeq. The survey was administered between February 11 and September 23, 2022, to 386 experts, including all 144 directors of accredited medical and laboratory genetics training programs in the US. Exposures: Expert perspectives on newborn screening using genome sequencing. Main Outcomes and Measures: The proportion of experts indicating agreement or disagreement with each survey statement and those who selected inclusion of each gene-disease pair were tabulated. Exploratory analyses of responses by gender and age were conducted using t and χ2 tests. Results: Of 386 experts invited, 238 (61.7%) responded (mean [SD] age, 52.6 [12.8] years [range 27-93 years]; 126 [52.9%] women and 112 [47.1%] men). Among the experts who responded, 161 (87.9%) agreed that NBSeq for monogenic treatable disorders should be made available to all newborns; 107 (58.5%) agreed that NBSeq should include genes associated with treatable disorders, even if those conditions were low penetrance; 68 (37.2%) agreed that actionable adult-onset conditions should be sequenced in newborns to facilitate cascade testing in parents, and 51 (27.9%) agreed that NBSeq should include screening for conditions with no established therapies or management guidelines. The following 25 genes were recommended by 85% or more of the experts: OTC, G6PC, SLC37A4, CYP11B1, ARSB, F8, F9, SLC2A1, CYP17A1, RB1, IDS, GUSB, DMD, GLUD1, CYP11A1, GALNS, CPS1, PLPBP, ALDH7A1, SLC26A3, SLC25A15, SMPD1, GATM, SLC7A7, and NAGS. Including these, 42 gene-disease pairs were endorsed by at least 80% of experts, and 432 genes were endorsed by at least 50% of experts. Conclusions and Relevance: In this survey study, rare disease experts broadly supported NBSeq for treatable conditions and demonstrated substantial concordance regarding the inclusion of a specific subset of genes in NBSeq.


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Condroitinsulfatasas , Enfermedades Raras , Masculino , Adulto , Humanos , Recién Nacido , Femenino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Enfermedades Raras/diagnóstico , Enfermedades Raras/genética , Tamizaje Neonatal , Padres , Sistema de Transporte de Aminoácidos y+L , Proteínas de Transporte de Monosacáridos , Antiportadores
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Cancer ; 129(4): 600-613, 2023 02 15.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36541021

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BACKGROUND: Pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) is the most common lung cancer of infancy and early childhood. Type I PPB is a purely cystic lesion that has a microscopic population of primitive small cells with or without rhabdomyoblastic features and may progress to type II or III PPB, whereas type Ir lacks primitive small cells. METHODS: Children with suspected PPB were enrolled in the International PPB/DICER1 Registry. Pathology was centrally reviewed, and follow-up was ascertained annually. RESULTS: Between 2006 and 2022, 205 children had centrally reviewed type I or Ir PPB; 39% of children with type I and 5% of children with type Ir PPB received chemotherapy. Outcomes were favorable, although 11 children (nine with type I and two with type Ir PPB) experienced progression to type II/III (n = 8) or regrowth of type I PPB at the surgical site (n = 3), none of whom received chemotherapy before progression. Age and cyst size in combination were more suitable than either factor alone in predicting whether a particular lesion was type I or Ir PPB. CONCLUSIONS: For young children with type I PPB, outcomes are favorable, but complete resection is indicated because of the risk for progression. Chemotherapy may be useful in a subset of children at increased risk for recurrence/progression. Efforts to risk stratify children with type I PPB to optimize outcomes while reducing treatment-related side effects are underway.


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Efectos Colaterales y Reacciones Adversas Relacionados con Medicamentos , Neoplasias Pulmonares , Blastoma Pulmonar , Niño , Humanos , Preescolar , Blastoma Pulmonar/tratamiento farmacológico , Neoplasias Pulmonares/tratamiento farmacológico , Sistema de Registros , Ribonucleasa III , ARN Helicasas DEAD-box
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J Clin Oncol ; 41(4): 778-789, 2023 02 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36137255

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PURPOSE: Pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) is the most common primary lung neoplasm of infancy and early childhood. Type II and type III PPB have historically been associated with a poor prognosis. METHODS: Patients with known or suspected PPB were enrolled in the International PPB/DICER1 Registry. Medical records were abstracted with follow-up ascertained annually. All PPB diagnoses were confirmed by central pathology review. Beginning in 2007, the IVADo regimen (ifosfamide, vincristine, actinomycin-D, and doxorubicin) was recommended as a potential treatment regimen for children with type II and type III PPB. This regimen was compared with a historical control cohort. RESULTS: From 1987 to 2021, 314 children with centrally confirmed type II and type III PPB who received upfront chemotherapy were enrolled; 132 children (75 with type II and 57 with type III) received IVADo chemotherapy. Adjusted analyses suggest improved overall survival for children treated with IVADo in comparison with historical controls with an estimated hazard ratio of 0.65 (95% CI, 0.39 to 1.08). Compared with localized disease, distant metastasis at diagnosis was associated with worse PPB event-free survival and overall survival with hazard ratio of 4.23 (95% CI, 2.42 to 7.38) and 4.69 (95% CI, 2.50 to 8.80), respectively. CONCLUSION: The use of IVADo in children with type II and type III PPB resulted in similar-to-improved outcomes compared with historical controls. Inferior outcomes with metastatic disease suggest the need for novel therapies. This large cohort of uniformly treated children with advanced PPB serves as a benchmark for future multicenter therapeutic studies for this rare pediatric tumor.


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Neoplasias Pulmonares , Blastoma Pulmonar , Niño , Humanos , ARN Helicasas DEAD-box , Doxorrubicina/uso terapéutico , Neoplasias Pulmonares/patología , Blastoma Pulmonar/tratamiento farmacológico , Sistema de Registros , Ribonucleasa III
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Cancer Prev Res (Phila) ; 15(10): 645-652, 2022 10 04.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36001348

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Germline pathogenic variants in cancer susceptibility genes are identified in up to 18% of all children with cancer. Because pediatric cancer predisposition syndromes (CPS) themselves are rare and underrecognized, there are limited data to guide the diagnosis and management of affected children and at-risk relatives. Furthermore, the care of affected children requires distinct considerations given the early onset of cancers, lifelong risks of additional cancers, and potential late effects of therapy. Herein, we discuss efforts to leverage existing infrastructure, organize experts, and develop a new consortium to optimize care and advance research for children with CPS. A 2016 workshop organized by the American Association for Cancer Research united many experts in childhood cancer predisposition and resulted in publication of multiple consensus guidelines for tumor surveillance. More recently, several of these authors established the Consortium for Childhood Cancer Predisposition (C3P), a multi-institutional collaboration that provides a structure for systematic research in cancer predisposition, screening, and prevention in children. The Consortium intends to work with other cooperative groups to merge longitudinal data from children with CPS throughout the continuum of the cancer risk period, as well as cancer treatment and survivorship care, to optimize overall outcomes.


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Neoplasias , Niño , Predisposición Genética a la Enfermedad , Genotipo , Humanos , Tamizaje Masivo , Neoplasias/diagnóstico , Neoplasias/genética , Neoplasias/prevención & control
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Nat Med ; 28(8): 1581-1589, 2022 08.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35739269

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To evaluate the clinical impact of molecular tumor profiling (MTP) with targeted sequencing panel tests, pediatric patients with extracranial solid tumors were enrolled in a prospective observational cohort study at 12 institutions. In the 345-patient analytical population, median age at diagnosis was 12 years (range 0-27.5); 298 patients (86%) had 1 or more alterations with potential for impact on care. Genomic alterations with diagnostic, prognostic or therapeutic significance were present in 61, 16 and 65% of patients, respectively. After return of the results, impact on care included 17 patients with a clarified diagnostic classification and 240 patients with an MTP result that could be used to select molecularly targeted therapy matched to identified alterations (MTT). Of the 29 patients who received MTT, 24% had an objective response or experienced durable clinical benefit; all but 1 of these patients received targeted therapy matched to a gene fusion. Of the diagnostic variants identified in 209 patients, 77% were gene fusions. MTP with targeted panel tests that includes fusion detection has a substantial clinical impact for young patients with solid tumors.


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Secuenciación de Nucleótidos de Alto Rendimiento , Neoplasias , Adolescente , Adulto , Biomarcadores de Tumor/genética , Niño , Preescolar , Genómica , Secuenciación de Nucleótidos de Alto Rendimiento/métodos , Humanos , Lactante , Recién Nacido , Terapia Molecular Dirigida/métodos , Neoplasias/tratamiento farmacológico , Neoplasias/genética , Neoplasias/patología , Estudios Prospectivos , Adulto Joven
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Am J Hum Genet ; 109(6): 1026-1037, 2022 06 02.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35512711

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More knowledge is needed regarding germline predisposition to Ewing sarcoma to inform biological investigation and clinical practice. Here, we evaluated the enrichment of pathogenic germline variants in Ewing sarcoma relative to other pediatric sarcoma subtypes, as well as patterns of inheritance of these variants. We carried out European-focused and pan-ancestry case-control analyses to screen for enrichment of pathogenic germline variants in 141 established cancer predisposition genes in 1,147 individuals with pediatric sarcoma diagnoses (226 Ewing sarcoma, 438 osteosarcoma, 180 rhabdomyosarcoma, and 303 other sarcoma) relative to identically processed cancer-free control individuals. Findings in Ewing sarcoma were validated with an additional cohort of 430 individuals, and a subset of 301 Ewing sarcoma parent-proband trios was analyzed for inheritance patterns of identified pathogenic variants. A distinct pattern of pathogenic germline variants was seen in Ewing sarcoma relative to other sarcoma subtypes. FANCC was the only gene with an enrichment signal for heterozygous pathogenic variants in the European Ewing sarcoma discovery cohort (three individuals, OR 12.6, 95% CI 3.0-43.2, p = 0.003, FDR = 0.40). This enrichment in FANCC heterozygous pathogenic variants was again observed in the European Ewing sarcoma validation cohort (three individuals, OR 7.0, 95% CI 1.7-23.6, p = 0.014), representing a broader importance of genes involved in DNA damage repair, which were also nominally enriched in individuals with Ewing sarcoma. Pathogenic variants in DNA damage repair genes were acquired through autosomal inheritance. Our study provides new insight into germline risk factors contributing to Ewing sarcoma pathogenesis.


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Sarcoma de Ewing , Sarcoma , Niño , Daño del ADN/genética , Predisposición Genética a la Enfermedad , Células Germinativas , Mutación de Línea Germinal/genética , Humanos , Sarcoma/genética , Sarcoma de Ewing/genética
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J Neurooncol ; 157(3): 499-510, 2022 May.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35384518

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PURPOSE: We sought to characterize clinical outcomes for adult and pediatric patients with primary CNS tumors harboring DICER1 mutations or loss of DICER1. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 98 patients who were treated between 1995 and 2020 for primary CNS tumors containing DICER1 mutations or loss of DICER1 on chromosome 14q, identified by targeted next generation sequencing. Kaplan-Meier plots and log rank tests were used to analyze survival. Cox proportional-hazards model was used for univariate and multivariable analyses for all-cause mortality (ACM). RESULTS: Within our cohort, the most common malignancies were grade 3/4 glioma (61%), grade 1/2 glioma (17%), and CNS sarcoma (6%). Sarcoma and non-glioma histologies, and tumors with biallelic DICER1 mutations or deletions were common in the pediatric population. Mutations occurred throughout DICER1, including missense mutations in the DexD/H-box helicase, DUF283, RNaseIIIa, and RNaseIIIb domains. For patients with grade 3/4 glioma, MGMT methylation (Hazard ratio [HR] 0.35, 95% Confidence Interval [CI] 0.16-0.73, p = 0.005), IDH1 R132 mutation (HR 0.11, 95% CI 0.03-0.41, p = 0.001), and missense mutation in the DexD/H-box helicase domain (HR 0.06, 95% CI 0.01-0.38, p = 0.003) were independently associated with longer time to ACM on multivariable analyses. CONCLUSION: DICER1 mutations or loss of DICER1 occur in diverse primary CNS tumors, including previously unrecognized grade 3/4 gliomas as the most common histology. While prior studies have described RNaseIIIb hotspot mutations, we document novel mutations in additional DICER1 functional domains. Within the grade 3/4 glioma cohort, missense mutation in the DexD/H-box helicase domain was associated with prolonged survival.


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Neoplasias del Sistema Nervioso Central , Glioma , Sarcoma , Adulto , Neoplasias del Sistema Nervioso Central/genética , Niño , ARN Helicasas DEAD-box/genética , Glioma/patología , Humanos , Mutación , Pronóstico , Estudios Retrospectivos , Ribonucleasa III/genética , Sarcoma/patología
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Pediatr Blood Cancer ; 69(8): e29740, 2022 08.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35484995

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Pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma (PPGL) are rare neuroendocrine tumors in childhood. Up to 40% of PPGL are currently thought to be associated with a hereditary predisposition. Nuclear medicine imaging modalities such as fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18 F-FDG PET), 68 Ga-DOTATATE PET, and 123 I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (123 I-MIBG) scintigraphy play an essential role in the staging, response assessment, and determination of suitability for targeted radiotherapy in patients with PPGL. Each of these functional imaging modalities targets a different cellular characteristic and as such can be complementary to anatomic imaging and to each other. With the recent US Food and Drug Administration approval and increasing use of 68 Ga-DOTATATE for imaging in children, the purpose of this article is to use a case-based approach to highlight both the advantages and limitations of DOTATATE imaging as it is compared to current radiologic imaging techniques in the staging and response assessment of pediatric PPGL, as well as other neuroendocrine malignancies.


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Neoplasias de las Glándulas Suprarrenales , Paraganglioma , Feocromocitoma , 3-Yodobencilguanidina , Neoplasias de las Glándulas Suprarrenales/diagnóstico por imagen , Niño , Fluorodesoxiglucosa F18 , Humanos , Paraganglioma/diagnóstico por imagen , Paraganglioma/patología , Feocromocitoma/diagnóstico por imagen , Tomografía Computarizada por Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones , Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones/métodos , Cintigrafía , Radiofármacos , Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X/métodos
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Am J Gastroenterol ; 117(7): 1166-1168, 2022 07 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35333786

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INTRODUCTION: Ultrasound screening for thyroid cancer is recommended in familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). This study investigated the prevalence of thyroid neoplasia in children with FAP. METHODS: Cross-sectional study of children with FAP at an academic hospital. Clinical and ultrasound data were analyzed for the prevalence of thyroid nodules and cancer. RESULTS: Of 37 children with FAP, 8 (22%) had thyroid nodules and 2 (5%) had thyroid cancer. Nodules (30%) and cancer (9%) were more common among female subjects and rare among male subjects. DISCUSSION: Thyroid ultrasound screening in adolescence may benefit female subjects with FAP but has limited utility in male subjects.


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Poliposis Adenomatosa del Colon , Neoplasias de la Tiroides , Nódulo Tiroideo , Poliposis Adenomatosa del Colon/diagnóstico por imagen , Poliposis Adenomatosa del Colon/epidemiología , Adolescente , Niño , Estudios Transversales , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Neoplasias de la Tiroides/diagnóstico por imagen , Neoplasias de la Tiroides/epidemiología , Nódulo Tiroideo/diagnóstico por imagen , Nódulo Tiroideo/epidemiología
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Cancer Med ; 11(8): 1745-1752, 2022 04.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35174967

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PURPOSE: Multigene panels allow simultaneous testing of genes involved in cancer predisposition. Thyroid cancer (TCa) is a component tumor of several cancer predisposition syndromes, but the complete landscape of germline variants predisposing to TCa remains to be determined. METHODS: Clinical information and genetic test results were reviewed from over 170,000 individuals who had multigene panel testing for hereditary cancer at a single diagnostic laboratory. Germline pathogenic and likely pathogenic variants ("pathogenic variants") were examined among individuals with TCa. A cohort with breast cancer (BCa) was examined to serve as a comparison group and to determine the added contribution of TCa to the ascertainment of genetic risk. RESULTS: Of 3134 individuals with TCa, 291 (9.3%) were found to have one or more pathogenic variant(s). Among 904 individuals with TCa alone, 7.5% had one or more pathogenic variant(s), similar to those with BCa alone (8.4%). In all groups, CHEK2 was the gene with the highest number of pathogenic variants identified, with a significantly increased frequency among individuals with a history of both thyroid and BCa compared to BCa alone. CONCLUSIONS: A high prevalence of germline pathogenic variants was observed among individuals with TCa referred for hereditary cancer genetic testing, even in the absence of other cancer diagnoses. These data suggest that TCa may be an under-recognized component of cancer predisposition syndromes.


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Mutación de Línea Germinal , Neoplasias de la Tiroides , Predisposición Genética a la Enfermedad , Pruebas Genéticas/métodos , Células Germinativas , Humanos , Síndrome , Neoplasias de la Tiroides/epidemiología , Neoplasias de la Tiroides/genética
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Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34964003

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PURPOSE: Molecular tumor profiling is becoming a routine part of clinical cancer care, typically involving tumor-only panel testing without matched germline. We hypothesized that integrated germline sequencing could improve clinical interpretation and enhance the identification of germline variants with significant hereditary risks. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Tumors from pediatric patients with high-risk, extracranial solid malignancies were sequenced with a targeted panel of cancer-associated genes. Later, germline DNA was analyzed for a subset of these genes. We performed a post hoc analysis to identify how an integrated analysis of tumor and germline data would improve clinical interpretation. RESULTS: One hundred sixty participants with both tumor-only and germline sequencing reports were eligible for this analysis. Germline sequencing identified 38 pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants among 35 (22%) patients. Twenty-five (66%) of these were included in the tumor sequencing report. The remaining germline pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants were single-nucleotide variants filtered out of tumor-only analysis because of population frequency or copy-number variation masked by additional copy-number changes in the tumor. In tumor-only sequencing, 308 of 434 (71%) single-nucleotide variants reported were present in the germline, including 31% with suggested clinical utility. Finally, we provide further evidence that the variant allele fraction from tumor-only sequencing is insufficient to differentiate somatic from germline events. CONCLUSION: A paired approach to analyzing tumor and germline sequencing data would be expected to improve the efficiency and accuracy of distinguishing somatic mutations and germline variants, thereby facilitating the process of variant curation and therapeutic interpretation for somatic reports, as well as the identification of variants associated with germline cancer predisposition.


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Neoplasias/genética , Secuenciación Completa del Genoma/normas , Adolescente , Adulto , Niño , Preescolar , Femenino , Predisposición Genética a la Enfermedad/genética , Humanos , Lactante , Masculino , Medicina de Precisión/métodos , Medicina de Precisión/normas , Medicina de Precisión/tendencias , Secuenciación Completa del Genoma/métodos , Secuenciación Completa del Genoma/estadística & datos numéricos
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N Engl J Med ; 385(22): 2059-2065, 2021 11 25.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34818480

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The integration of genomic testing into clinical care enables the use of individualized approaches to the management of rare diseases. We describe the use of belzutifan, a potent and selective small-molecule inhibitor of the protein hypoxia-inducible factor 2α (HIF2α), in a patient with polycythemia and multiple paragangliomas (the Pacak-Zhuang syndrome). The syndrome was caused in this patient by somatic mosaicism for an activating mutation in EPAS1. Treatment with belzutifan led to a rapid and sustained tumor response along with resolution of hypertension, headaches, and long-standing polycythemia. This case shows the application of a targeted therapy for the treatment of a patient with a rare tumor-predisposition syndrome. (Funded by the Morin Family Fund for Pediatric Cancer and Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation.).


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Neoplasias de las Glándulas Suprarrenales/tratamiento farmacológico , Factores de Transcripción con Motivo Hélice-Asa-Hélice Básico/antagonistas & inhibidores , Indenos/uso terapéutico , Paraganglioma/tratamiento farmacológico , Policitemia/tratamiento farmacológico , Adolescente , Neoplasias de las Glándulas Suprarrenales/genética , Glándulas Suprarrenales/diagnóstico por imagen , Glándulas Suprarrenales/efectos de los fármacos , Glándulas Suprarrenales/patología , Factores de Transcripción con Motivo Hélice-Asa-Hélice Básico/genética , Biomarcadores/sangre , Cromograninas/sangre , Femenino , Mutación con Ganancia de Función , Humanos , Indenos/efectos adversos , Imagen por Resonancia Magnética , Normetanefrina/sangre , Paraganglioma/genética , Policitemia/genética , Transducción de Señal , Síndrome , Secuenciación Completa del Genoma
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J Clin Oncol ; 39(25): 2779-2790, 2021 09 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33945292

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PURPOSE: Constitutional mismatch repair deficiency syndrome (CMMRD) is a lethal cancer predisposition syndrome characterized by early-onset synchronous and metachronous multiorgan tumors. We designed a surveillance protocol for early tumor detection in these individuals. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Data were collected from patients with confirmed CMMRD who were registered in the International Replication Repair Deficiency Consortium. Tumor spectrum, efficacy of the surveillance protocol, and malignant transformation of low-grade lesions were examined for the entire cohort. Survival outcomes were analyzed for patients followed prospectively from the time of surveillance implementation. RESULTS: A total of 193 malignant tumors in 110 patients were identified. Median age of first cancer diagnosis was 9.2 years (range: 1.7-39.5 years). For patients undergoing surveillance, all GI and other solid tumors, and 75% of brain cancers were detected asymptomatically. By contrast, only 16% of hematologic malignancies were detected asymptomatically (P < .001). Eighty-nine patients were followed prospectively and used for survival analysis. Five-year overall survival (OS) was 90% (95% CI, 78.6 to 100) and 50% (95% CI, 39.2 to 63.7) when cancer was detected asymptomatically and symptomatically, respectively (P = .001). Patient outcome measured by adherence to the surveillance protocol revealed 4-year OS of 79% (95% CI, 54.8 to 90.9) for patients undergoing full surveillance, 55% (95% CI, 28.5 to 74.5) for partial surveillance, and 15% (95% CI, 5.2 to 28.8) for those not under surveillance (P < .0001). Of the 64 low-grade tumors detected, the cumulative likelihood of transformation from low-to high-grade was 81% for GI cancers within 8 years and 100% for gliomas in 6 years. CONCLUSION: Surveillance and early cancer detection are associated with improved OS for individuals with CMMRD.


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Neoplasias Encefálicas/mortalidad , Neoplasias Colorrectales/mortalidad , Reparación de la Incompatibilidad de ADN , Enzimas Reparadoras del ADN/deficiencia , Detección Precoz del Cáncer/métodos , Síndromes Neoplásicos Hereditarios/mortalidad , Adolescente , Adulto , Neoplasias Encefálicas/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Encefálicas/epidemiología , Neoplasias Encefálicas/metabolismo , Niño , Preescolar , Neoplasias Colorrectales/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Colorrectales/epidemiología , Neoplasias Colorrectales/metabolismo , Femenino , Estudios de Seguimiento , Humanos , Masculino , Síndromes Neoplásicos Hereditarios/diagnóstico , Síndromes Neoplásicos Hereditarios/epidemiología , Síndromes Neoplásicos Hereditarios/metabolismo , Vigilancia de la Población , Pronóstico , Estudios Prospectivos , Tasa de Supervivencia , Estados Unidos/epidemiología , Adulto Joven
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