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 …

Pathology, diagnostics, and classification of medulloblastoma

BA Orr - Brain Pathology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Medulloblastoma (MB) is the most common CNS embryonal tumor. While the overall cure
rate is around 70%, patients with high‐risk disease continue to have poor outcome and …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling medulloblastoma in vivo and with human cerebellar organoids

C Ballabio, M Anderle, M Gianesello, C Lago… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Medulloblastoma (MB) is the most common malignant brain tumor in children and among
the subtypes, Group 3 MB has the worst outcome. Here, we perform an in vivo, patient …

[HTML][HTML] Pathogenic DDX3X mutations impair RNA metabolism and neurogenesis during fetal cortical development

AL Lennox, ML Hoye, R Jiang, BL Johnson-Kerner… - Neuron, 2020 - cell.com
De novo germline mutations in the RNA helicase DDX3X account for 1%–3% of
unexplained intellectual disability (ID) cases in females and are associated with autism …

[HTML][HTML] The promise for histone methyltransferase inhibitors for epigenetic therapy in clinical oncology: a narrative review

HS Rugo, I Jacobs, S Sharma, F Scappaticci… - Advances in …, 2020 - Springer
Epigenetic processes are essential for normal development and the maintenance of tissue-
specific gene expression in mammals. Changes in gene expression and malignant cellular …

Advances in the molecular classification of pediatric brain tumors: a guide to the galaxy

C Cacciotti, A Fleming… - The Journal of pathology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Central nervous system (CNS) tumors are the most common solid tumor in pediatrics,
accounting for approximately 25% of all childhood cancers, and the second most common …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular stratifications, biomarker candidates and new therapeutic options in current medulloblastoma treatment approaches

O Menyhárt, B Győrffy - Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 2020 - Springer
Medulloblastoma (MB) is the most common malignant childhood tumor of the brain.
Multimodal treatment consisting of surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy reduced …

Medulloblastoma genomics in the modern molecular era

R Kumar, APY Liu, PA Northcott - Brain Pathology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Medulloblastoma (MB) represents a spectrum of biologically and clinically distinct entities.
Initially described histopathologically as a small, round blue cell tumor arising in the …

An update on the central nervous system manifestations of Li–Fraumeni syndrome

BA Orr, MR Clay, EM Pinto, C Kesserwan - Acta neuropathologica, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Li–Fraumeni syndrome (LFS), caused by the germline mutations in the TP53 gene,
leads to significant lifetime risk to cancer in the central nervous system. Recognition of LFS …

Germline GPR161 Mutations Predispose to Pediatric Medulloblastoma

M Begemann, SM Waszak, GW Robinson… - Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE The identification of a heritable tumor predisposition often leads to changes in
management and increased surveillance of individuals who are at risk; however, for many …