Diffuse glioma heterogeneity and its therapeutic implications

JG Nicholson, HA Fine - Cancer discovery, 2021 - AACR
Diffuse gliomas represent a heterogeneous group of universally lethal brain tumors
characterized by minimally effective genotype-targeted therapies. Recent advances have …

The 2021 WHO classification of tumors of the central nervous system: an update on pediatric low‐grade gliomas and glioneuronal tumors

TA Bale, MK Rosenblum - Brain Pathology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The 2021 5th edition of the WHO Classification of Tumors of the Central Nervous System
reflects the discovery of genetic alterations underlying many central nervous system (CNS) …

The type II RAF inhibitor tovorafenib in relapsed/refractory pediatric low-grade glioma: the phase 2 FIREFLY-1 trial

LB Kilburn, DA Khuong-Quang, JR Hansford, D Landi… - Nature medicine, 2024 - nature.com
BRAF genomic alterations are the most common oncogenic drivers in pediatric low-grade
glioma (pLGG). Arm 1 (n= 77) of the ongoing phase 2 FIREFLY-1 (PNOC026) trial …

A morphology focused diffusion probabilistic model for synthesis of histopathology images

PA Moghadam, S Van Dalen… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - openaccess.thecvf.com
Visual microscopic study of diseased tissue by pathologists has been the cornerstone for
cancer diagnosis and prognostication for more than a century. Recently, deep learning …

2021 WHO classification of tumours of the central nervous system: a review for the neuroradiologist

C McNamara, K Mankad, S Thust, L Dixon… - Neuroradiology, 2022 - Springer
The fifth edition of the World Health Organization Classification of Tumours of the Central
Nervous System (WHO CNS5) published in 2021 builds on the 2016 edition and …

Efficacy and safety of larotrectinib in TRK fusion-positive primary central nervous system tumors

F Doz, CM Van Tilburg, B Geoerger… - Neuro …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Larotrectinib is a first-in-class, highly selective tropomyosin receptor kinase
(TRK) inhibitor approved to treat adult and pediatric patients with TRK fusion-positive …

A noncoding single-nucleotide polymorphism at 8q24 drives IDH1-mutant glioma formation

C Yanchus, KL Drucker, TM Kollmeyer, R Tsai… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Establishing causal links between inherited polymorphisms and cancer risk is challenging.
Here, we focus on the single-nucleotide polymorphism rs55705857, which confers a sixfold …

Molecular engines, therapeutic targets, and challenges in pediatric brain tumors: a special emphasis on hydrogen sulfide and RNA-based nano-delivery

SA Fahmy, A Dawoud, YA Zeinelabdeen, CJ Kiriacos… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Pediatric brain tumors represent a formidable challenge in the field of
oncology. Pediatric brain tumors are sub-classified into several molecular sub-types, where …

Trametinib for the treatment of recurrent/progressive pediatric low-grade glioma

N Manoharan, J Choi, C Chordas… - Journal of Neuro …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose Pediatric low-grade gliomas (pLGGs) are the most common CNS tumor of
childhood and comprise a heterogenous group of tumors. Children with progressive pLGG …

Treatment of pediatric low-grade gliomas

SF Sait, AM Giantini-Larsen, KR Tringale… - Current neurology and …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Pediatric low-grade gliomas and glioneuronal tumors (pLGG)
account for approximately 30% of pediatric CNS neoplasms, encompassing a …