Molecular profiling of pediatric and adolescent ependymomas: identification of genetic variants using a next-generation sequencing panel.
J Neurooncol
; 155(1): 13-23, 2021 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Ependymoma (EPN) accounts for approximately 10% of all primary central nervous system (CNS) tumors in children and in most cases, chemotherapy is ineffective and treatment remains challenging. We investigated molecular alterations, with a potential prognostic marker and therapeutic target in EPNs of childhood and adolescence, using a next-generation sequencing (NGS) panel specific for pediatric neoplasms.METHODS:
We selected 61 samples with initial diagnosis of EPN from patients treated at Pediatric Oncology Institute-GRAACC/UNIFESP. All samples were divided according to the anatomical compartment of the CNS - 42 posterior fossa (PF), 14 supratentorial (ST), and five spinal (SP). NGS was performed to identify somatic genetic variants in tumor samples using the Oncomine Childhood Cancer Research Assay® (OCCRA®) panel, from Thermo Fisher Scientific®.RESULTS:
Genetic variants were identified in 24 of 61 (39.3%) tumors and over 90% of all variants were pathogenic or likely pathogenic. The most commonly variants detected were in CIC, ASXL1, and JAK2 genes and have not been reported in EPN yet. MN1-BEND2 fusion, alteration recently described in a new CNS tumor type, was identified in one ST sample that was reclassified as astroblastoma. Additionally, YAP1-MAMLD1 fusion, a rare event associated with good outcome in ST-EPN, was observed in two patients diagnosed under 2 years old.CONCLUSIONS:
Molecular profiling by the OCCRA® panel showed novel alterations in pediatric and adolescent EPNs, which highlights the clinical importance in identifying genetic variants for patients' prognosis and therapeutic orientation.Palabras clave
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Ependimoma
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Secuenciación de Nucleótidos de Alto Rendimiento
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
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En
Año:
2021
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