Diffuse midline gliomas (MLG) are primary brain tumours arising from thalamus, hypothalamus, brainstem, cerebellum or spinal cord, mainly occurring in children. In adults, less than 10% of diffuse gliomas arises in midline structures and recent works suggested that this subset of tumours may present with phenotypic and molecular characteristics differing from both pediatric MLG and adult supratentorial gliomas. Circumscribed gliomas (CG) are low-grade tumours but may progress to anaplasia. They have lower genetic complexity than diffuse gliomas and could be better candidate for targeted therapies, when complete surgical resection is not feasible. Unravelling the genomic landscape of MLG and CG will better define the prognostic value of molecular biomarkers and identify new therapeutic strategies that could improve patient care. Adult patients with diagnosis of MLG and CG were retrospectively identified from «Maggiore della Carità» Hospital and GH Pitié-Salpêtrière (Paris). Mutation analysis was performed by Sanger sequencing of the major hot-spots: IDH1, IDH2, H3F3A, HIST1H3B, FGFR1, TERT promoter. FISH analyses of NTRK1-2-3 rearrangements were performed by break-apart probes on tissue microarray of MLG cases. We identified 116 (French) and 47 (Italian) patients. The two cohorts showed a lower percentage of H3F3A mutations (20% vs 33%), the mutation was not associated to a worse prognosis. FGFR1 mutations were identified in 18% of cases and are restricted to MLG. NTRKs analysis in the Italian cohort showed NTRK1 translocations in 15% of cases. We reported a high rate of FGFR1 mutations in optic nerve pilocytic astrocitomas and the presence of alternative BRAF activating mutations (Thr599_Val600insThr and Val600_Lys601>Glu). Our finding of frequent and potentially targetable FGFR1 and BRAF mutations and NTRK1 translocations have important therapeutical implications in the current context of clinical trials, and further reinforces the need for molecular analyses.

Targeted molecular characterization of adult midline and circumscribed gliomas for the identification of new potential targets for personalized therapy / Trisolini, Elena. - ELETTRONICO. - (2020). [10.20373/uniupo/openthesis/114872]

Targeted molecular characterization of adult midline and circumscribed gliomas for the identification of new potential targets for personalized therapy

Trisolini, Elena
2020-01-01

Abstract

Diffuse midline gliomas (MLG) are primary brain tumours arising from thalamus, hypothalamus, brainstem, cerebellum or spinal cord, mainly occurring in children. In adults, less than 10% of diffuse gliomas arises in midline structures and recent works suggested that this subset of tumours may present with phenotypic and molecular characteristics differing from both pediatric MLG and adult supratentorial gliomas. Circumscribed gliomas (CG) are low-grade tumours but may progress to anaplasia. They have lower genetic complexity than diffuse gliomas and could be better candidate for targeted therapies, when complete surgical resection is not feasible. Unravelling the genomic landscape of MLG and CG will better define the prognostic value of molecular biomarkers and identify new therapeutic strategies that could improve patient care. Adult patients with diagnosis of MLG and CG were retrospectively identified from «Maggiore della Carità» Hospital and GH Pitié-Salpêtrière (Paris). Mutation analysis was performed by Sanger sequencing of the major hot-spots: IDH1, IDH2, H3F3A, HIST1H3B, FGFR1, TERT promoter. FISH analyses of NTRK1-2-3 rearrangements were performed by break-apart probes on tissue microarray of MLG cases. We identified 116 (French) and 47 (Italian) patients. The two cohorts showed a lower percentage of H3F3A mutations (20% vs 33%), the mutation was not associated to a worse prognosis. FGFR1 mutations were identified in 18% of cases and are restricted to MLG. NTRKs analysis in the Italian cohort showed NTRK1 translocations in 15% of cases. We reported a high rate of FGFR1 mutations in optic nerve pilocytic astrocitomas and the presence of alternative BRAF activating mutations (Thr599_Val600insThr and Val600_Lys601>Glu). Our finding of frequent and potentially targetable FGFR1 and BRAF mutations and NTRK1 translocations have important therapeutical implications in the current context of clinical trials, and further reinforces the need for molecular analyses.
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