Brain metastasis

A Boire, PK Brastianos, L Garzia, M Valiente - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2020 - nature.com
Brain metastasis, which commonly arises in patients with lung cancer, breast cancer and
melanoma, is associated with poor survival outcomes and poses distinct clinical challenges …

Classifying BRAF alterations in cancer: new rational therapeutic strategies for actionable mutations

M Dankner, AAN Rose, S Rajkumar, PM Siegel… - Oncogene, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract The RAS–RAF–MEK–ERK signaling cascade is among the most frequently mutated
pathways in human cancer. Approximately 50% of melanoma patients possess a druggable …

[HTML][HTML] BRAF–MEK inhibition in newly diagnosed papillary Craniopharyngiomas

PK Brastianos, E Twohy, S Geyer… - … England Journal of …, 2023 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Craniopharyngiomas, primary brain tumors of the pituitary–hypothalamic axis,
can cause clinically significant sequelae. Treatment with the use of surgery, radiation, or …

Integrated proteogenomic characterization across major histological types of pediatric brain cancer

F Petralia, N Tignor, B Reva, M Koptyra, S Chowdhury… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
We report a comprehensive proteogenomics analysis, including whole-genome sequencing,
RNA sequencing, and proteomics and phosphoproteomics profiling, of 218 tumors across 7 …

Uncovering novel mutational signatures by de novo extraction with SigProfilerExtractor

SMA Islam, M Díaz-Gay, Y Wu, M Barnes, R Vangara… - Cell genomics, 2022 - cell.com
Mutational signature analysis is commonly performed in cancer genomic studies. Here, we
present SigProfilerExtractor, an automated tool for de novo extraction of mutational …

Practical implementation of DNA methylation and copy-number-based CNS tumor diagnostics: the Heidelberg experience

D Capper, D Stichel, F Sahm, DTW Jones… - Acta …, 2018 - Springer
Recently, we described a machine learning approach for classification of central nervous
system tumors based on the analysis of genome-wide DNA methylation patterns [6]. Here …

ICAR: endoscopic skull‐base surgery

EW Wang, AM Zanation, PA Gardner… - International forum of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Endoscopic skull‐base surgery (ESBS) is employed in the management of
diverse skull‐base pathologies. Paralleling the increased utilization of ESBS, the literature in …

Mutations driving CLL and their evolution in progression and relapse

DA Landau, E Tausch, AN Taylor-Weiner, C Stewart… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
Which genetic alterations drive tumorigenesis and how they evolve over the course of
disease and therapy are central questions in cancer biology. Here we identify 44 recurrently …

Craniopharyngioma

HL Müller, C Alapetite, J Wisoff - Brain and Spinal Tumors of …, 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
Craniopharyngiomas are rare, partly cystic and calcified embryonic malformations of the
sellar/parasellar region with low histological grade (WHO Io). A bimodal age distribution has …

Targeting RAF kinases for cancer therapy: BRAF-mutated melanoma and beyond

M Holderfield, MM Deuker, F McCormick… - Nature Reviews …, 2014 - nature.com
The identification of mutationally activated BRAF in many cancers altered our conception of
the part played by the RAF family of protein kinases in oncogenesis. In this Review, we …