Gliomatosis cerebri in children: A poor prognostic phenotype of diffuse gliomas with a distinct molecular profile

Background. The term gliomatosis cerebri (GC), a radiology-defined highly infiltrating diffuse glioma, has been abandoned since molecular GC-associated features could not be established. Methods. We conducted a multinational retrospective study of 104 children and adolescents with GC providing compr...

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Autores: Nussbaumer G, Benesch M, Grabovska Y, Mackay A, Castel D, Grill J, Alonso MM, Antonelli M, Bailey S, Baugh JN, Biassoni V, Blattner Johnson M, Broniscer A, Carai A, Colafati GS, Colditz N, Corbacioglu S, Crampsie S, Entz-Werle N, Eyrich M, Friker LL, Frühwald MC, Garrè ML, Gerber NU, Giangaspero F, Gil-da-Costa MJ, Graf N, Hargrave D, Hauser P, Herrlinger U, Hoffmann M, Hulleman E, Izquierdo E, Jacobs S, Karremann M, Kattamis A, Kebudi R, Kortmann RD, Kwiecien R, Massimino M, Mastronuzzi A, Miele E, Morana G, Noack CM, Pentikainen V, Perwein T, Pfister SM, Pietsch T, Roka K, Rossi S, Rutkowski S, Schiavello E, Seidel C, Šterba J, Sturm D, Sumerauer D, Tacke A, Temelso S, Valentini C, van Vuurden D, Varlet P, Veldhuijzen van Zanten SEM, Vinci M, von Bueren AO, Warmuth-Metz M, Wesseling P, Wiese M, Wolff JEA, Zamecnik J, Morales La Madrid A, Bison B, Gielen GH, Jones DTW, Jones C, Kramm CM
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Fundació Sant Joan de Déu
Repositorio:r-FSJD. Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica de la Fundació Sant Joan de Déu
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Palabra clave:chromosome 6
gliomatosis cerebri
H3-wild-type and IDH-wild-type
pedHGG_RTK2
pediatric-type glioma
pediatric-type high-grade glioma
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Sumario:Background. The term gliomatosis cerebri (GC), a radiology-defined highly infiltrating diffuse glioma, has been abandoned since molecular GC-associated features could not be established. Methods. We conducted a multinational retrospective study of 104 children and adolescents with GC providing comprehensive clinical and (epi-)genetic characterization. Results. Median overall survival (OS) was 15.5 months (interquartile range, 10.9-27.7) with a 2-year survival rate of 28%. Histopathological grading correlated significantly with median OS: CNS WHO grade II: 47.8 months (25.2-55.7); grade III: 15.9 months (11.4-26.3); grade IV: 10.4 months (8.8-14.4). By DNA methylation profiling (n = 49), most tumors were classified as pediatric-type diffuse high-grade glioma (pedHGG), H3-/IDH-wild-type (n = 31/49, 63.3%) with enriched subclasses pedHGG_RTK2 (n = 19), pedHGG_A/B (n = 6), and pedHGG_MYCN (n = 5), but only one pedHGG_RTK1 case. Within the pedHGG, H3-/IDH-wild-type subgroup, recurrent alterations in EGFR (n = 10) and BCOR (n = 9) were identified. Additionally, we observed structural aberrations in chromosome 6 in 16/49 tumors (32.7%) across tumor types. In the pedHGG, H3-/IDH-wild-type subgroup TP53 alterations had a significant negative effect on OS. Conclusions. Contrary to previous studies, our representative pediatric GC study provides evidence that GC has a strong predilection to arise on the background of specific molecular features (especially pedHGG_RTK2, pedHGG_A/B, EGFR and BCOR mutations, chromosome 6 rearrangements). Key Points The presence of gliomatosis cerebri (GC) phenotype may be considered as an independent dismal prognostic factor in hemispheric pediatric-type diffuse gliomas. The methylome-based subtypes pediatric-type diffuse high-grade glioma (pedHGG)_RTK2A/B and (provisional) pedHGG_A/B were significantly associated with GC. EGFR and BCOR alterations and rearrangements of chromosome 6 were the most common genetic features in pediatric GC.