Medulloblastomics revisited: biological and clinical insights from thousands of patients

V Hovestadt, O Ayrault, FJ Swartling… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Medulloblastoma, a malignant brain tumour primarily diagnosed during childhood, has
recently been the focus of intensive molecular profiling efforts, profoundly advancing our …

The meninges as barriers and facilitators for the movement of fluid, cells and pathogens related to the rodent and human CNS

RO Weller, MM Sharp, M Christodoulides… - Acta …, 2018 - Springer
Meninges that surround the CNS consist of an outer fibrous sheet of dura mater
(pachymeninx) that is also the inner periosteum of the skull. Underlying the dura are the …

Single-cell transcriptomics in medulloblastoma reveals tumor-initiating progenitors and oncogenic cascades during tumorigenesis and relapse

L Zhang, X He, X Liu, F Zhang, LF Huang, AS Potter… - Cancer cell, 2019 - cell.com
Progenitor heterogeneity and identities underlying tumor initiation and relapse in
medulloblastomas remain elusive. Utilizing single-cell transcriptomic analysis, we …

Integrative analysis of gene expression and DNA methylation through one‐class logistic regression machine learning identifies stemness features in medulloblastoma

H Lian, YP Han, YC Zhang, Y Zhao, S Yan… - Molecular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Most human cancers develop from stem and progenitor cell populations through the
sequential accumulation of various genetic and epigenetic alterations. Cancer stem cells …

Subgroup and subtype-specific outcomes in adult medulloblastoma

H Coltin, L Sundaresan, KS Smith, P Skowron… - Acta …, 2021 - Springer
Medulloblastoma, a common pediatric malignant central nervous system tumour, represent
a small proportion of brain tumours in adults. Previously it has been shown that in adults …

Phase I study of intraventricular infusions of autologous ex vivo expanded NK cells in children with recurrent medulloblastoma and ependymoma

S Khatua, LJN Cooper, DI Sandberg, L Ketonen… - Neuro …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Recurrent pediatric medulloblastoma and ependymoma have a grim prognosis.
We report a first-in-human, phase I study of intraventricular infusions of ex vivo expanded …

Medulloblastoma: optimizing care with a multidisciplinary approach

A Thomas, G Noël - Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Medulloblastoma is a malignant tumor of the cerebellum and the most frequent malignant
brain tumor in children. The standard of care consists of maximal resection surgery, followed …

Temozolomide with irinotecan versus temozolomide, irinotecan plus bevacizumab for recurrent medulloblastoma of childhood: Report of a COG randomized Phase II …

AS Levy, M Krailo, S Chi, D Villaluna… - Pediatric blood & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Approximately 30% of children with medulloblastoma (MB) experience
recurrence, which is usually incurable. This study compared the overall survival (OS) of …

The SHH/GLI signaling pathway: a therapeutic target for medulloblastoma

L Lospinoso Severini, F Ghirga, F Bufalieri… - Expert opinion on …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Medulloblastoma (MB) is a heterogeneous tumor of the cerebellum that is
divided into four main subgroups with distinct molecular and clinical features. Sonic …

Pineoblastoma segregates into molecular sub-groups with distinct clinico-pathologic features: a Rare Brain Tumor Consortium registry study

BK Li, A Vasiljevic, C Dufour, F Yao, BLB Ho, M Lu… - Acta …, 2020 - Springer
Pineoblastomas (PBs) are rare, aggressive pediatric brain tumors of the pineal gland with
modest overall survival despite intensive therapy. We sought to define the clinical and …