Genetic abnormalities, clonal evolution, and cancer stem cells of brain tumors

U Testa, G Castelli, E Pelosi - Medical sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Brain tumors are highly heterogeneous and have been classified by the World Health
Organization in various histological and molecular subtypes. Gliomas have been classified …

[HTML][HTML] Medulloblastoma in the molecular era

CM Kuzan-Fischer, K Juraschka… - Journal of Korean …, 2018 - synapse.koreamed.org
Medulloblastoma is the most common malignant brain tumor of childhood and remains a
major cause of cancer related mortality in children. Significant scientific advancements have …

Medulloblastoma, WNT-activated/SHH-activated: clinical impact of molecular analysis and histogenetic evaluation

E Cambruzzi - Child's Nervous System, 2018 - Springer
Purpose Medulloblastoma (MDB) is a small cell poorly differentiated embryonal tumor of the
cerebellum, which more frequently compromises children. Overall prognosis is favorable …

Incorporating advances in molecular pathology into brain tumor diagnostics

JEV Vega, DJ Brat - Advances in Anatomic Pathology, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Recent advances in molecular pathology have reshaped the practice of brain tumor
diagnostics. The classification of gliomas has been restructured with the discovery of …

A CK1 FRET biosensor reveals that DDX3X is an essential activator of CK1ε

C Dolde, J Bischof, S Grüter, A Montada… - Journal of cell …, 2018 - journals.biologists.com
ABSTRACT Casein kinase 1 (CK1) plays central roles in various signal transduction
pathways and performs many cellular activities. For many years CK1 was thought to act …

Inactivation of citron kinase inhibits medulloblastoma progression by inducing apoptosis and cell senescence

G Pallavicini, F Sgrò, F Garello, M Falcone, V Bitonto… - Cancer Research, 2018 - AACR
Medulloblastoma is the most common malignant brain tumor in children. Current treatment
for medulloblastoma consists of surgery followed by irradiation of the whole neuraxis and …

Genomic features of renal cell carcinoma with venous tumor thrombus

G Warsow, D Hübschmann, K Kleinheinz, C Nientiedt… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
A venous tumor thrombus (VTT) is a potentially lethal complication of renal cell carcinoma
(RCC) but virtually nothing is known about the underlying natural history. Based on our …

Clinically integrated sequencing alters therapy in children and young adults with high-risk glial brain tumors

C Koschmann, YM Wu, C Kumar-Sinha… - JCO precision …, 2018 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Brain tumors have become the leading cause of cancer-related mortality in young
patients. Novel effective therapies on the basis of the unique biology of each tumor are …

Integrated analysis of dynamic FET PET/CT parameters, histology, and methylation profiling of 44 gliomas

M Röhrich, K Huang, D Schrimpf, NL Albert… - European journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Purpose Dynamic 18 F-FET PET/CT is a powerful tool for the diagnosis of gliomas.
18 F-FET PET time–activity curves (TAC) allow differentiation between histological low …

Epigenetic cerebellar diseases

M Serrano - Handbook of Clinical Neurology, 2018 - Elsevier
Epigenetics is a growing field of knowledge that is changing our understanding of pathologic
processes. For many cerebellar disorders, recent discoveries of epigenetic mechanisms …