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Watanabe G, Conching A, Fry L, Putzler D, Khan MF, Haider MA, Haider AS, Ferini G, Rodriguez-Beato FY, Sharma M, Umana GE, Palmisciano P. Intraventricular Glioma in Pediatric Patients: A Systematic Review of Demographics, Clinical Characteristics, and Outcomes. World Neurosurg 2024; 186:252-262.e10. [PMID: 38608813 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2024.04.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2024] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024]
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OBJECTIVE We conducted a systematic review on pediatric intraventricular gliomas to survey the patient population, tumor characteristics, management, and outcomes. METHODS PubMed, Scopus, Web-of-Science, and Cochrane were searched using PRISMA guidelines to include studies reporting pediatric patients with intraventricular gliomas. RESULTS A total of 30 studies with 317 patients were included. Most patients were male (54%), diagnosed at a mean age of 8 years (0.2-19), and frequently exhibited headache (24%), nausea and vomiting (21%), and seizures (15%). Tumors were predominantly located in the fourth (48%) or lateral ventricle (44%). Most tumors were WHO grade 1 (68%). Glioblastomas were rarely reported (2%). Management included surgical resection (97%), radiotherapy (27%), chemotherapy (8%), and cerebrospinal fluid diversion for hydrocephalus (38%). Gross total resection was achieved in 59% of cases. Cranial nerve deficit was the most common postsurgical complication (28%) but most were reported in articles published prior to the year 2000 (89%). Newer cases published during or after the year 2000 exhibited significantly higher rates of gross total resection (78% vs. 39%, P < 0.01), lower rates of recurrence (26% vs. 47%, P < 0.01), longer average overall survival time (42 vs. 21 months, P = 0.02), and a higher proportion of patients alive (83% vs. 70%, P = 0.03) than in older cases. CONCLUSIONS Pediatric intraventricular gliomas correlate with parenchymal pediatric gliomas in terms of age at diagnosis and general outcomes. The mainstay of management is complete surgical excision and more recent studies report longer overall survival rates and less cranial nerve complications.
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- Gina Watanabe
- University of Hawaii at Manoa John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
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- University of Hawaii at Manoa John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
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- University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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- University of Hawaii at Manoa John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, REM Radioterapia srl, Viagrande, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, California, USA
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Kahle KT, Klinge PM, Koschnitzky JE, Kulkarni AV, MacAulay N, Robinson S, Schiff SJ, Strahle JM. Paediatric hydrocephalus. Nat Rev Dis Primers 2024; 10:35. [PMID: 38755194 DOI: 10.1038/s41572-024-00519-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
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Hydrocephalus is classically considered as a failure of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) homeostasis that results in the active expansion of the cerebral ventricles. Infants with hydrocephalus can present with progressive increases in head circumference whereas older children often present with signs and symptoms of elevated intracranial pressure. Congenital hydrocephalus is present at or near birth and some cases have been linked to gene mutations that disrupt brain morphogenesis and alter the biomechanics of the CSF-brain interface. Acquired hydrocephalus can develop at any time after birth, is often caused by central nervous system infection or haemorrhage and has been associated with blockage of CSF pathways and inflammation-dependent dysregulation of CSF secretion and clearance. Treatments for hydrocephalus mainly include surgical CSF shunting or endoscopic third ventriculostomy with or without choroid plexus cauterization. In utero treatment of fetal hydrocephalus is possible via surgical closure of associated neural tube defects. Long-term outcomes for children with hydrocephalus vary widely and depend on intrinsic (genetic) and extrinsic factors. Advances in genomics, brain imaging and other technologies are beginning to refine the definition of hydrocephalus, increase precision of prognostication and identify nonsurgical treatment strategies.
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- Kristopher T Kahle
- Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA.
- Department of Neurosurgery and Division of Genetics and Genomics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Rhode Island Hospital, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Paediatric Neurosurgery, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Department of Paediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
- Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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Whitaker AM, Wood ZB, Hawthorne K, Mendoza L. Assessing learning and memory among patients with pediatric brain tumor (PBT): a comparison of measures. Child Neuropsychol 2024; 30:551-562. [PMID: 37395295 DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2023.2229026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 07/04/2023]
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Patients with pediatric brain tumor (PBT) can have memory deficits due to tumor location, medical complications, and treatment. The main objective of this study was to investigate whether the California Verbal Learning Test-Children's Version (CVLT-C; 1994) and briefer Child and Adolescent Memory Profile (ChAMP; 2015) similarly identify such deficits. Seventy-five patients with PBT ages 8-16 (x ‾ = 13.1 years, SD = 2.1) were administered the ChAMP or CVLT-C. Rote verbal learning, long-term retrieval, and recognition were analyzed using standardized z-scores. Analyses of differences between measures did not reach statistical significance. Both measures indicated significant downward shifts across free retrieval trials from normative means, with scores approximately 1/3 (ChAMP) to 1/2 (CVLT-C) SD below means across learning and long-term retrieval trials. Scores on recognition trials did not differ significantly from the normative mean. Post-hoc analyses using a subset of the sample who received cranial irradiation (n = 45) similarly found no significant differences between memory measures. Additional post-hoc examination of proportion of participants falling within or below the "below average" range (≤8th percentile) revealed comparable performance between the two measures, whereas the proportion of participants falling at or below 1.5 SDs below the mean on retrieval trials was lower using ChAMP Lists as compared to the CVLT-C. Given the ChAMP is less demanding in terms of time and effort and utilizes more updated and representative normative data, this study supports the ChAMP as a useful tool to evaluate learning and memory within this population.
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- Ashley M Whitaker
- Cancer and Blood Disease Institute, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Cancer and Blood Disease Institute, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Cancer and Blood Disease Institute, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Cancer and Blood Disease Institute, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Toniutti M, Sasso AL, Carai A, Colafati GS, Piccirilli E, Del Baldo G, Mastronuzzi A. Central nervous system tumours in neonates: what should the neonatologist know? Eur J Pediatr 2024; 183:1485-1497. [PMID: 38206395 PMCID: PMC11001680 DOI: 10.1007/s00431-023-05404-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 12/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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Central nervous system (CNS) tumours in neonates are relatively rare and present differently when compared with those occurring later in childhood in terms of aetiology, clinical features, location, histology and prognosis. The clinical presentation is extremely variable. Even if the most frequent clinical sign is a macrocephaly, there are many other non-specific symptoms associated. The prognosis is usually poor with overall survival of less than 30%. Surgery continues to be the primary treatment for neonatal CNS tumours, aiming for a gross total resection, directly correlated with prognosis and the overall outcome. The chemotherapy is the only adjuvant therapy whereas the radiotherapy is avoided under three years of age because of the severe sequelae. Hence the importance of molecular characterization of these neoplasms in order to improve the accuracy of the diagnosis and identify new therapeutic targets. The aim of this review is to describe the main characteristics of these tumours and the recent advances in their treatment in order to recognize these pathologies in the prenatal period and create a multidisciplinary team providing the best possible treatment while minimising the risk of long-term complications. Neonatologists play a key role in the early detection, diagnostic evaluation, management and supportive care of these neonates. Conclusion: The aim of this review is to describe the main characteristics of these tumours and the recent advances in their treatment in order to ensure the essential knowledge that will help the neonatologist identify them and create a multidisciplinary team providing the best possible treatment while minimising the risk of long-term complications. What is Known: • Neonatal CNS tumours are relatively rare and their early identification is important to identify the best diagnostic-therapeutic management. • Surgery is the main treatment of neonatal CNS tumours. The extent of surgical resection directly correlates with prognosis and outcome. What is New: • Predisposing conditions such as Cancer Predisposition Syndromes must be considered. • Targeted drugs and other therapeutic strategies can be identified through molecular characterization.
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- Maristella Toniutti
- Department of Medicine DAME-Division of Pediatrics, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Medicine DAME-Division of Pediatrics, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Neurosurgery Unit, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging Oncological Neuroradiology Unit, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging Oncological Neuroradiology Unit, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Haematology and Oncology, and Cell and Gene Therapy, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Haematology and Oncology, and Cell and Gene Therapy, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
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Ricci AM, Emeny RT, Bagley PJ, Blunt HB, Butow ME, Morgan A, Alford-Teaster JA, Titus L, Walston RR, Rees JR. Causes of Childhood Cancer: A Review of the Recent Literature: Part I-Childhood Factors. Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:1297. [PMID: 38610975 PMCID: PMC11011156 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16071297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2024] [Revised: 03/15/2024] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
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PURPOSE To review the childhood risk factors for pediatric cancer (diagnosis before age 20). METHODS We conducted literature searches using Ovid Medline and Scopus to find primary research studies, review articles, and meta-analyses published from 2014 to 3 March 2021. RESULTS Strong evidence indicates that an array of genetic and epigenetic phenomena, structural birth defects, and chromosomal anomalies are associated with an increased risk of various childhood cancers. Increased risk is also associated with prior cancer, likely due to previous treatment agents and therapeutic ionizing radiation. Convincing evidence supports associations between several pediatric cancers and ionizing radiation, immunosuppression, and carcinogenic virus infection both in healthy children and in association with immune suppression following organ transplantation. Breastfeeding and a childhood diet rich in fruits and vegetables appears to reduce the risk of pediatric leukemia but the evidence is less strong. Childhood vaccination against carcinogenic viruses is associated with a lower risk of several cancers; there is less strong evidence that other childhood vaccinations more broadly may also lower risk. Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is associated with increased melanoma risk, although most melanomas following childhood UV exposure occur later, in adulthood. Evidence is weak or conflicting for the role of body mass index, other childhood infections, allergies, and certain treatments, including immunomodulator medications and human growth therapy.
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- Angela M. Ricci
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Dartmouth Health Childrens, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Molecular Medicine, UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cancer Control & Population Sciences Research Program, University of New Mexico Health Sciences, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA;
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- Biomedical Libraries, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH 03755, USA; (P.J.B.); (H.B.B.)
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- Biomedical Libraries, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH 03755, USA; (P.J.B.); (H.B.B.)
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- New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, Concord, NH 03302, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dartmouth Health, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Dartmouth Cancer Center, Hanover, NH 03755, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO 80045, USA;
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- Department of Epidemiology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Dartmouth Cancer Center, Hanover, NH 03755, USA
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Morkovina O, Manukyan P, Sharapkova A. Picture naming test through the prism of cognitive neuroscience and linguistics: adapting the test for cerebellar tumor survivors-or pouring new wine in old sacks? Front Psychol 2024; 15:1332391. [PMID: 38566942 PMCID: PMC10985186 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1332391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
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A picture naming test (PNT) has long been regarded as an integral part of neuropsychological assessment. In current research and clinical practice, it serves a variety of purposes. PNTs are used to assess the severity of speech impairment in aphasia, monitor possible cognitive decline in aging patients with or without age-related neurodegenerative disorders, track language development in children and map eloquent brain areas to be spared during surgery. In research settings, picture naming tests provide an insight into the process of lexical retrieval in monolingual and bilingual speakers. However, while numerous advances have occurred in linguistics and neuroscience since the classic, most widespread PNTs were developed, few of them have found their way into test design. Consequently, despite the popularity of PNTs in clinical and research practice, their relevance and objectivity remain questionable. The present study provides an overview of literature where relevant criticisms and concerns have been expressed over the recent decades. It aims to determine whether there is a significant gap between conventional test design and the current understanding of the mechanisms underlying lexical retrieval by focusing on the parameters that have been experimentally proven to influence picture naming. We discuss here the implications of these findings for improving and facilitating test design within the picture naming paradigm. Subsequently, we highlight the importance of designing specialized tests with a particular target group in mind, so that test variables could be selected for cerebellar tumor survivors.
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- Olga Morkovina
- Laboratory of Diagnostics and Advancing Cognitive Functions, Research Institute for Brain Development and Peak Performance, RUDN University, Moscow, Russia
- Department of English, Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Diagnostics and Advancing Cognitive Functions, Research Institute for Brain Development and Peak Performance, RUDN University, Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Diagnostics and Advancing Cognitive Functions, Research Institute for Brain Development and Peak Performance, RUDN University, Moscow, Russia
- Department of English Linguistics, Faculty of Philology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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Stoddard-Bennett T, Yu F, Spiegel SJ, Perez C, Coleman A, Repka MX, Pineles SL. Pediatric Optic Pathway Gliomas Resource Utilization and Prevalence in the OptumLabs Data Warehouse. J Neuroophthalmol 2024; 44:10-15. [PMID: 37505911 PMCID: PMC10822016 DOI: 10.1097/wno.0000000000001960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although significant progress has been made in improving the rate of survival for pediatric optic pathway gliomas (OPGs), data describing the methods of diagnosis and treatment for OPGs are limited in the modern era. This retrospective study aims to provide an epidemiological overview in the pediatric population and an update on eye care resource utilization in OPG patients using big data analysis. METHODS Using the OptumLabs Data Warehouse, 9-11 million children from 2016 to 2021 assessed the presence of an OPG claim. This data set was analyzed for demographic distribution data and clinical data including average ages for computed tomography (CT), MRI, strabismus, and related treatment (surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation), as well as yearly rates for optical coherence tomography (OCT) and visual field (VF) examinations. RESULTS Five hundred fifty-one unique patients ranging in age from 0 to 17 years had an OPG claim, with an estimated prevalence of 4.6-6.1 per 100k. Among the 476 OPG patients with at least 6 months of follow-up, 88.9% had at least one MRI and 15.3% had at least one CT. Annual rates for OCT and VF testing were similar (1.26 vs 1.35 per year), although OCT was ordered for younger patients (mean age = 9.2 vs 11.7 years, respectively). During the study period, 14.1% of OPG patients had chemotherapy, 6.1% had either surgery or radiation, and 81.7% had no treatment. CONCLUSIONS This study updates OPG demographics for the modern era and characterizes the burden of the treatment course for pediatric OPG patients using big data analysis of a commercial claims database. OPGs had a prevalence of about 0.005% occurring equally in boys and girls. Most did not receive treatment, and the average child had at least one claim for OCT or VF per year for clinical monitoring. This study is limited to only commercially insured children, who represent approximately half of the general child population.
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- Theo Stoddard-Bennett
- Department of Ophthalmology, Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Biostatistics, University of California Los Angeles Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine Statistics Core, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Onyije FM, Dolatkhah R, Olsson A, Bouaoun L, Deltour I, Erdmann F, Bonaventure A, Scheurer ME, Clavel J, Schüz J. Risk factors for childhood brain tumours: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies from 1976 to 2022. Cancer Epidemiol 2024; 88:102510. [PMID: 38056243 PMCID: PMC10835339 DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2023.102510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Revised: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Childhood brain tumours (CBTs) are the leading cause of cancer death in children under the age of 20 years globally. Though the aetiology of CBT remains poorly understood, it is thought to be multifactorial. We aimed to synthesize potential risk factors for CBT to inform primary prevention. METHODS We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological studies indexed in the PubMed, Web of Science, and Embase databases from the start of those resources through 27 July 2023. We included data from case-control or cohort studies that reported effect estimates for each risk factor around the time of conception, during pregnancy and/or during post-natal period. Random effects meta-analysis was used to estimate summary effect sizes (ES) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). We also quantified heterogeneity (I2) across studies. FINDINGS A total of 4040 studies were identified, of which 181 studies (85 case-control and 96 cohort studies) met our criteria for inclusion. Of all eligible studies, 50% (n = 91) were conducted in Europe, 32% (n = 57) in North America, 9% (n = 16) in Australia, 8% (n = 15) in Asia, 1% (n = 2) in South America, and none in Africa. We found associations for some modifiable risk factors including childhood domestic exposures to insecticides (ES 1.44, 95% CI 1.20-1.73) and herbicides (ES 2.38, 95% CI 1.31-4.33). Maternal domestic exposure to insecticides (ES 1.45, 95% CI 1.09-1.94), maternal consumption of cured meat (ES 1.51, 95% CI 1.05-2.17) and coffee ≥ 2 cups/day (ES 1.45, 95% 95% CI 1.07-1.95) during pregnancy, and maternal exposure to benzene (ES 2.22; 95% CI 1.01-4.88) before conception were associated with CBTs in case-control studies. Also, paternal occupational exposure to pesticides (ES 1.48, 95% CI 1.23-1.77) and benzene (ES 1.74, 95% CI 1.10-2.76) before conception and during pregnancy were associated in case-control studies and in combined analysis. On the other hand, assisted reproductive technology (ART) (ES 1.32, 95% CI 1.05-1.67), caesarean section (CS) (ES 1.12, 95% CI 1.01-1.25), paternal occupational exposure to paint before conception (ES 1.56, 95% CI 1.02-2.40) and maternal smoking > 10 cigarettes per day during pregnancy (ES 1.18, 95% CI 1.00-1.40) were associated with CBT in cohort studies. Maternal intake of vitamins and folic acid during pregnancy was inversely associated in cohort studies. Hormonal/infertility treatment, breastfeeding, child day-care attendance, maternal exposure to electric heated waterbed, tea and alcohol consumption during pregnancy were among those not associated with CBT in both case-control and cohort studies. CONCLUSION Our results should be interpreted with caution, especially as most associations between risk factors and CBT were discordant between cohort and case-control studies. At present, it is premature for any CBT to define specific primary prevention guidelines.
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- Felix M Onyije
- Environment and Lifestyle Epidemiology Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC/WHO), 25 avenue Tony Garnier, CS 90627, 69366 LYON CEDEX 07, France.
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- Environment and Lifestyle Epidemiology Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC/WHO), 25 avenue Tony Garnier, CS 90627, 69366 LYON CEDEX 07, France
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- Environment and Lifestyle Epidemiology Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC/WHO), 25 avenue Tony Garnier, CS 90627, 69366 LYON CEDEX 07, France
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- Environment and Lifestyle Epidemiology Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC/WHO), 25 avenue Tony Garnier, CS 90627, 69366 LYON CEDEX 07, France
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- Environment and Lifestyle Epidemiology Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC/WHO), 25 avenue Tony Garnier, CS 90627, 69366 LYON CEDEX 07, France
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- Research Group Aetiology and Inequalities in Childhood Cancer, Division of Childhood Cancer Epidemiology Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics (IMBEI), University Medical Center Mainz, Langenbeckstraβe 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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- Epidemiology of Childhood and Adolescent Cancers Team, Université Paris Cité and Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, Inserm, INRAE, Center for Research in Epidemiology and StatisticS (CRESS), Villejuif, France
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology-Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States
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- Epidemiology of Childhood and Adolescent Cancers Team, Université Paris Cité and Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, Inserm, INRAE, Center for Research in Epidemiology and StatisticS (CRESS), Villejuif, France; National Registry of Childhood Cancers, Hôpital Paul Brousse, Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Paris-Sud, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Villejuif, France; Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Nancy, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Environment and Lifestyle Epidemiology Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC/WHO), 25 avenue Tony Garnier, CS 90627, 69366 LYON CEDEX 07, France
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Ebad Ur Rehman M, Faraz F, Cheema HA, Ashruf OS, Raheel H, Naqvi SZA, Jabeen N, Abid A, Mumtaz Malik H, Iftikhar A, Ibrahim A, Swed S. Impact of prior cancer history on survival in brain malignancy: A propensity score-adjusted, population-based study. Cancer Rep (Hoboken) 2024; 7:e1984. [PMID: 38389401 PMCID: PMC10884616 DOI: 10.1002/cnr2.1984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Revised: 12/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Individuals with a Prior Cancer History (PCH) are often excluded from clinical trials. However, a growing body of evidence suggests that prior cancer history does not present adverse outcomes on cancer patients. The evidence on the survival of brain cancer patients in this regard remains widely unknown. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study to estimate the prevalence and impact of prior cancer on survival of patients diagnosed with brain cancer. Data of patients who were diagnosed with brain cancer as their first or second primary malignancy between 2000 and 2019 were extracted from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database. Propensity Score Matching (PSM) was used to ensure comparable baseline characteristics among the patients. Survival analysis was conducted using the Kaplan-Meier method, as well as multivariate Cox proportional hazard and multivariate competing risk models. RESULTS Out of 42 726 patients, 1189 (2.78%) had PCH. Genitourinary (40.4%), Breast (13.6%), Hematologic and Lymphatic (11.4%), and Gastrointestinal malignancies (11.3%) were the most common types of prior cancer. PCH served as a significant risk factor for Overall Survival (OS) (Adjusted Hazard Ratio [AHR] 1.26; 95% CI [1.15-1.39]; p < .001) but did not have a statistically significant impact on Brain Cancer-Specific Survival (BCSS) (AHR 0.97; 95% CI [0.88-1.07]; p = .54). Glioblastoma exhibited the most substantial and statistically significant impact on survival as compared to other histological types. Of all the organs systems, only prior Gastrointestinal and Hematologic and Lymphatic malignancies had a statistically significant impact on OS of patients. CONCLUSION Our findings indicate that PCH does not exert a substantial impact on the survival of brain cancer patients, except in cases involving gastrointestinal or hematologic and lymphatic PCH, or when the brain cancer is glioblastoma.
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- Department of MedicineRawalpindi Medical UniversityRawalpindiPakistan
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- Department of Internal MedicineNortheast Ohio Medical UniversityRootstownOhioUSA
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- Department of MedicineDow University of Health SciencesKarachiPakistan
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- Department of MedicineRawalpindi Medical UniversityRawalpindiPakistan
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- Department of MedicineRawalpindi Medical UniversityRawalpindiPakistan
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- Department of MedicineThe University of ArizonaTucsonArizonaUSA
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- Faculty of MedicineUniversity of AleppoAleppoSyria
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Vikram, Kumar S, Ali J, Baboota S. Potential of Nanocarrier-Associated Approaches for Better Therapeutic Intervention in the Management of Glioblastoma. Assay Drug Dev Technol 2024; 22:73-85. [PMID: 38193798 DOI: 10.1089/adt.2023.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2024] Open
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Glioblastoma, commonly known as glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), is one of the deadliest and most invasive types of brain cancer. Two factors account for the majority of the treatment limitations for GBM. First, the presence of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) renders malignancy treatment ineffective, leading to recurrence without full recovery. Second, several adverse effects are associated with the drugs used in conventional GBM treatment. Recent studies have developed nanocarrier systems, such as liposomes, polymeric micelles, dendrimers, nanosuspensions, nanoemulsions, nanostructured lipid carriers, solid lipid nanocarriers, metal particles, and silica nanoparticles, which allow drug-loaded formulations to penetrate the BBB more effectively. This has opened up new possibilities for overcoming therapy issues. Extensive and methodical searches of databases such as PubMed, Science Direct, Google Scholar, and others were conducted to gather relevant literature for this work, using precise keyword combinations such as "GBM," "brain tumor," and "nanocarriers." This review provides deep insights into the administration of drugs using nanocarriers for the management of GBM and explores new advancements in nanotechnology. It also highlights how scientific developments can be explained in connection with hopeful findings about the potential of nanocarriers for the future successful management of GBM.
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- Vikram
- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Meerut Institute of Engineering and Technology (MIET), Meerut, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India
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Christian WJ, Walker CJ, McDowell J, Huang B, Tucker TC, Villano J, Durbin EB. Geographic and temporal trends in pediatric and young adult brain tumors in Kentucky, 1995-2019. Cancer Epidemiol 2024; 88:102499. [PMID: 38056245 PMCID: PMC10842684 DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2023.102499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Revised: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Pediatric and young adult brain tumors (PYBT) account for a large share of cancer-related morbidity and mortality among children in the United States, but their etiology is not well understood. Previous research suggests the Appalachian region of Kentucky has high rates of PYBT. This study explored PYBT incidence over 25 years in Kentucky to identify geographic and temporal trends and generate hypotheses for future research. METHODS The Kentucky Cancer Registry contributed data on all PYBT diagnosed among those aged 0-29 during years 1995-2019. Age- and sex-adjusted spatio-temporal scan statistics-one for each type of PYBT, and one for all types-comprised the primary analysis. These results were mapped along with environmental and occupational data. RESULTS Findings indicated that north-central Kentucky and the Appalachian region experienced higher rates of some PYBT. High rates of astrocytomas were clustered in a north-south strip of central Kentucky toward the end of the study period, while high rates of other specified types of intracranial and intraspinal neoplasms were significantly clustered in eastern Kentucky. The area where these clusters overlapped, in north-central Kentucky, had significantly higher rates of PYBT generally. DISCUSSION This study demonstrates north-central Kentucky and the Appalachian region experienced higher PYBT risk than the rest of the state. These regions are home to some of Kentucky's signature industries, which should be examined in further research. Future population-based and individual-level studies of genetic factors are needed to explore how the occupations of parents, as well as prenatal and childhood exposures to pesticides and air pollutants, impact PYBT incidence.
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- W J Christian
- Dept. of Epidemiology & Environmental Health, College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, USA; Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, USA.
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- Dept. of Behavioral Science, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, USA
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- Dept. of Epidemiology & Environmental Health, College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, USA; Kentucky Cancer Registry, USA
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- Kentucky Cancer Registry, USA; Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, USA; Div. of Cancer Biostatistics, Dept. of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, USA
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- Dept. of Epidemiology & Environmental Health, College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, USA; Kentucky Cancer Registry, USA; Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, USA
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- Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, USA; Dept. of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, USA
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- Div. of Biomedical Informatics, Dept. of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, USA; Kentucky Cancer Registry, USA; Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, USA
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Sokolov D, Sharda N, Banerjee A, Denisenko K, Basalious EB, Shukla H, Waddell J, Hamdy NM, Banerjee A. Differential Signaling Pathways in Medulloblastoma: Nano-biomedicine Targeting Non-coding Epigenetics to Improve Current and Future Therapeutics. Curr Pharm Des 2024; 30:31-47. [PMID: 38151840 DOI: 10.2174/0113816128277350231219062154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Medulloblastomas (MDB) are malignant, aggressive brain tumors that primarily affect children. The survival rate for children under 14 is approximately 72%, while for ages 15 to 39, it is around 78%. A growing body of evidence suggests that dysregulation of signaling mechanisms and noncoding RNA epigenetics play a pivotal role in this disease. METHODOLOGY This study conducted an electronic search of articles on websites like PubMed and Google. The current review also used an in silico databases search and bioinformatics analysis and an extensive comprehensive literature search for original research articles and review articles as well as retrieval of current and future medications in clinical trials. RESULTS This study indicates that several signaling pathways, such as sonic hedgehog, WNT/β-catenin, unfolded protein response mediated ER stress, notch, neurotrophins and TGF-β and ERK, MAPK, and ERK play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of MDB. Gene and ncRNA/protein are also involved as an axis long ncRNA to sponge micro-RNAs that affect downstream signal proteins expression and translation affection disease pathophysiology, prognosis and present potential target hit for drug repurposing. Current treatment options include surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy; unfortunately, the disease often relapses, and the survival rate is less than 5%. Therefore, there is a need to develop more effective treatments to combat recurrence and improve survival rates. CONCLUSION This review describes various MDB disease hallmarks, including the signaling mechanisms involved in pathophysiology, related-causal genes, epigenetics, downstream genes/epigenes, and possibly the causal disease genes/non-protein coding (nc)RNA/protein axis. Additionally, the challenges associated with MDB treatment are discussed, along with how they are being addressed using nano-technology and nano-biomedicine, with a listing of possible treatment options and future potential treatment modalities.
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- Daniil Sokolov
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, MD 21201, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, MD 21201, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, MD 21201, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Al Kasr Al Aini 11562, Cairo, Egypt
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- Division of Translational Radiation Sciences, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, MD 21201, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Abassia 11566, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, MD 21201, USA
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Pham HN, Goldberg RJ, Pham LQ, Nguyen HL, Pham DA, Mai LTT, Phung TL, Hung DQ, Dong HV, Duong HD. Maternal and Perinatal Factors Associated With Childhood Brain Tumors: A Case-Control Study in Vietnam. Cancer Control 2024; 31:10732748241258602. [PMID: 38783766 PMCID: PMC11119488 DOI: 10.1177/10732748241258602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2023] [Revised: 05/08/2024] [Accepted: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION Brain cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in children and the majority of childhood brain tumors are diagnosed without determination of their underlying etiology. Little is known about risk factors for childhood brain tumors in Vietnam. The objective of this case-control study was to identify maternal and perinatal factors associated with brain tumors occurring in young Vietnamese children and adolescents. METHODS We conducted a hospital-based case-control study at Viet Duc University Hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam. Cases consisted of children with brain tumors aged 0-14 years old admitted to the hospital from January 2020 to July 2022 while the controls were age and sex-matched hospitalized children diagnosed with head trauma. Perinatal characteristics were abstracted from hospital medical records and maternal medical, behavioral, and sociodemographic factors were collected through in-person interviews. Conditional logistic regression models were used to examine maternal and perinatal factors associated with childhood brain tumors. RESULTS The study sample included 220 children (110 cases and 110 controls) whose average age was 8.9 years and 41.8% were girls. Children born to mothers aged greater than 30 years at the time of the child's birth had a higher risk of childhood brain tumors compared to those born to mothers aged from 18 to 30 years old (OR = 2.55; 95% CI: 1.13-5.75). Additionally low maternal body mass index prior to the current pregnancy of <18.5 kg/m2 significantly increased the odds of having a child with a brain tumor in relation to normal maternal body mass index from 18.5-22.9 kg/m2 (OR = 3.19; 95% CI: 1.36 - 7.50). CONCLUSION Advanced maternal age and being markedly underweight were associated with an increased odds of having a child with a brain tumor. A population-based study with larger sample size is needed to confirm and extend the present findings.
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- Huy Ngoc Pham
- Department of Neurosurgery, Viet Duc University Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Health Strategy and Policy Institute, Ministry of Health, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Surgery, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Viet Duc University Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Viet Duc University Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Viet Duc University Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Department of Surgery, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Kolodziejczak AS, Guerrini-Rousseau L, Planchon JM, Ecker J, Selt F, Mynarek M, Obrecht D, Sill M, Autry RJ, Stutheit-Zhao E, Hirsch S, Amouyal E, Dufour C, Ayrault O, Torrejon J, Waszak SM, Ramaswamy V, Pentikainen V, Demir HA, Clifford SC, Schwalbe EC, Massimi L, Snuderl M, Galbraith K, Karajannis MA, Hill K, Li BK, Walsh M, White CL, Redmond S, Loizos L, Jakob M, Kordes UR, Schmid I, Hauer J, Blattmann C, Filippidou M, Piccolo G, Scheurlen W, Farrag A, Grund K, Sutter C, Pietsch T, Frank S, Schewe DM, Malkin D, Ben-Arush M, Sehested A, Wong TT, Wu KS, Liu YL, Carceller F, Mueller S, Stoller S, Taylor MD, Tabori U, Bouffet E, Kool M, Sahm F, von Deimling A, Korshunov A, von Hoff K, Kratz CP, Sturm D, Jones DTW, Rutkowski S, van Tilburg CM, Witt O, Bougeard G, Pajtler KW, Pfister SM, Bourdeaut F, Milde T. Clinical outcome of pediatric medulloblastoma patients with Li-Fraumeni syndrome. Neuro Oncol 2023; 25:2273-2286. [PMID: 37379234 PMCID: PMC10708940 DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noad114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The prognosis for Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS) patients with medulloblastoma (MB) is poor. Comprehensive clinical data for this patient group is lacking, challenging the development of novel therapeutic strategies. Here, we present clinical and molecular data on a retrospective cohort of pediatric LFS MB patients. METHODS In this multinational, multicenter retrospective cohort study, LFS patients under 21 years with MB and class 5 or class 4 constitutional TP53 variants were included. TP53 mutation status, methylation subgroup, treatment, progression free- (PFS) and overall survival (OS), recurrence patterns, and incidence of subsequent neoplasms were evaluated. RESULTS The study evaluated 47 LFS individuals diagnosed with MB, mainly classified as DNA methylation subgroup "SHH_3" (86%). The majority (74%) of constitutional TP53 variants represented missense variants. The 2- and 5-year (y-) PFS were 36% and 20%, and 2- and 5y-OS were 53% and 23%, respectively. Patients who received postoperative radiotherapy (RT) (2y-PFS: 44%, 2y-OS: 60%) or chemotherapy before RT (2y-PFS: 32%, 2y-OS: 48%) had significantly better clinical outcome then patients who were not treated with RT (2y-PFS: 0%, 2y-OS: 25%). Patients treated according to protocols including high-intensity chemotherapy and patients who received only maintenance-type chemotherapy showed similar outcomes (2y-PFS: 42% and 35%, 2y-OS: 68% and 53%, respectively). CONCLUSIONS LFS MB patients have a dismal prognosis. In the presented cohort use of RT significantly increased survival rates, whereas chemotherapy intensity did not influence their clinical outcome. Prospective collection of clinical data and development of novel treatments are required to improve the outcome of LFS MB patients.
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- Anna S Kolodziejczak
- Hopp Children’s Cancer Center (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- CCU Pediatric Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Children and Adolescents Oncology, Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, 94805 Villejuif, France
- Molecular Predictors and New Targets in Oncology, Inserm U981 Team “Genomics and Oncogenesis of pediatric Brain Tumors,” Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Diagnostic and Theranostic Medicine, Somatic Genetics Unit, Institut Curie, Paris-Science Lettres University, Paris, France
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- Hopp Children’s Cancer Center (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- CCU Pediatric Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology, Immunology and Pulmonology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Hopp Children’s Cancer Center (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- CCU Pediatric Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology, Immunology and Pulmonology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
- Mildred Scheel Cancer Career Center HaTriCS4, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Hopp Children’s Cancer Center (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- Pediatric Neurooncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Hopp Children’s Cancer Center (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- Pediatric Neurooncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Hopp Children’s Cancer Center (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- Pediatric Neurooncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany
- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Hopp Children’s Cancer Center (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
- Pediatric Neurooncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany
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- SIREDO Pediatric Oncology Center, Institut Curie, Paris-Science Lettres University, Paris, France
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- Department of Children and Adolescents Oncology, Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, 94805 Villejuif, France
- Molecular Predictors and New Targets in Oncology, Inserm U981 Team “Genomics and Oncogenesis of pediatric Brain Tumors,” Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France
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- Institut Curie, PSL Research University, CNRS UMR, INSERM, Orsay, France Université Paris Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS UMR 3347, INSERM U1021, Orsay, France
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- Institut Curie, PSL Research University, CNRS UMR, INSERM, Orsay, France Université Paris Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS UMR 3347, INSERM U1021, Orsay, France
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- Centre for Molecular Medicine Norway (NCMM), Nordic EMBL Partnership, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Program in Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, Arthur and Sonia Labatt Brain Tumour Research Centre, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Children’s Hospital, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Private Memorial Ankara Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Newcastle University Centre for Cancer, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Newcastle University Centre for Cancer, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- Applied Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Pediatric Neurosurgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Catholic University Medical School, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, New York University Langone Health, New York City, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology, New York University Langone Health, New York City, NY, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY, USA
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- Victorian Clinical Genetics Services, Parkville, Australia
- Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Australia
- Department of Molecular and Translational Science, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
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- Childhood Cancer Registry, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Pediatric Oncology/Hematology/Immunology at the Medical School of the University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Department of Paediatric Haematology, Oncology and Stem-Cell Transplantation, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, Dr. von Hauner Children’s Hospital, Ludwig Maximilians University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Pediatric Haematology and Oncology, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden, Germany
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- Paediatric Haematology, Oncology and Immunology, Olgahospital, Klinikum Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, First Department of Pediatrics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, “Aghia Sophia” Children’s Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Neuro-Oncology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, Cnopfsche Paediatric Clinic, Nurnberg, Germany
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- Department of Paediatric Haematology, Oncology and Stem-Cell Transplantation, Paediatric Clinic, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany
- Department of Pediatric Oncology, South Egypt Cancer Institute, Assiut University, Egypt
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Neuropathology, DGNN Brain Tumor Reference Center, University of Bonn Medical Center, Bonn, Germany
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- Division of Neuropathology, Institute of Pathology, Basel University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Juliane Marie Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Paediatric and Adolescent Oncology Drug Development Team, Children and Young People’s Unit, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and The Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, United Kingdom
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- Department of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Program in Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, Arthur and Sonia Labatt Brain Tumour Research Centre, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- The Arthur and Sonia Labatt Brain Tumour Research Centre, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada; Division of Haematology/ Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Hopp Children’s Cancer Center (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- Pediatric Neurooncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany
- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Hopp Children’s Cancer Center (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Neuropathology, Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, and CCU Neuropathology, German Cancer Institute (DKF), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Neuropathology, Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, and CCU Neuropathology, German Cancer Institute (DKF), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Neuropathology, Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, and CCU Neuropathology, German Cancer Institute (DKF), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Hopp Children’s Cancer Center (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology, Immunology and Pulmonology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Pediatric Glioma Research, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Hopp Children’s Cancer Center (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- Pediatric Glioma Research, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Hopp Children’s Cancer Center (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- CCU Pediatric Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology, Immunology and Pulmonology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Hopp Children’s Cancer Center (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- CCU Pediatric Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology, Immunology and Pulmonology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Univ Rouen Normandie, Inserm U1245 and CHU Rouen, Department of Genetics, F-76000 Rouen, France
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- Hopp Children’s Cancer Center (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology, Immunology and Pulmonology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Pediatric Neurooncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Hopp Children’s Cancer Center (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology, Immunology and Pulmonology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Pediatric Neurooncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany
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- SIREDO Pediatric Oncology Center, Institut Curie, Paris-Science Lettres University, Paris, France
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- Hopp Children’s Cancer Center (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- CCU Pediatric Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology, Immunology and Pulmonology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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Pandini C, Rey F, Cereda C, Carelli S, Gandellini P. Study of lncRNAs in Pediatric Neurological Diseases: Methods, Analysis of the State-of-Art and Possible Therapeutic Implications. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2023; 16:1616. [PMID: 38004481 PMCID: PMC10675345 DOI: 10.3390/ph16111616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2023] [Revised: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have emerged as crucial regulators in various cellular processes, and their roles in pediatric neurological diseases are increasingly being explored. This review provides an overview of lncRNA implications in the central nervous system, both in its physiological state and when a pathological condition is present. We describe the role of lncRNAs in neural development, highlighting their significance in processes such as neural stem cell proliferation, differentiation, and synaptogenesis. Dysregulation of specific lncRNAs is associated with multiple pediatric neurological diseases, such as neurodevelopmental or neurodegenerative disorders and brain tumors. The collected evidence indicates that there is a need for further research to uncover the full spectrum of lncRNA involvement in pediatric neurological diseases and brain tumors. While challenges exist, ongoing advancements in technology and our understanding of lncRNA biology offer hope for future breakthroughs in the field of pediatric neurology, leveraging lncRNAs as potential therapeutic targets and biomarkers.
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- Cecilia Pandini
- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy;
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- Pediatric Clinical Research Center “Fondazione Romeo ed Enrica Invernizzi”, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Milan, 20157 Milan, Italy; (F.R.); (S.C.)
- Center of Functional Genomics and Rare Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Buzzi Children’s Hospital, 20157 Milan, Italy;
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- Center of Functional Genomics and Rare Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Buzzi Children’s Hospital, 20157 Milan, Italy;
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- Pediatric Clinical Research Center “Fondazione Romeo ed Enrica Invernizzi”, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Milan, 20157 Milan, Italy; (F.R.); (S.C.)
- Center of Functional Genomics and Rare Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Buzzi Children’s Hospital, 20157 Milan, Italy;
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy;
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Nolan L, Jacobson LA, Peterson RK. Practical adaptive skills in pediatric brain tumor survivors: the contribution of medical factors and social determinants of health. Child Neuropsychol 2023:1-14. [PMID: 37930038 DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2023.2275826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/21/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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Pediatric brain tumor survivors demonstrate weaknesses in adaptive functioning, most notably practical adaptive skills; however, the specific areas of weakness within practical skills are unknown. This study examined the aspects of practical adaptive functions that are most impacted in brain tumor survivors, and identified medical and socio-demographic variables that predicted outcomes. The sample included 117 pediatric brain tumor patients seen for a clinical neuropsychological evaluation and whose parents completed the Adaptive Behavior Assessment System, Second or Third Edition. T-tests compared practical adaptive skills to normative means. Correlations examined associations between medical and socio-demographic variables and each of the practical adaptive subscales (Community Use, Home Living, Health & Safety, Self-Care). Significant correlations were entered into linear regression models for each practical adaptive skill. All practical subscales were significantly below the normative mean. Community Use was positively correlated with age at diagnosis and negatively correlated with treatment burden, time since diagnosis, and neighborhood deprivation. Health and Safety was positively correlated with age at diagnosis. Home Living was positively correlated with neighborhood deprivation. Self-Care was positively correlated with age at diagnosis and parental education. Specific medical and socio-demographic factors predicted practical adaptive functioning, highlighting the importance of considering the role of medical and socio-demographic determinants of health on adaptive functioning outcomes in pediatric brain tumors.
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- Lily Nolan
- Department of Neuropsychology, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Neuropsychology, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA
- School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Neuropsychology, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA
- School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Schraw JM, Petridou ET, Bonaventure A, Dockerty JD, Karalexi M, Ntzani E, Infante-Rivard C, Clavel J, Bracci PM, McKean-Cowdin R, Roman E, Kane E, Erdmann F, Schüz J, Mueller BA, Scheurer ME. Breastfeeding and risk of childhood brain tumors: a report from the Childhood Cancer and Leukemia International Consortium. Cancer Causes Control 2023; 34:1005-1015. [PMID: 37421504 DOI: 10.1007/s10552-023-01746-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 06/26/2023] [Indexed: 07/10/2023]
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PURPOSE Studies report mixed findings regarding the association of breastfeeding with childhood brain tumors (CBT), the leading causes of cancer-related mortality in young people. Our objective was to determine whether breastfeeding is associated with CBT incidence. METHODS We pooled data on N = 2610 cases with CBT (including 697 cases with astrocytoma, 447 cases with medulloblastoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumor [PNET], 167 cases with ependymoma) and N = 8128 age- and sex-matched controls in the Childhood Cancer and Leukemia International Consortium. We computed unconditional logistic regression models to estimate the odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) of CBT, astrocytoma, medulloblastoma/PNET, and ependymoma according to breastfeeding status, adjusting for study, sex, mode of delivery, birthweight, age at diagnosis/interview, maternal age at delivery, maternal educational attainment, and maternal race/ethnicity. We evaluated any breastfeeding versus none and breastfeeding ≥ 6 months versus none. We subsequently performed random effects meta-analysis to confirm our findings, identify potential sources of heterogeneity, and evaluate for outliers or influential studies. RESULTS Breastfeeding was reported by 64.8% of control mothers and 64.5% of case mothers and was not associated with CBT (OR 1.04, 95% CI 0.94-1.15), astrocytoma (OR 1.01, 95% CI 0.87-1.17), medulloblastoma/PNET (OR 1.11, 95% CI 0.93-1.32), or ependymoma (OR 1.06, 95% CI 0.81-1.40). Results were similar when we restricted to breastfeeding ≥ 6 months and in meta-analyses. CONCLUSION Our data suggest that breastfeeding does not protect against CBT.
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- Jeremy M Schraw
- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology-Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
- Center for Epidemiology and Population Health, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
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- Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology, and Medical Statistics, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
- Hellenic Society for Social Pediatrics and Health Promotion, Athens, Greece
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- UMR-1153, CRESS, Université de Paris, INSERM, Epidemiology of Childhood and Adolescent Cancers Team, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Preventative and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Hellenic Society for Social Pediatrics and Health Promotion, Athens, Greece
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- Center for Evidence-Based Medicine, Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice, School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
- Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, 45110, Ioannina, Greece
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- Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- UMR-1153, CRESS, Université de Paris, INSERM, Epidemiology of Childhood and Adolescent Cancers Team, Villejuif, France
- National Registry of Childhood Cancers, APHP, Hôpital Paul-Brousse, Villejuif, and CHU de Nancy, Vandoeuvre-Lès-Nancy, France
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Hellen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Epidemiology and Cancer Statistics Group, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK
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- Epidemiology and Cancer Statistics Group, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK
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- Environment and Lifestyle Epidemiology Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization (IARC/WHO), Lyon, France
- Division of Childhood Cancer Epidemiology, Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics (IMBEI), University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Section of Environment and Radiation, International Agency for Research On Cancer (IARC/WHO), Lyon, France
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- Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology-Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Center for Epidemiology and Population Health, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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Buzova D, Frohlich J, Zapletalova D, Raffaele M, Lo Re O, Tsoneva DK, Sterba J, Cerveny J, Vinciguerra M. Detection of cell-free histones in the cerebrospinal fluid of pediatric central nervous system malignancies by imaging flow cytometry. Front Mol Biosci 2023; 10:1254699. [PMID: 38028540 PMCID: PMC10646437 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2023.1254699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Introduction: Pediatric brain tumours (PBT) are one of the most common malignancies during childhood, with variable severity according to the location and histological type. Certain types of gliomas, such a glioblastoma and diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), have a much higher mortality than ependymoma and medulloblastoma. Early detection of PBT is essential for diagnosis and therapeutic interventions. Liquid biopsies have been demonstrated using cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), mostly restricted to cell free DNA, which display limitations of quantity and integrity. In this pilot study, we sought to demonstrate the detectability and robustness of cell free histones in the CSF. Methods: We collected CSF samples from a pilot cohort of 8 children with brain tumours including DIPG, medulloblastoma, glioblastoma, ependymoma and others. As controls, we collected CSF samples from nine children with unrelated blood malignancies and without brain tumours. We applied a multichannel flow imaging approach on ImageStream(X) to image indiviual histone or histone complexes on different channels. Results: Single histones (H2A, macroH2A1.1, macroH2A1.2 H2B, H3, H4 and histone H3 bearing the H3K27M mutation), and histone complexes are specifically detectable in the CSF of PBT patients. H2A and its variants macroH2A1.1/macroH2A1/2 displayed the strongest signal and abundance, together with disease associated H3K27M. In contrast, mostly H4 is detectable in the CSF of pediatric patients with blood malignancies. Discussion: In conclusion, free histones and histone complexes are detectable with a strong signal in the CSF of children affected by brain tumours, using ImageStream(X) technology and may provide additive diagnostic and predictive information.
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- Diana Buzova
- Department of Adaptive Biotechnologies, Global Change Research Institute CAS, Brno, Czechia
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- International Clinical Research Center, St Anne’s University Hospital, Brno, Czechia
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia
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- International Clinical Research Center, St Anne’s University Hospital, Brno, Czechia
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- International Clinical Research Center, St Anne’s University Hospital, Brno, Czechia
- Department of Stem Cell Biology and Transplantology, Research Institute of the Medical University of Varna, Varna, Bulgaria
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- Department of Stem Cell Biology and Transplantology, Research Institute of the Medical University of Varna, Varna, Bulgaria
- Department of Medical Genetics, Medical University of Varna, Varna, Bulgaria
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- International Clinical Research Center, St Anne’s University Hospital, Brno, Czechia
- Department of Pediatric Oncology, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia
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- Department of Adaptive Biotechnologies, Global Change Research Institute CAS, Brno, Czechia
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- International Clinical Research Center, St Anne’s University Hospital, Brno, Czechia
- Department of Stem Cell Biology and Transplantology, Research Institute of the Medical University of Varna, Varna, Bulgaria
- Faculty of Health, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Ostrom QT, Price M, Neff C, Cioffi G, Waite KA, Kruchko C, Barnholtz-Sloan JS. CBTRUS Statistical Report: Primary Brain and Other Central Nervous System Tumors Diagnosed in the United States in 2016-2020. Neuro Oncol 2023; 25:iv1-iv99. [PMID: 37793125 PMCID: PMC10550277 DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noad149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 69.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/06/2023] Open
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The Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States (CBTRUS), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Cancer Institute, is the largest population-based registry focused exclusively on primary brain and other central nervous system (CNS) tumors in the United States (US) and represents the entire US population. This report contains the most up-to-date population-based data on primary brain tumors available and supersedes all previous CBTRUS reports in terms of completeness and accuracy. All rates are age-adjusted using the 2000 US standard population and presented per 100,000 population. The average annual age-adjusted incidence rate (AAAIR) of all malignant and non-malignant brain and other CNS tumors was 24.83 per 100,000 population (malignant AAAIR=6.94 and non-malignant AAAIR=17.88). This overall rate was higher in females compared to males (27.85 versus 21.62 per 100,000) and non-Hispanic persons compared to Hispanic persons (25.24 versus 22.61 per 100,000). Gliomas accounted for 26.3% of all tumors. The most commonly occurring malignant brain and other CNS histopathology was glioblastoma (14.2% of all tumors and 50.9% of all malignant tumors), and the most common predominantly non-malignant histopathology was meningioma (40.8% of all tumors and 56.2% of all non-malignant tumors). Glioblastomas were more common in males, and meningiomas were more common in females. In children and adolescents (ages 0-19 years), the incidence rate of all primary brain and other CNS tumors was 6.13 per 100,000 population. There were 86,030 deaths attributed to malignant brain and other CNS tumors between 2016 and 2020. This represents an average annual mortality rate of 4.42 per 100,000 population and an average of 17,206 deaths per year. The five-year relative survival rate following diagnosis of a malignant brain and other CNS tumor was 35.7%, for a non-malignant brain and other CNS tumor the five-year relative survival rate was 91.8%.
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- Quinn T Ostrom
- Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States, Hinsdale, IL, USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
- The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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- Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States, Hinsdale, IL, USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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- Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States, Hinsdale, IL, USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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- Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States, Hinsdale, IL, USA
- Trans Divisional Research Program (TDRP), Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG), National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States, Hinsdale, IL, USA
- Trans Divisional Research Program (TDRP), Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG), National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States, Hinsdale, IL, USA
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- Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States, Hinsdale, IL, USA
- Trans Divisional Research Program (TDRP), Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG), National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
- Center for Biomedical Informatics & Information Technology (CBIIT), National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Canova T, McNinch N, Judd A, Rush S, Wright E. The effects of educational interventions and the COVID-19 pandemic on the time to diagnosis in pediatric patients with primary central nervous system tumors. Neurooncol Pract 2023; 10:437-445. [PMID: 37720393 PMCID: PMC10502781 DOI: 10.1093/nop/npad024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/19/2023] Open
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Background Primary central nervous system tumors are a leading cause of death and disability amongst pediatric cancer patients. Akron Children's Hospital published data in 2018 on response time for brain tumor diagnosis and implemented components of an established program to decrease diagnostic delays and thereby reduce tumor- and treatment-related morbidities. This study evaluates if there was an improvement in the total diagnostic interval (TDI, time from symptom onset to diagnosis) after provider education. During the study, the COVID-19 pandemic forced alterations in care delivery. The impact this had on the TDI was also assessed. Methods A retrospective chart review was performed, and patients were separated into 2008-2017 (historical) and 2018-2021 (posteducation) groups to assess the effect of educational interventions on TDI. The posteducation cohort was analyzed separately to assess the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. Results The 85 patients studied in the post-education group showed a median TDI of 31 days. Though not statistically significant (P = .939), this represents an 11-day decrease in median TDI compared to the historical group (42 days). In addition, the posteducation group showed an increase in the average number of healthcare provider visits (HCP, 2.4 historical to 3.2 posteducation, P = .009). The pre-COVID-19 group (median TDI 43.5 days) did not differ statistically from the post-COVID-19 group (30-day median TDI). Conclusion The nonsignificant decrease in TDI and concurrent increase in HCP visits after implementation of education suggests a potential gap amongst providers in working-up primary CNS tumors. These results will influence expansion of education to further improve TDI.
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- Tyler Canova
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Akron Children’s Hospital, USA
- College of Medicine and Life Sciences, The University of Toledo, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Akron Children’s Hospital, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Akron Children’s Hospital, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Akron Children’s Hospital, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Akron Children’s Hospital, USA
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Islam F, Dehbia Z, Zehravi M, Das R, Sivakumar M, Krishnan K, Billah AAM, Bose B, Ghosh A, Paul S, Nainu F, Ahmad I, Emran TB. Indole alkaloids from marine resources: Understandings from therapeutic point of view to treat cancers. Chem Biol Interact 2023; 383:110682. [PMID: 37648047 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2023.110682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Revised: 08/12/2023] [Accepted: 08/26/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Cancer is the leading cause of mortality all over the world. Scientific investigation has demonstrated that disruptions in the process of autophagy are frequently interrelated with the emergence of cancer. Hence, scientists are seeking permanent solutions to counter the deadly disease. Indole alkaloids have been extensively studied and are acknowledged to exhibit several bioactivities. The current state of disease necessitates novel pharmacophores development. In recent decades, indole alkaloids have become increasingly significant in cancer treatment and are also used as adjuvants. A substantial amount of pharmacologically active molecules come from indole alkaloids, which are widely distributed in nature. Indole alkaloids derived from marine organisms show immense potential for therapeutic applications and seem highly effective in cancer treatment. A couple of experiments have been conducted preclinically to investigate the possibility of indole alkaloids in cancer treatment. Marine-derived indole alkaloids possess the ability to exhibit anticancer properties through diverse antiproliferative mechanisms. Certain indole alkaloids, including vincristine and vinblastine, were verified in clinical trials or are presently undergoing clinical assessments for preventing and treating cancer. Indole alkaloids from marine resources hold a significant functionality in identifying new antitumor agents. The current literature highlights recent advancements in indole alkaloids that appear to be anticancer agents and the underlying mechanisms.
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- Fahadul Islam
- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, 1207, Bangladesh
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- Laboratory of Agro - Biotechnology and Nutrition in Semi-Arid Zones, Faculty of Nature and Life Sciences, University of Ibn Khaldoun, Tiaret, Algeria
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy Girls Section, Prince Sattam Bin Abdul Aziz University, Al-Kharj, 11942, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital BIHER (DU), Chromepet, Chennai, 600044, India
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vels Institute of Science, Technology and Advanced Studies (VISTAS), Pallavaram, Chennai, 600117, India
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, Sri Ramachandra Faculty of Pharmacy, SRIHER (DU), Porur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Karpagam College of Pharmacy, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, 90245, Indonesia
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, 1207, Bangladesh; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School & Legorreta Cancer Center, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, USA.
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Perek-Polnik M, Cochrane A, Wang J, Chojnacka M, Drogosiewicz M, Filipek I, Swieszkowska E, Tarasinska M, Grajkowska W, Trubicka J, Kowalczyk P, Dembowska-Bagińskai B, Abdelbaki MS. Risk-Adapted Treatment Strategies with Pre-Irradiation Chemotherapy in Pediatric Medulloblastoma: Outcomes from the Polish Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Group. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 10:1387. [PMID: 37628386 PMCID: PMC10453075 DOI: 10.3390/children10081387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2023] [Revised: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023]
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Craniospinal irradiation (CSI) has been a major component of the standard of care treatment backbone for childhood medulloblastoma. However, chemotherapy regimens have varied based on protocol, patient age, and molecular subtyping. In one of the largest studies to date, we analyzed treatment outcomes in children with newly-diagnosed medulloblastoma treated with pre-irradiation chemotherapy followed by risk-adapted radiotherapy and maintenance chemotherapy. A total of 153 patients from the Polish Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Group were included in the analysis. The median age at diagnosis was 8.0 years, and median follow-up time was 6.4 years. Sixty-seven patients were classified as standard-risk and eighty-six as high-risk. Overall survival (OS) and event-free survival (EFS) for standard-risk patients at 5 years (±standard error) were 87 ± 4.3% and 84 ± 4.6%, respectively, while 5-year OS and EFS for high-risk patients were 81 ± 4.3% and 79 ± 4.5%, respectively. Only one patient had disease progression prior to radiotherapy. This study demonstrates promising survival outcomes in patients treated with pre-irradiation chemotherapy followed by risk-adapted CSI and adjuvant chemotherapy. Such an approach may be useful in cases where the initiation of radiotherapy may need to be delayed, a common occurrence in many institutions globally.
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- Marta Perek-Polnik
- Department of Oncology, Children’s Memorial Health Institute, 01-211 Warsaw, Poland; (M.D.); (I.F.); (E.S.); (M.T.); (B.D.-B.)
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Center for Biostatistics and Data Science, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Pediatric Radiotherapy Centre, 00-001 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Oncology, Children’s Memorial Health Institute, 01-211 Warsaw, Poland; (M.D.); (I.F.); (E.S.); (M.T.); (B.D.-B.)
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- Department of Oncology, Children’s Memorial Health Institute, 01-211 Warsaw, Poland; (M.D.); (I.F.); (E.S.); (M.T.); (B.D.-B.)
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- Department of Oncology, Children’s Memorial Health Institute, 01-211 Warsaw, Poland; (M.D.); (I.F.); (E.S.); (M.T.); (B.D.-B.)
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- Department of Oncology, Children’s Memorial Health Institute, 01-211 Warsaw, Poland; (M.D.); (I.F.); (E.S.); (M.T.); (B.D.-B.)
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- Department of Pathology, Children’s Memorial Health Institute, 01-211 Warsaw, Poland; (W.G.); (J.T.)
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- Department of Pathology, Children’s Memorial Health Institute, 01-211 Warsaw, Poland; (W.G.); (J.T.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Children’s Memorial Health Institute, 01-211 Warsaw, Poland;
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- Department of Oncology, Children’s Memorial Health Institute, 01-211 Warsaw, Poland; (M.D.); (I.F.); (E.S.); (M.T.); (B.D.-B.)
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Cheng S, McLaughlin JR, Brown MC, Al-Sawaihey H, Rutka J, Bouffet E, Hawkins C, Cairney AE, Ranger A, Fleming AJ, Johnston D, Greenberg M, Malkin D, Hung RJ. Maternal and childhood medical history and the risk of childhood brain tumours: a case-control study in Ontario, Canada. Br J Cancer 2023; 129:318-324. [PMID: 37165200 PMCID: PMC10338441 DOI: 10.1038/s41416-023-02281-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Revised: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 04/14/2023] [Indexed: 05/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Studies to date have yielded inconclusive results as to whether maternal medical history during pregnancy, and a child's early-life medical history contribute to the development of childhood brain tumours (CBTs). This study examined associations between maternal and childhood medical history and the risk of CBTs. METHODS The Childhood Brain Tumour Epidemiology Study of Ontario (CBREO) examined children 0-15 years of age with newly diagnosed CBTs from 1997 to 2003. Multivariable logistic regression analysis determined associations for prenatal medications and childhood medical history, adjusted for child's demographics, and maternal education. Analyses were stratified by histology. A latency period analysis was conducted using 12- and 24-month lead times. RESULTS Maternal intake of immunosuppressants during the prenatal period was significantly associated with glial tumours (OR 2.73, 95% CI 1.17-6.39). Childhood intake of anti-epileptics was significantly associated with CBTs overall, after accounting for 12-month (OR 8.51, 95% CI 3.35-21.63) and 24-month (OR 6.04, 95% CI 2.06-17.70) lead time before diagnosis. No associations for other medications were found. CONCLUSIONS This study underscores the need to examine potential carcinogenic effects of the medication classes highlighted and of the indication of medication use. Despite possible reverse causality, increased CBT surveillance for children with epilepsy might be warranted.
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- Sierra Cheng
- Prosserman Centre for Population Health Research, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Prosserman Centre for Population Health Research, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Prosserman Centre for Population Health Research, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Pathology, Department of Paediatric Laboratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Children's Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada
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- McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Pediatrics, University of University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Prosserman Centre for Population Health Research, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health, Toronto, ON, Canada.
- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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Damodharan S, Puccetti D. Pediatric Central Nervous System Tumor Overview and Emerging Treatment Considerations. Brain Sci 2023; 13:1106. [PMID: 37509034 PMCID: PMC10377074 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci13071106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2023] [Revised: 07/19/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Pediatric central nervous system (CNS) tumors are the most common solid tumor in children, with the majority being glial in origin. These tumors are classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as either being low grade (WHO grade 1 and 2) or high grade (WHO grade 3 and 4). Our knowledge of the molecular landscape of pediatric brain tumors has advanced over the last decade, which has led to newer categorizations along with an expansion of therapeutic targets and options. In this review, we will give an overview of common CNS tumors seen in children along with a focus on treatment options and future considerations.
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- Sudarshawn Damodharan
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health, Madison, WI 53792, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health, Madison, WI 53792, USA
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Zahid N, Enam SA, Urooj F, Martins RS, Mårtensson T, Mårtensson A, Mushtaq N, Kausar F, Moochhala M, Mughal MN, Altaf S, Kirmani S, Brown N. Socio-demographic and antenatal risk factors of brain tumor in children and young people: A matched case-control study from Karachi, Pakistan. J Public Health Res 2023; 12:22799036231197185. [PMID: 37700932 PMCID: PMC10493064 DOI: 10.1177/22799036231197185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 09/14/2023] Open
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Background Brain tumors are a common cause of morbidity, disability, cognitive deterioration and mortality in children, even after treatment. Little is know about the specific causes. The study aimed to assess potential socio-demographic and antenatal factors in primary brain tumor (PBTs) in children and young people (CYP) in Karachi, Pakistan. Designs and methods A single center hospital based matched case control study in Karachi, Pakistan. Cases were defined as CYP aged between 5 and 21 years with any histological type and grade of primary brain tumor of any histology, stage or grade. Data were collected from parents of 244 patients at the selected center between 2017 and 2021 via telephonic interview. Controls were 5-21 years old CYP admitted with non-oncological diagnoses matched on age and sex. Matched Odds Ratios for predictors of brain tumor in children were derived. Those of statistical significance were included in a multivariable logistic regression model. Results In the adjusted model, lower paternal education (matched adjusted odds ratio (maOR) 2.46; 95% CI 1.09-5.55), higher household monthly income (maOR 3.4; 95% CI 1.1-10.2), antenatal paternal use of addictive substances (maOR 19.5; 95% CI 2.1-179.8), and antenatal maternal use of analgesics during pregnancy (maOR 3.0; 95% CI 1.2-7.9) were all independently predictive of brain tumors. Conclusion This matched case-control study found novel associations between maternal use of analgesics, paternal use of addictive substances, higher household income, and lower paternal education and Primary Brain Tumors in Children and Young People. Longitudinal multicenter studies will be required to test these associations prospectively.
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- Nida Zahid
- Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
- Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Center for Clinical Best Practices, Clinical and Translational Research Incubator, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Division of Women & Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
- Department of Pediatrics, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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Singh S, Diwakar A, Singh RK. BCG vaccination policy, natural boosting and pediatric brain and CNS tumor incidences. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1174006. [PMID: 37383238 PMCID: PMC10295148 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1174006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023] Open
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Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination supposedly imparts and augments "trained immunity" that cross-protects against multiple unrelated pathogens and enhances general immune surveillance. Gradual reductions in tuberculosis burden over the last 3-5 decades have resulted in the withdrawal of BCG vaccination mandates from developed industrialized countries while reducing to a single neonatal shot in the rest. Concurrently, a steady increase in early childhood Brain and CNS (BCNS) tumors has occurred. Though immunological causes of pediatric BCNS cancer are suspected, the identification of a causal protective variable with intervention potential has remained elusive. An examination of the countries with contrasting vaccination policies indicates significantly lower BCNS cancer incidence in 0-4-year-olds (per hundredthousand) of countries following neonatal BCG inoculations (n=146) vs. non-BCG countries (n=33) [Mean: 1.26 vs. 2.64; Median: 0.985 vs. 2.8; IQR: 0.31-2.0 vs. 2.4-3.2; P=<0.0001 (two-tailed)]. Remarkably, natural Mycobacterium spp. reexposure likelihood is negatively correlated with BCNS cancer incidence in 0-4-year-olds of all affected countries [r(154): -0.6085, P=<0.0001]. Seemingly, neonatal BCG vaccination and natural "boosting" are associated with a 15-20-fold lower BCNS cancer incidence. In this opinion article, we attempt to synthesize existing evidence implying the immunological basis of early childhood BCNS cancer incidence and briefly indicate possible causes that could have precluded objective analysis of the existing data in the past. We draw the attention of the stakeholders to consider the comprehensive evaluation of immune training as a potential protective variable through well-designed controlled clinical trials or registry-based studies as feasible for its potential applications in reducing childhood BCNS cancer incidence.
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- Samer Singh
- Centre of Experimental Medicine & Surgery, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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Obeidat M, Nazzal J, Al Sharie S, Al-Azzam AM, Maswadeh A, Al-Abdallat H, Ismail L, Alkderat M, Hzayen R, Al-Sheble Y, Mansour A, Al-Hussaini M. Central nervous system tumors in patients coming from areas of conflict in the Middle East/North Africa region: an experience from King Hussein Cancer Center. Front Oncol 2023; 13:1087987. [PMID: 37265794 PMCID: PMC10231637 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1087987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/03/2023] Open
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Introduction The global cancer burden has been disproportionately shifting towards low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Limited availability and accessibility to screening, treatment and surveillance, increase in the prevalence and lack of control of risk factors, and underdeveloped healthcare infrastructures have greatly contributed to the disparity in the global cancer burden. Methods A retrospective cohort study was conducted that included adult and pediatric patients with an established diagnosis of Central Nervous System (CNS) tumors including brain or spinal tumors of which different demographic, clinical characteristics, and financial burden were presented. Results 749 patients were included stemming from various countries in the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) region including Libya (34.2%), Palestine (19.8%), Iraq (15.4%), Syria (14.6%) Yemen (14.5%), and Sudan (1.5%). Most patients were adults (66%) with a median age of 34-year-old. 104 patients had died (13.9%), 80 patients were still alive (10.7%) and most of the patients (n= 565, 75.5%) were lost to follow-up. The added cost of managing these patients is 10,172,935 Jordanian Dinars (JOD), with King Hussein Cancer Foundation (KHCF) covering around 34.3% of the total cost. Conclusion Our study aimed at taking a closer look at patients coming from areas of conflict in the MENA region diagnosed and treated for CNS tumors at King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC) over a 12-year period. It was found that even with the contributions of the Jordanian sources almost half of the patients were faced with the entire financial burden of treatment alone.
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- Mouness Obeidat
- Department of Neurosurgery, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan
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- Office of Scientific Affairs and Research, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan
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- Office of Scientific Affairs and Research, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan
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- School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
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- School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
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- School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
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- Department of Radiology, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan
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Gorodezki D, Zipfel J, Queudeville M, Holzer U, Bevot A, Schittenhelm J, Nägele T, Schuhmann MU, Ebinger M. Evaluating the safety of perioperative dexamethasone treatment: A retrospective analysis of a single center pediatric low-grade glioma cohort. Int J Cancer 2023; 152:1875-1883. [PMID: 36522830 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.34399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Revised: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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In addition to surgical management, corticosteroids have proven to be beneficial in the management of acute symptoms related to CNS tumors, and have been widely used for many decades, with dexamethasone (DM) representing the most commonly used agent. However, lately published in vitro data possibly indicates a DM-induced suppression of oncogene-induced senescence (OIS) in a preclinical pediatric low-grade glioma (pLGG) model, which, alongside data associating perioperative DM treatment with reduced event-free survival in adult glioma, raises questions concerning the safety of DM treatment in pLGG. A total of 172 patients with pLGG were retrospectively analyzed concerning the impact of perioperative DM application on postoperative short- and long-term tumor growth velocity and progression-free survival (PFS). Three-dimensional volumetric analyses of sequential MRI follow-up examinations were used for assessment of tumor growth behavior. Mean follow-up period accounted for 60.1 months. Sixty-five patients (45%) were perioperatively treated with DM in commonly used doses. Five-year PFS accounted for 93% following gross-total resection (GTR) and 57% post incomplete resection (IR). Comparison of short- and long-term postoperative tumor growth rates in patients with vs without perioperative DM application showed no significant difference (short-term: 0.022 vs 0.023 cm3 /month, respectively; long-term: 0.019 vs 0.023 cm3 /month, respectively). Comparison of PFS post IR (5-year-PFS: 65% vs 55%, respectively; 10-year-PFS: 52% vs 53%, respectively) and GTR (5- and 10-years-PFS: 91% vs 92%, respectively) likewise showed similarity. This data emphasizes the safety of perioperative DM application in pLGG, adding further evidence for decision making and requested future guidelines.
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- David Gorodezki
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Section of Pediatric Neurosurgery, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.,Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatrics and Developmental Neurology, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Department of Neuropathology, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Section of Pediatric Neurosurgery, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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Platamone C, Huang X, Mazumder R, Ritz B, Olsen J, Hansen J, Saechao C, Heck JE. Danish Population Based Study of Familial Epilepsy and Childhood Cancer. RESEARCH SQUARE 2023:rs.3.rs-2500755. [PMID: 37090596 PMCID: PMC10120770 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2500755/v1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/25/2023]
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Objective Results from studies investigating the association between maternal or child epilepsy, use of anticonvulsants in pregnancy, and childhood cancer are inconsistent and at times contradictory. Methods Linking Danish national databases, we obtained epilepsy and childhood cancer diagnoses, and anticonvulsant use data. We estimated adjusted odds ratios of all or specific childhood cancers in relation to maternal or child epilepsy and anticonvulsant therapies using conditional logistic regression. Results Maternal epilepsy was positively associated with all childhood cancers in offspring, specifically, with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Odds Ratio (OR) = 1.68, 95% Confidence Interval (CI) = 1.16, 2.43) and Wilms tumor (OR = 2.13, 95%CI = 0.97, 4.68). When considering maternal ever (lifetime) ingestion of anticonvulsants, a positive association was found with all cancers (OR = 1.15, 95%CI = 1.01, 1.31), and central nervous system tumors (OR = 1.32, 95%CI = 1.03, 1.69) as well as neuroblastoma (OR = 2.05, 95%CI = 1.29, 3.28) among offspring. Maternal anticonvulsant use before or during the index pregnancy was related to CNS tumors in offspring (OR = 1.78, 95%CI = 0.99, 3.21), however the confidence interval included the null. Significance Maternal use of certain anticonvulsant medications may be a risk factor for cancer in offspring. Medical providers may need to consider what type of treatments to prescribe to pregnant mothers with epilepsy.
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- Corbin Platamone
- UCLA School of Public Health: University of California Los Angeles Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health
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- UCLA School of Public Health: University of California Los Angeles Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health
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- David Geffen School of Medicine: University of California Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine
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- UCLA School of Public Health: University of California Los Angeles Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health
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- Aarhus University Department of Clinical Medicine: Aarhus Universitet Institut for Klinisk Medicin
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- UCLA Health System: University of California Los Angeles Health System
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- UCLA School of Public Health: University of California Los Angeles Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health
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Baalaaji M. Postoperative Care of Pediatric Brain Tumors: Let's Work Together. Indian J Crit Care Med 2023; 27:161-162. [PMID: 36960116 PMCID: PMC10028726 DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/05/2023] Open
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How to cite this article: Baalaaji M. Postoperative Care of Pediatric Brain Tumors: Let's Work Together. Indian J Crit Care Med 2023; 27(3):161-162.
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- Mullai Baalaaji
- Department of Pediatric Critical Care, Kovai Medical Center and Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
- Mullai Baalaaji, Department of Pediatric Critical Care, Kovai Medical Center and Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, Phone: +91 9855050822, e-mail:
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Chen J, Liu Y, Wen H, Yan Y, Yang N, Guo Y, Dai J, Yu C. Mortality and Years of Life Lost Due to Brain and Other Central Nervous System Cancer in Wuhan, China, from 2010 to 2019. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:3544. [PMID: 36834237 PMCID: PMC9968237 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20043544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2022] [Revised: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Brain cancer is one of the worst types of cancer worldwide. Understanding the epidemiology of CNS cancer is critical for properly allocating healthcare resources. METHODS We collected data on CNS cancer deaths in Wuhan, China, during 2010-2019. We constructed the cause-eliminated life tables to calculate life expectancy (LE), mortality, and years of life lost (YLLs) by age and sex. The BAPC model was used to forecast the future trends of age-standardized mortality rate (ASMR). Decomposition analysis was adopted to explore the contribution of population growth, population aging, and age-specific mortality to the change in total CNS cancer deaths. RESULTS In 2019, the ASMR of CNS cancer was 3.75, and the ASYR was 135.70 in Wuhan, China. ASMR was expected to decrease to 3.43 in 2024. The age distribution of deaths due to CNS cancer was concentrated in the middle-aged and older population, with a peak in the 65-69 age group. Caidian, Jianghan, and Qingshan had the greatest ASMRs in 2019 in Wuhan, with ASMRs of 6.32, 4.78, and 4.75, respectively. Population aging is critical to the change in total CNS cancer deaths. CONCLUSION We analyzed the current status, temporal trends, and gender and age distributions of the burden of CNS cancer in Wuhan, during 2010-2019, providing a valuable reference for better lessening the CNS cancer burden.
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- Jiahao Chen
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Wuhan Center for Disease Control & Prevention, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Wuhan Center for Disease Control & Prevention, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Wuhan Center for Disease Control & Prevention, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Wuhan Center for Disease Control & Prevention, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
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Sletvold TP, Boland S, Schipmann S, Mahesparan R. Quality indicators for evaluating the 30-day postoperative outcome in pediatric brain tumor surgery: a 10-year single-center study and systematic review of the literature. J Neurosurg Pediatr 2023; 31:109-123. [PMID: 36401544 DOI: 10.3171/2022.10.peds22308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Surgery is the cornerstone in the management of pediatric brain tumors. To provide safe and effective health services, quantifying and evaluating quality of care are important. To do this, there is a need for universal measures in the form of indicators reflecting quality of the delivered care. The objective of this study was to analyze currently applied quality indicators in pediatric brain tumor surgery and identify factors associated with poor outcome at a tertiary neurosurgical referral center in western Norway. METHODS All patients younger than 18 years of age who underwent surgery for an intracranial tumor at the Department of Neurosurgery at Haukeland University Hospital in Bergen, Norway, between 2009 and 2020 were included. The primary outcomes of interest were classic quality indicators: 30-day readmission, 30-day reoperation, 30-day mortality, 30-day nosocomial infection, and 30-day surgical site infection (SSI) rates; and length of stay. The secondary aim was the identification of risk factors related to unfavorable outcome. The authors also conducted a systematic literature review. Articles concerning pediatric brain tumor surgery reporting at least two quality indicators were of interest. RESULTS The authors included 82 patients aged 0-17 years. The 30-day outcomes for unplanned reoperation, unplanned remission, mortality, nosocomial infection, and SSI were 9.8%, 14.6%, 0%, 6.1%, and 3.7%, respectively. Unplanned reoperation was associated with eloquent localization (p = 0.009), primary emergency surgery (p = 0.003), and CSF diversion procedures (p = 0.002). Greater tumor volume was associated with unplanned readmission (p = 0.008), nosocomial infection (p = 0.004), and CSF leakage (p = 0.005). In the systematic review, after full-text screening, 16 articles were included and provided outcome data for 1856 procedures. Overall, the 30-day mortality rate was low, varying from 0% to 9.3%. The 30-day reoperation rate varied from 1.5% to 12%. The SSI rate ranged between 0% and 3.9%, and 0% to 17.4% of patients developed CSF leakage. Four studies reported infratentorial tumor location as a risk factor for postoperative CSF leakage. CONCLUSIONS The 30-day outcomes in the authors' department were comparable to published outcomes. The most relevant factors related to unfavorable outcomes are tumor volume and location, both of which are not modifiable by the surgeon. This highlights the importance of risk adjustment. This evaluation of quality indicators reveals concerns related to the unclear and nonstandardized definitions of outcomes. Standardized outcome definitions and documentation in a large and multicentric database are needed in the future for further evaluation of quality indicators.
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- 1Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen; and
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- 1Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen; and
- 2Department of Neurosurgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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Kapadia T, Sahu A, Mahajan A, Ahuja A, Chatterjee A, Sahu A, Warade A, Padashetty S, Vijan A, Chidambaranthan N, Dasgupta A, Sridhar E, Sahay A, Shetty P, Prasad M, Chinnaswamy G, Moiyadi A, Gupta T, Gala F, Sankhe S. Imaging Guidelines and Recommendations for Diagnosis, Surveillance, and Management of Pediatric CNS and Spinal Tumors. Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2023. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1759716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/08/2023] Open
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AbstractCentral nervous system (CNS) tumors are the second most common cause of cancer in children when incidence rates of cancer are estimated according to the Indian population dynamics based on 2011 consensus. As per the estimates, CNS tumors account for 20.1% of cancer burden in children aged between 0 and 14 years and 16.8% when 0 to 19 years age group is considered. The most common pediatric brain tumors are astrocytoma and medulloblastoma followed by other embryonal tumors, craniopharyngioma, and ependymal tumors. The incidence of CNS tumors in children from India is similar to the western high-income countries, other than slightly higher incidence of craniopharyngioma in Indian children.
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- Tejas Kapadia
- Children's X-Ray Department/Academic Unit of Paediatric Radiology, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, United Kingdom
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- Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Tata Memorial Hospital, TMC &Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Radiology, The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital; TMC &Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Tata Memorial Hospital, TMC &Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Tata Memorial Hospital, TMC &Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital; TMC &Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Pathology, Tata Memorial Hospital; TMC &Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Pathology, Tata Memorial Hospital; TMC &Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tata Memorial Hospital; TMC &Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Paediatric Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital; TMC &Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Paediatric Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital; TMC &Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tata Memorial Hospital; TMC &Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital; TMC &Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Grigore FN, Yang SJ, Chen CC, Koga T. Pioneering models of pediatric brain tumors. Neoplasia 2023; 36:100859. [PMID: 36599191 PMCID: PMC9823239 DOI: 10.1016/j.neo.2022.100859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2022] [Revised: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Among children and adolescents in the United States (0 to 19 years old), brain and other central nervous system tumors are the second most common types of cancers, surpassed in incidence only by leukemias. Despite significant progress in the diagnosis and treatment modalities, brain cancer remains the leading cause of death in the pediatric population. There is an obvious unfulfilled need to streamline the therapeutic strategies and improve survival for these patients. For that purpose, preclinical models play a pivotal role. Numerous models are currently used in pediatric brain tumor research, including genetically engineered mouse models, patient-derived xenografts and cell lines, and newer models that utilize novel technologies such as genome engineering and organoids. Furthermore, extensive studies by the Children's Brain Tumor Network (CBTN) researchers and others have revealed multiomic landscapes of variable pediatric brain tumors. Combined with such integrative data, these novel technologies have enabled numerous applicable models. Genome engineering, including CRISPR/Cas9, expanded the flexibility of modeling. Models generated through genome engineering enabled studying particular genetic alterations in clean isogenic backgrounds, facilitating the dissection of functional mechanisms of those mutations in tumor biology. Organoids have been applied to study tumor-to-tumor-microenvironment interactions and to address developmental aspects of tumorigenesis, which is essential in some pediatric brain tumors. Other modalities, such as humanized mouse models, could potentially be applied to pediatric brain tumors. In addition to current valuable models, such novel models are anticipated to expedite functional tumor biology study and establish effective therapeutics for pediatric brain tumors.
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- Florina-Nicoleta Grigore
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota, MMC96, Room D-429, 420 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota, MMC96, Room D-429, 420 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota, MMC96, Room D-429, 420 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota, MMC96, Room D-429, 420 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
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Salari N, Ghasemi H, Fatahian R, Mansouri K, Dokaneheifard S, Shiri MH, Hemmati M, Mohammadi M. The global prevalence of primary central nervous system tumors: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Med Res 2023; 28:39. [PMID: 36670466 PMCID: PMC9854075 DOI: 10.1186/s40001-023-01011-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Primary central nervous system (CNS) tumors are a heterogeneous group of neoplasms, including benign and malignant tumors. Since there are many heterogeneities in the prevalence reported in previous studies on this type of tumor, this study was performed to determine the overall prevalence of different primary CNS tumors. METHOD The study was conducted as a systematic review and meta-analysis by searching international databases, including PubMed, Scopus, Science Direct, Web of science, and the Google Scholar search engine until August 2020. After transferring the studies to information management software (EndNote) and eliminating duplicate studies, the remaining studies were reviewed based on inclusion and exclusion criteria according to three stages of primary and secondary evaluation and qualitative evaluation. Comprehensive Meta-Analysis software, Begg, Mazumdar, and I2 tests were used for data analysis, publication bias analysis, and heterogeneity analysis, respectively. RESULTS After performing the systematic review steps, 80 studies were included for final analysis. Based on 8 studies, the prevalence of brain tumors was 70.9%. Also, studies on 7 other studies showed that the prevalence of spinal tumors was 12.2%. A review of 14 studies showed that the prevalence of neuroepithelial tumors was 34.7%. The analysis of 27 studies reported a prevalence of glioma tumors of 42.8%. Analyses performed on other studies showed that the prevalence of pituitary adenomas was 12.2%, embryonal tumors 3.1%, ependymal tumors 3.2%, meningiomas 24.1%, glial tumors 0.8%, astrocytic 20.3%, oligodendroglial 3.9%, glioblastoma 17.7%, schwannoma 6.7%, medulloblastoma 7.7% and Polycystic astrocytomas 3.8%. CONCLUSION As a result, it can be stated that brain tumors are the most common type of primary CNS tumors. It was also observed that tumors involving neuroepithelial cells are more common in patients than other types of tumors.
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- Nader Salari
- grid.412112.50000 0001 2012 5829Department of Biostatistics, School of Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- grid.412112.50000 0001 2012 5829Student Research Committee, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- grid.412112.50000 0001 2012 5829Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- grid.412112.50000 0001 2012 5829Medical Biology Research Centre, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- grid.26790.3a0000 0004 1936 8606Department of Human Genetics, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136 USA
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- grid.412112.50000 0001 2012 5829Student Research Committee, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- grid.412112.50000 0001 2012 5829Student Research Committee, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- grid.512375.70000 0004 4907 1301Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Gerash University of Medical Sciences, Gerash, Iran
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Frederico SC, Zhang X, Hu B, Kohanbash G. Pre-clinical models for evaluating glioma targeted immunotherapies. Front Immunol 2023; 13:1092399. [PMID: 36700223 PMCID: PMC9870312 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1092399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Gliomas have an extremely poor prognosis in both adult and pediatric patient populations as these tumors are known to grow aggressively and respond poorly to standard of care treatment. Currently, treatment for gliomas involves surgical resection followed by chemoradiation therapy. However, some gliomas, such as diffuse midline glioma, have more limited treatment options such as radiotherapy alone. Even with these interventions, the prognosis for those diagnosed with a glioma remains poor. Immunotherapy is highly effective for some cancers and there is great interest in the development of effective immunotherapies for the treatment of gliomas. Clinical trials evaluating the efficacy of immunotherapies targeted to gliomas have largely failed to date, and we believe this is partially due to the poor choice in pre-clinical mouse models that are used to evaluate these immunotherapies. A key consideration in evaluating new immunotherapies is the selection of pre-clinical models that mimic the glioma-immune response in humans. Multiple pre-clinical options are currently available, each one with their own benefits and limitations. Informed selection of pre-clinical models for testing can facilitate translation of more promising immunotherapies in the clinical setting. In this review we plan to present glioma cell lines and mouse models, as well as alternatives to mouse models, that are available for pre-clinical glioma immunotherapy studies. We plan to discuss considerations of model selection that should be made for future studies as we hope this review can serve as a guide for investigators as they choose which model is best suited for their study.
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- Stephen C. Frederico
- School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States,Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States,*Correspondence: Gary Kohanbash,
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Shi Z, Yang C, Xu X, Wu W, Jiang D, Yan D. Plasma metabolite profiles identify pediatric medulloblastoma and other brain cancer. Anal Bioanal Chem 2023; 415:471-480. [PMID: 36369592 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-022-04427-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Revised: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Medulloblastoma is a malignancy of the central nervous system that occurs most frequently in childhood and is often difficult to diagnose due to its similarities to conventional imaging findings for other pediatric intracranial tumors such as astrocytomas and ependymomas. The purpose of this study was to identify new metabolites and differential metabolic pathways by analyzing the significantly different metabolites present in the plasma of children with medulloblastoma in comparison with those with other intracranial tumors. Plasma was collected from 37 children with medulloblastoma and 34 children with other intracranial tumors. Targeted and non-targeted metabolomics based on ultra-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) analyses were performed to determine metabolic changes in pediatric medulloblastomas versus other intracranial tumors. Based on multivariate statistical analysis and regression models, we identified differential metabolites in the plasma and investigated different metabolic pathways. A total of 61 differential metabolites in the plasma of children with medulloblastoma were identified by non-targeted metabolomics analysis. In addition, targeted metabolomics analysis identified four differential amino acids, thus allowing us to establish a diagnostic model for children with medulloblastoma. Metabolic pathway analysis showed that there were significant differences in patients with medulloblastoma in terms of glycerophospholipid and α-linolenic acid metabolism pathways as well as several amino acid metabolism pathways (phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan biosynthesis). We identified differential profiles of key plasma metabolites between children with medulloblastoma and other forms of intracranial tumor, thus providing a basis for identifying early diagnostic markers of medulloblastoma and new therapeutic targets and strategies.
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- Zhengyuan Shi
- Department of Pharmacy, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Bio-Characteristic Profiling for Evaluation of Clinical Rational Drug Use, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Bio-Characteristic Profiling for Evaluation of Clinical Rational Drug Use, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Bio-Characteristic Profiling for Evaluation of Clinical Rational Drug Use, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Bio-Characteristic Profiling for Evaluation of Clinical Rational Drug Use, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Bio-Characteristic Profiling for Evaluation of Clinical Rational Drug Use, Beijing, People's Republic of China. .,Beijing Institute of Clinical Pharmacy, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
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Roach JT, Shlobin NA, Andrews JM, Baticulon RE, Campos DA, Moreira DC, Qaddoumi I, Boop FA. The Greatest Healthcare Disparity: Addressing Inequities in the Treatment of Childhood Central Nervous System Tumors in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Adv Tech Stand Neurosurg 2023; 48:1-19. [PMID: 37770679 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-36785-4_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/30/2023]
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The antithesis between childhood cancer survival rates in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) and high-income countries (HIC) represents one of healthcare's most significant disparities. In HICs, the 5-year survival rate for children with cancer, including most brain tumors, exceeds 80%. Unfortunately, children in LMICs experience far worse outcomes with 5-year survival rates as low as 20%. To address inequities in the treatment of childhood cancer and disease burden globally, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer. Within this initiative, pediatric low-grade glioma (LGG) represents a unique opportunity for the neurosurgical community to directly contribute to a paradigm shift in the survival outcomes of children in LMICs, as many of these tumors can be managed with surgical resection alone. In this chapter, we discuss the burden of pediatric LGG and outline actions the neurosurgical community might consider to improve survival for children with LGG in LMICs.
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- Jordan T Roach
- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
- College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
- Division of Brain Tumor Research, Department of Developmental Neurobiology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Brain Tumor Research, Department of Developmental Neurobiology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosciences, Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines
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- Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño San Borja, Lima, Peru
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- Department of Global Pediatric Medicine, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
- Department of Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Global Pediatric Medicine, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
- Department of Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Global Pediatric Medicine, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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Galvin RT, Zheng C, Fitzpatrick G, Forster CL, Sandoval-Garcia C, Guillaume D, Elbermawy A, Nelson AC, Özütemiz C, Chen L, Moertel CL. MYO5A::FGFR1 represents a novel fusion event in pediatric low-grade glioma. Neurooncol Adv 2023; 5:vdad017. [PMID: 37025756 PMCID: PMC10072188 DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdad017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
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- Robert T Galvin
- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Seck S, Kim YJ(G, Cunningham WA, Olshefski R, Yeates KO, Vannatta K, Hoskinson KR. Pilot Study of Associations Among Functional Connectivity and Neurocognition in Survivors of Pediatric Brain Tumor and Healthy Peers. J Child Neurol 2022; 37:927-938. [PMID: 36069044 PMCID: PMC9691531 DOI: 10.1177/08830738221114501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This pilot study examined the associations among functional connectivity in the salience, central executive, and default mode networks, and neurocognition in pediatric brain tumor survivors and healthy children. Thirteen pediatric brain tumor survivors (9 boys, M = 12.76 years) and 10 healthy children (6 boys, M = 12.70 years) completed magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and assessment of processing speed and executive function. Pediatric brain tumor survivors performed more poorly than healthy children on measures of processing speed, divided attention, and working memory; parent ratings of day-to-day executive function did not differ significantly by group, though both pediatric brain tumor survivors who underwent only surgical resection and healthy children were rated by parents as having difficulties approaching a standard deviation above the normative mean. Connectivity was lower in the salience network and greater in the default mode network in pediatric brain tumor survivors. Cross-method correlations showed that increased salience network and default mode network connectivity were associated with better task performance and parent-rated executive skills and higher central executive network connectivity with poorer parent-rated executive skills. This perhaps reflects an adaptive pattern of hyperconnectivity in pediatric brain tumor survivors.
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- Safiyah Seck
- Center for Biobehavioral Health, The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH
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- Center for Biobehavioral Health, The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH
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- Section of Hematology/Oncology/BMT, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH,Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
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- Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary AB,Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute and Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary AB
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- Center for Biobehavioral Health, The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH,Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
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- Center for Biobehavioral Health, The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH,Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
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Eslamian M, Habibi Z, Berchi Kankam S, Khoshnevisan A. Role of CSF flow parameters in diagnosis and management of persistent postoperative hydrocephalus. INTERDISCIPLINARY NEUROSURGERY 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inat.2022.101634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022] Open
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Genetic predisposition to central nervous system tumors in children - what the neurosurgeon should know. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2022; 164:3025-3034. [PMID: 35660974 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-022-05258-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Historically, few pediatric central nervous system (CNS) tumors were thought to result from genetic predisposition. However, within the last decade, new DNA sequencing methods have led to an increased recognition of high-risk cancer predisposition syndromes in children with CNS tumors. Thus, genetic predisposition is increasingly impacting clinical pediatric neuro-oncology. METHODS In this narrative review, we discuss the current understanding of genetic predisposition to childhood CNS tumors and provide a general overview of involved research methodologies and terminology. Moreover, we consider how germline genetics may influence neurosurgical practice. RESULTS Introduction of next-generation DNA sequencing has greatly increased our understanding of genetic predisposition to pediatric CNS tumors by enabling whole-exome/-genome sequencing of large cohorts. To date, the scientific literature has reported germline sequencing findings for more than 2000 children with CNS tumors. Although varying between tumor types, at least 10% of childhood CNS tumors can currently be explained by rare pathogenic germline variants in known cancer-related genes. Novel methodologies continue to uncover new mechanisms, suggesting that a much higher proportion of children with CNS tumors have underlying genetic causes. Understanding how genetic predisposition influences tumor biology and the clinical course in a given patient may mandate adjustments to neurosurgical treatment. CONCLUSION Germline genetics is becoming increasingly important to clinicians, including neurosurgeons. This review provides an updated overview of genetic predisposition to childhood CNS tumors with focus on aspects relevant to pediatric neurosurgeons.
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Lin PH, Kuo PH. Ensemble learning based functional independence ability estimator for pediatric brain tumor survivors. Health Informatics J 2022; 28:14604582221140975. [DOI: 10.1177/14604582221140975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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A history of brain tumor strongly affects children’s cognitive abilities, performance of daily activities, quality of life, and functional outcomes. In light of the difficulties in cognition, communication, physical skills, and behavior that these patients may encounter, occupational therapists should perform a comprehensive needs-led assessment of their global functioning after recovery. Such an assessment would ensure that the patients receive adequate support and services at school, at home, and in the community. By predicting the functional activity performance of children with a history of brain tumor, clinical workers can determine the progress of their ability recovery and the optimal treatment plan. We selected several features for testing and employed common machine learning models to predict Functional Independence Measure (WeeFIM) scores. The ensemble learning models exhibited stronger predictive performance than did the individual machine learning models. The ensemble learning models effectively predicted WeeFIM scores. Machine learning models can help clinical workers predict the functional assessment scores of patients with childhood brain tumors. This study used machine learning models to predict the WeeFIM scores of patients with childhood brain tumors and to demonstrate that ensemble machine learning models are more suitable for this task than are individual machine learning models.
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- Pei-Hua Lin
- Department of Rehabilitation, An Nan Hospital, China Medical University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan; Advanced Institute of Manufacturing with High-Tech Innovations, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan
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Lopes J, Baudin C, Leuraud K, Klokov D, Bernier MO. Ionizing radiation exposure during adulthood and risk of developing central nervous system tumors: systematic review and meta-analysis. Sci Rep 2022; 12:16209. [PMID: 36171442 PMCID: PMC9519546 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-20462-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Many studies on ionizing radiation (IR) exposure during childhood have shown deleterious effects on the central nervous system (CNS), however results regarding adult exposure are inconsistent, and no systematic reviews have been performed. The objectives are to synthesize the findings and draw evidence-based conclusions from epidemiological studies on the risk of benign and malignant brain and CNS tumors in humans exposed to low-to-moderate doses (< 0.5 Gy) of IR during adulthood/young adulthood. A systematic literature search of four electronic databases, supplemented by a hand search, was performed to retrieve relevant epidemiological studies published from 2000 to 2022. Pooled excess relative risk (ERRpooled) was estimated using a random effect model. Eighteen publications were included in the systematic review and twelve out of them were included in a meta-analysis. The following IR sources were considered: atomic bombs, occupational, and environmental exposures. No significant dose-risk association was found for brain/CNS tumors (ERRpooled at 100 mGy = − 0.01; 95% CI: − 0.05, 0.04). Our systematic review and meta-analysis did not show any association between exposure to low-to-moderate doses of IR and risk of CNS tumors. Further studies with histological information and precise dose assessment are needed.
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- Julie Lopes
- Laboratory of Epidemiology (LEPID) - Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN), 92262, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France.
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- Laboratory of Epidemiology (LEPID) - Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN), 92262, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- Laboratory of Epidemiology (LEPID) - Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN), 92262, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- Laboratory of Radiobiology and Radiotoxicology (LRTOX) - Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN), 92262, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- Laboratory of Epidemiology (LEPID) - Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN), 92262, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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Fan Y, Zhang X, Gao C, Jiang S, Wu H, Liu Z, Dou T. Burden and trends of brain and central nervous system cancer from 1990 to 2019 at the global, regional, and country levels. Arch Public Health 2022; 80:209. [PMID: 36115969 PMCID: PMC9482735 DOI: 10.1186/s13690-022-00965-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background Regularly updated epidemiological data on the burden of brain and central nervous system (CNS) cancers are important in the prioritization of research and the allocation of resources. This study aimed to investigate incidence, mortality, disability, and trends in brain and CNS cancers between 1990 and 2019. Methods Epidemiological data, including the cancer incidence, mortality, disability-adjusted life years(DALYs), age-standardized incidence rate (ASIR), age-standardized mortality rate (ASMR), and age-standardized DALY rate (per 100,000 population) stratified by region, country, sex, and age group were retrieved and extracted using the Global Health Data Exchange (GHDx) query tool. Results In 2019, there were 347,992(262,084–388,896) global cases of brain and CNS cancers, which showed a significant increase (94.35%) from the period between 1990 to 2019. The global ASIR in 2019 was 4.34 (3.27–4.86) per 100, 000 population, which showed an increasing trend for the years 1990–2019 (13.82% [-27.27–32.83]). In 2019, there were 246,253 (185,642–270,930) global deaths caused by brain and CNS cancers, which showed a significant increase (76.36%) during the study period. The global ASMR in 2019 was 3.05(2.29–3.36) per 100, 000 population, which did not change significantly over the study period (-1.19% [-36.79–13.86]). In 2019, there were 8,659,871 DALYs, which was a 109.04% increase compared with 1990. Similarly, during 1990–2019, the age-standardized DALY rate decreased by 10.39%. Additionally, 76.60% of the incident cases, 72.98% of the deaths, and 65.16% of the DALYs due to brain and CNS cancers occurred in the high-income and upper-middle-income regions. Conclusions In conclusion, brain and CNS cancers remain a major public health burden, particularly in high-income regions. The global incidence, deaths, and DALYs of brain and CNS cancers were shown to have increased significantly from 1990 to 2019. The global ASIR kept rising steadily, while the ASMR and age-standardized DALY rate declined over the past three decades. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13690-022-00965-5.
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Ostrom QT, Price M, Ryan K, Edelson J, Neff C, Cioffi G, Waite KA, Kruchko C, Barnholtz-Sloan JS. CBTRUS Statistical Report: Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation Childhood and Adolescent Primary Brain and Other Central Nervous System Tumors Diagnosed in the United States in 2014-2018. Neuro Oncol 2022; 24:iii1-iii38. [PMID: 36066969 PMCID: PMC9447434 DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noac161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The CBTRUS Statistical Report: Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation Childhood and Adolescent Primary Brain and Other Central Nervous System Tumors Diagnosed in the United States in 2014-2018 comprehensively describes the current population-based incidence of primary malignant and non-malignant brain and other CNS tumors in children and adolescents ages 0-19 years, collected and reported by central cancer registries covering approximately 100% of the United States population. Overall, brain and other CNS tumors are the most common solid tumor, the most common cancer, and the most common cause of cancer death in children and adolescents ages 0-19 years. This report aims to serve as a useful resource for researchers, clinicians, patients, and families.
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- Quinn T Ostrom
- Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States, Hinsdale, Illinois, USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
- The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
- Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States, Hinsdale, Illinois, USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
- The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Trans Divisional Research Program (TDRP), Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG), National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States, Hinsdale, Illinois, USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States, Hinsdale, Illinois, USA
- Trans Divisional Research Program (TDRP), Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG), National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States, Hinsdale, Illinois, USA
- Trans Divisional Research Program (TDRP), Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG), National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States, Hinsdale, Illinois, USA
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- Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States, Hinsdale, Illinois, USA
- Trans Divisional Research Program (TDRP), Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG), National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
- Center for Biomedical Informatics & Information Technology (CBIIT), National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, USA
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Mushtaq N, Mustansir F, Minhas K, Usman S, Qureshi BM, Mubarak F, Bari E, Enam SA, Laghari AA, Javed G, Shamim S, Darbar A, Abbasi AN, Kirmani S, Resham S, Bilal A, Hamid SA, Zia N, Shaheen N, Wali R, Ghafoor T, Imam U, Maaz AUR, Khan S, Laperriere N, Desbrandes F, Dirks P, Drake J, Huang A, Tabori U, Hawkins C, Bartels U, Ramaswamy V, Bouffet E. Building the ecosystem for pediatric neuro-oncology care in Pakistan: Results of a 7-year long twinning program between Canada and Pakistan. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2022; 69:e29726. [PMID: 35484912 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.29726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Revised: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND Low- and middle-income countries sustain the majority of pediatric cancer burden, with significantly poorer survival rates compared to high-income countries. Collaboration between institutions in low- and middle-income countries and high-income countries is one of the ways to improve cancer outcomes. METHODS Patient characteristics and effects of a pediatric neuro-oncology twinning program between the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada and several hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan over 7 years are described in this article. RESULTS A total of 460 patients were included in the study. The most common primary central nervous system tumors were low-grade gliomas (26.7%), followed by medulloblastomas (18%), high-grade gliomas (15%), ependymomas (11%), and craniopharyngiomas (11.7%). Changes to the proposed management plans were made in consultation with expert physicians from the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada. On average, 24% of the discussed cases required a change in the original management plan over the course of the twinning program. However, a decreasing trend in change in management plans was observed, from 36% during the first 3.5 years to 16% in the last 3 years. This program also led to the launch of a national pediatric neuro-oncology telemedicine program in Pakistan. CONCLUSIONS Multidisciplinary and collaborative efforts by experts from across the world have aided in the correct diagnosis and treatment of children with brain tumors and helped establish local treatment protocols. This experience may be a model for other low- and middle-income countries that are planning on creating similar programs.
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- Naureen Mushtaq
- Division of Pediatric Oncology, Department of Oncology, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Division of Pediatric Oncology, Department of Oncology, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Division of Pediatric Oncology, Department of Oncology, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Division of Pediatric Oncology, Department of Oncology, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Division of Pediatric Oncology, Department of Oncology, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Division of Pediatric Oncology, Department of Oncology, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Division of Pediatric Oncology, Department of Oncology, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Division of Pediatric Oncology, Department of Oncology, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Division of Pediatric Oncology, Department of Oncology, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Division of Pediatric Oncology, Department of Oncology, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Division of Pediatric Oncology, Department of Oncology, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Division of Pediatric Oncology, Department of Oncology, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Division of Pediatric Oncology, Department of Oncology, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Division of Pediatric Oncology, Department of Oncology, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Division of Pediatric Oncology, Department of Oncology, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Division of Pediatric Oncology, Department of Oncology, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Indus Children Cancer Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
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- National Institute of Child Health, Karachi, Pakistan
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- The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
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- The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
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- The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
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- The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
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- The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
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- The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
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Niehusmann P, Stensvold E, Leske H, Pietsch T, Goschzik T, Gielen GH, Due-Tønnessen B, Frič R, Nilssen Y, Brandal P. Molecular pathological insights reveal a high number of unfavorable risk patients among children treated for medulloblastoma and CNS-PNET in Oslo 2005-2017. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2022; 69:e29736. [PMID: 35570402 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.29736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Revised: 03/27/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND An unexplained regional difference in survival was observed in previous publications on outcome for children treated for medulloblastoma and supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumor (CNS-PNET) in Norway. We aimed now to reevaluate and perform a retrospective molecular-based risk stratification of all embryonal brain tumors (excluding atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumors [ATRT]) in pediatric patients, who underwent surgery and treatment at Oslo University Hospital between 2005 and 2017. PROCEDURE Specimens from all patients <20 years of age with initial diagnosis of medulloblastoma or CNS-PNET were reviewed. Molecular analyses comprised NanoString gene expression, molecular inversion probe profiling, Sanger sequencing, and 850K-methylation analysis. Whole chromosomal aberration signatures were assessed in standard-risk non-WNT/non-SHH medullobastomas for molecular risk stratification. RESULTS We identified 53 non-ATRT embryonal tumors among which 33 were medulloblastomas. Molecular genetic parameters including whole chromosomal aberration signatures allowed classification of 17 medulloblastomas as molecular high risk. These patients had a significantly worse 5-year overall survival than the remaining 16 medulloblastoma patients (52.9% vs. 87.1% p = 0.036). Five patients in our cohort had tumors that are considered as new entities in the 2021 classification of tumors of the central nervous system. Five tumors were re-classified as nonembryonal tumors after review. CONCLUSION Molecular-based risk stratification of standard-risk non-WNT/non-SHH medulloblastoma enabled superior identification of medulloblastomas with dismal prognosis. Our cohort demonstrated a significantly increased fraction of standard-risk non-WNT/non-SHH medulloblastoma with molecular high-risk profile compared to other studies, which might have contributed to previously reported unfavorable outcome data.
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- Pitt Niehusmann
- Department of Neurology/Pathology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine (KlinMED), University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Pediatrics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Neurology/Pathology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine (KlinMED), University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute of Neuropathology, DGNN Brain Tumor Reference Center, University of Bonn Medical Center, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Neuropathology, DGNN Brain Tumor Reference Center, University of Bonn Medical Center, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Neuropathology, DGNN Brain Tumor Reference Center, University of Bonn Medical Center, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Registration, Cancer Registry of Norway, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Oncology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Foss-Skiftesvik J, Stoltze UK, van Overeem Hansen T, Ahlborn LB, Sørensen E, Ostrowski SR, Kullegaard SMA, Laspiur AO, Melchior LC, Scheie D, Kristensen BW, Skjøth-Rasmussen J, Schmiegelow K, Wadt K, Mathiasen R. Redefining germline predisposition in children with molecularly characterized ependymoma: a population-based 20-year cohort. Acta Neuropathol Commun 2022; 10:123. [PMID: 36008825 PMCID: PMC9404601 DOI: 10.1186/s40478-022-01429-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Ependymoma is the second most common malignant brain tumor in children. The etiology is largely unknown and germline DNA sequencing studies focusing on childhood ependymoma are limited. We therefore performed germline whole-genome sequencing on a population-based cohort of children diagnosed with ependymoma in Denmark over the past 20 years (n = 43). Single nucleotide and structural germline variants in 457 cancer related genes and 2986 highly evolutionarily constrained genes were assessed in 37 children with normal tissue available for sequencing. Molecular ependymoma classification was performed using DNA methylation profiling for 39 children with available tumor tissue. Pathogenic germline variants in known cancer predisposition genes were detected in 11% (4/37; NF2, LZTR1, NF1 & TP53). However, DNA methylation profiling resulted in revision of the histopathological ependymoma diagnosis to non-ependymoma tumor types in 8% (3/39). This included the two children with pathogenic germline variants in TP53 and NF1 whose tumors were reclassified to a diffuse midline glioma and a rosette-forming glioneuronal tumor, respectively. Consequently, 50% (2/4) of children with pathogenic germline variants in fact had other tumor types. A meta-analysis combining our findings with pediatric pan-cancer germline sequencing studies showed an overall frequency of pathogenic germline variants of 3.4% (7/207) in children with ependymoma. In summary, less than 4% of childhood ependymoma is explained by genetic predisposition, virtually restricted to pathogenic variants in NF2 and NF1. For children with other cancer predisposition syndromes, diagnostic reconsideration is recommended for ependymomas without molecular classification. Additionally, LZTR1 is suggested as a novel putative ependymoma predisposition gene.
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- Jon Foss-Skiftesvik
- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Rigshospitalet University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark. .,Department of Neurosurgery, Rigshospitalet University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark. .,Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. .,Department of Neurosurgery, Section 6031, Rigshospitalet University Hospital, Inge Lehmanns Vej 6, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark. .,The Pediatric Oncology Research Laboratory, Section 5704, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Rigshospitalet University Hospital, Henrik Harpestrengs Vej 6A, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Rigshospitalet University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Genetics, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Genomic Medicine, Rigshospitalet University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Rigshospitalet University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Immunology, Rigshospitalet University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Health Technology, Cancer Systems Biology and Bioinformatics, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Pathology, Rigshospitalet University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Pathology, Rigshospitalet University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Biotech Research and Innovation Center, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Rigshospitalet University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Rigshospitalet University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Rigshospitalet University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Frameless robot-assisted stereotactic biopsy: an effective and minimally invasive technique for pediatric diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas. J Neurooncol 2022; 160:107-114. [PMID: 35997920 DOI: 10.1007/s11060-022-04122-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 08/19/2022] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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PURPOSE Diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPGs) are prone to high surgical risks, and they could even lead to death due to their specific sites. To determine the value of frameless robot-assisted stereotactic biopsies of DIPGs, when compared it with microsurgical biopsies. METHODS We conducted a retrospective study of 71 pediatric patients who underwent biopsies from January 2016 to January 2021. (i) group 1: microsurgical biopsies, and (ii) group 2: frameless robot-assisted stereotactic biopsies. Demographic information, neuroimaging characteristics, pathological diagnoses, operation time, postoperative intensive care unit (ICU) stay time, postoperative hospitalization time, complications, cost, and perioperative mortality rate (POMR) were collected for analyses. RESULTS 32 Cases underwent microsurgical biopsies (group 1) and 39 cases underwent frameless robot-assisted stereotactic biopsies (group 2). All cases were accurately diagnosed after surgery. There was no significant difference in gender, age, symptom times and tumor volumes between the two groups (p > 0.05); operation time, postoperative ICU, stay time and postoperative hospitalization time were longer in group 1 than in group 2 (p < 0.001); the intraoperative bleeding volumes and cost were higher in group 1 than in group 2 (p < 0.001). Group 1 patients required more perioperative blood transfusion than group 2 (p = 0.001), and the new neurological impairments were more frequent in group 1 than in group 2 (p = 0.003). The POMR was 9.38% (3/32) in group 1 and 0 in group 2 (p = 0.087). CONCLUSIONS Frameless robot-assisted stereotactic biopsy was an effective and minimally invasive technique for pediatric DIPGs.
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