2023
Application of novel PACS-based informatics platform to identify imaging based predictors of CDKN2A allelic status in glioblastomas
Tillmanns N, Lost J, Tabor J, Vasandani S, Vetsa S, Marianayagam N, Yalcin K, Erson-Omay E, von Reppert M, Jekel L, Merkaj S, Ramakrishnan D, Avesta A, de Oliveira Santo I, Jin L, Huttner A, Bousabarah K, Ikuta I, Lin M, Aneja S, Turowski B, Aboian M, Moliterno J. Application of novel PACS-based informatics platform to identify imaging based predictors of CDKN2A allelic status in glioblastomas. Scientific Reports 2023, 13: 22942. PMID: 38135704, PMCID: PMC10746716, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-48918-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInformatics platformDeep learning algorithmsImaging featuresCDKN2A alterationsLearning algorithmHeterozygous lossHomozygous deletionLarge datasetsDeep white matter invasionGBM molecular subtypesNew informaticsQualitative imaging biomarkersWhole-exome sequencingQualitative imaging featuresGBM resectionRadiographic evidenceWorse prognosisPACSMolecular subtypesPial invasionImaging biomarkersCDKN2A mutationsAllele statusNoninvasive identificationMagnetic resonance imagesAnti-seed PNAs targeting multiple oncomiRs for brain tumor therapy
Wang Y, Malik S, Suh H, Xiao Y, Deng Y, Fan R, Huttner A, Bindra R, Singh V, Saltzman W, Bahal R. Anti-seed PNAs targeting multiple oncomiRs for brain tumor therapy. Science Advances 2023, 9: eabq7459. PMID: 36753549, PMCID: PMC9908025, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abq7459.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrainBrain NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorGlioblastomaMiceNanoparticlesPeptide Nucleic AcidsTemozolomideConceptsConvection-enhanced deliveryHigh recurrence rateOrthotopic mouse modelBrain tumor therapyTreatment of glioblastomaRecurrence ratePoor survivalLethal malignancyMouse modelGBM progressionTumor cellsGlioblastomaTumor therapyBioadhesive nanoparticlesOncomiRSurvivalTreatmentSeed regionMalignancyTemozolomideTherapy
2022
Cross-platform analysis reveals cellular and molecular landscape of glioblastoma invasion
Chen AT, Xiao Y, Tang X, Baqri M, Gao X, Reschke M, Sheu WC, Long G, Zhou Y, Deng G, Zhang S, Deng Y, Bai Z, Kim D, Huttner A, Kunes R, Günel M, Moliterno J, Saltzman WM, Fan R, Zhou J. Cross-platform analysis reveals cellular and molecular landscape of glioblastoma invasion. Neuro-Oncology 2022, 25: 482-494. PMID: 35901838, PMCID: PMC10013636, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noac186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCrystallin alpha BTumor invasionGBM invasionHistology samplesMolecular landscapeTreatment of glioblastomaPostoperative recurrenceGBM patientsInvasive glioblastomaResection modelGlioblastomaNon-invasive counterpartsGBM samplesGlioblastoma invasionCD44PatientsInvasionAlpha BCellular levelTranscriptomic featuresRNA sequencing dataRecurrenceHistology stainsLevelsDisease
2021
Surgical strategies for older patients with glioblastoma
Barak T, Vetsa S, Nadar A, Jin L, Gupte TP, Fomchenko EI, Miyagishima DF, Yalcin K, Vasandani S, Gorelick E, Zhao AY, Antonios J, Theriault BC, Lifton N, Marianayagam N, Omay B, Omay ZE, Huttner A, McGuone D, Blondin NA, Corbin Z, Fulbright RK, Moliterno J. Surgical strategies for older patients with glioblastoma. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2021, 155: 255-264. PMID: 34626296, PMCID: PMC8651607, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-021-03862-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKarnofsky performance scoreLength of surgeryOlder patientsOverall survivalPostoperative complicationsSurgical resectionSurgical strategyLow preoperative KPS scorePoor Karnofsky performance scoreLow Karnofsky performance scoreYale-New Haven HospitalPostoperative adjuvant treatmentPreoperative KPS scoreAdjuvant treatment regimensExtent of resectionNew Haven HospitalUse of ioMRIAdjuvant treatmentHospital stayKPS scoreMethodsClinical dataConsecutive patientsPrognostic factorsTreatment regimensExperienced handsENT2 facilitates brain endothelial cell penetration and blood-brain barrier transport by a tumor-targeting anti-DNA autoantibody
Rattray Z, Deng G, Zhang S, Shirali A, May CK, Chen X, Cuffari BJ, Liu J, Zou P, Rattray N, Johnson CH, Dubljevic V, Campbell JA, Huttner A, Baehring JM, Zhou J, Hansen JE. ENT2 facilitates brain endothelial cell penetration and blood-brain barrier transport by a tumor-targeting anti-DNA autoantibody. JCI Insight 2021, 6: e145875. PMID: 34128837, PMCID: PMC8410084, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.145875.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood-brain barrierAnti-DNA autoantibodiesBrain tumorsBreast cancer brain metastasesBlood-brain barrier transportBrain tumor immunotherapyCancer brain metastasesBrain endothelial cellsEndothelial cell penetrationCNS lupusNeurotoxic autoantibodiesBrain metastasesTumor immunotherapyBarrier transportAntibody-based approachesCNS penetrationAutoantibodiesEfficacy studiesOrthotopic glioblastomaEndothelial cellsTumorsCancer cellsNucleoside fluxesActionable mechanismsKey transporters
2020
Differential expression of the T-cell inhibitor TIGIT in glioblastoma and MS
Lucca LE, Lerner BA, Park C, DeBartolo D, Harnett B, Kumar VP, Ponath G, Raddassi K, Huttner A, Hafler DA, Pitt D. Differential expression of the T-cell inhibitor TIGIT in glioblastoma and MS. Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation 2020, 7: e712. PMID: 32269065, PMCID: PMC7188477, DOI: 10.1212/nxi.0000000000000712.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor-infiltrating T cellsT cellsPD-1/PD-L1Anti-TIGIT therapyExpression of CD226Expression of TIGITPostmortem CNS tissueLymphocytes of patientsFresh surgical resectionsLigand CD155TIGIT expressionSurgical resectionPD-1PD-L1CNS diseaseHealthy controlsHealthy donorsLymphocytic expressionImmune responseCNS tissueMS lesionsTIGITImmune pathwaysPatientsGlioblastoma multiforme
2019
DNMT3A co-mutation in an IDH1-mutant glioblastoma
Fomchenko EI, Erson-Omay EZ, Zhao A, Bindra RS, Huttner A, Fulbright RK, Moliterno J. DNMT3A co-mutation in an IDH1-mutant glioblastoma. Molecular Case Studies 2019, 5: a004119. PMID: 31371348, PMCID: PMC6672028, DOI: 10.1101/mcs.a004119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBiomarkers, TumorBrain NeoplasmsDNA (Cytosine-5-)-MethyltransferasesDNA MethylationDNA Methyltransferase 3ADNA Modification MethylasesEpigenesis, GeneticGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGlioblastomaGliomaHumansIsocitrate DehydrogenaseMaleMutationMutation, MissensePromoter Regions, GeneticConceptsIDH1-mutant glioblastomaEpigenetic controlHistone modificationsTranscriptional regulationDNA methylationExpression profilesGlioblastoma biologySomatic mutationsDe novoMutationsMutant glioblastomasTumor landscapeMutational profileTargeted therapeutic approachesGlioblastomaImportant roleMethylationDNMT3ABiologyGliomagenesisMissenseRegulationNovoPrimary brain tumorsTherapeutic approaches
2017
Surface chemistry governs cellular tropism of nanoparticles in the brain
Song E, Gaudin A, King AR, Seo YE, Suh HW, Deng Y, Cui J, Tietjen GT, Huttner A, Saltzman WM. Surface chemistry governs cellular tropism of nanoparticles in the brain. Nature Communications 2017, 8: 15322. PMID: 28524852, PMCID: PMC5454541, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms15322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurface chemistryDifferent surface chemistriesDrug deliveryNanoparticlesNanoparticle designChemistryTherapeutic efficacyAssociation rateFunctionalizationCentral nervous systemConvection-enhanced deliverySignificant uptakeBrain interstitiumOrthotopic modelNervous systemNeurological diseasesAdverse toxicityCellular tropismExtent of internalizationCellular depositionBrainCell populationsDepositionPropertiesGlioblastoma
2016
Distribution of polymer nanoparticles by convection-enhanced delivery to brain tumors
Saucier-Sawyer JK, Seo YE, Gaudin A, Quijano E, Song E, Sawyer AJ, Deng Y, Huttner A, Saltzman WM. Distribution of polymer nanoparticles by convection-enhanced delivery to brain tumors. Journal Of Controlled Release 2016, 232: 103-112. PMID: 27063424, PMCID: PMC4893898, DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2016.04.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConvection-enhanced deliveryBlood-brain barrierBrain-penetrating nanoparticlesIntracranial tumorsBrain tumorsGlioblastoma multiformeHealthy brainMain tumor massFatal brain tumorPresence of tumorBrain tumor treatmentLocal recurrenceInfusion sitePeritumoral tissuesTumor massCED infusionIndividual tumorsTumorsNecrotic regionsTumor treatmentLocal administrationHeterogeneous distribution patternAdministrationBrainCell targeting
2014
Imaging the delivery of brain-penetrating PLGA nanoparticles in the brain using magnetic resonance
Strohbehn G, Coman D, Han L, Ragheb RR, Fahmy TM, Huttner AJ, Hyder F, Piepmeier JM, Saltzman WM, Zhou J. Imaging the delivery of brain-penetrating PLGA nanoparticles in the brain using magnetic resonance. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2014, 121: 441-449. PMID: 25403507, PMCID: PMC4323763, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-014-1658-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsBrain NeoplasmsConvectionDrug Delivery SystemsFerric CompoundsGlioblastomaHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedLactic AcidMagnetic Resonance ImagingNanoparticlesNeuroimagingPolyglycolic AcidPolylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid CopolymerRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyConceptsBrain-penetrating nanoparticlesSuperparamagnetic iron oxideEfficient deliveryDrug-loaded nanoparticlesDistribution of nanoparticlesTransverse relaxivityPLGA nanoparticlesNanoparticlesConvection-enhanced deliveryDelivery platformFuture clinical applicationsUniversal tumor recurrenceClinical translationSignal attenuationDetection modalitiesIron oxideSame morphologyParticle distributionDeliveryGroundbreaking approachClinical applicationRelevant volumesRelaxivityTreatment of GBMOxide
2013
Highly penetrative, drug-loaded nanocarriers improve treatment of glioblastoma
Zhou J, Patel TR, Sirianni RW, Strohbehn G, Zheng MQ, Duong N, Schafbauer T, Huttner AJ, Huang Y, Carson RE, Zhang Y, Sullivan DJ, Piepmeier JM, Saltzman WM. Highly penetrative, drug-loaded nanocarriers improve treatment of glioblastoma. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 11751-11756. PMID: 23818631, PMCID: PMC3718184, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1304504110.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Clinicopathologic study of glioblastoma in children with neurofibromatosis type 1
Huttner AJ, Kieran MW, Yao X, Cruz L, Ladner J, Quayle K, Goumnerova LC, Irons MB, Ullrich NJ. Clinicopathologic study of glioblastoma in children with neurofibromatosis type 1. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2010, 54: 890-896. PMID: 20310005, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.22462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrain NeoplasmsChildChild, PreschoolDNA Modification MethylasesDNA Repair EnzymesErbB ReceptorsGene DosageGlioblastomaHumansImmunohistochemistryIn Situ HybridizationInfantKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleNeurofibromatosis 1PTEN PhosphohydrolaseRetrospective StudiesTumor Suppressor Protein p53Tumor Suppressor ProteinsConceptsNeurofibromatosis type 1Malignant tumorsType 1Median overall survivalLow-grade tumorsPeripheral nervous systemEpidermal growth factor receptor copy numberNon-NF1 patientsAdditional molecular studiesClinicopathologic studyOverall prognosisOverall survivalRetrospective reviewVascular proliferationPathologic indicatorsPatientsNervous systemTumors differsSame time periodGlioblastomaSmall sample sizeTumorsMethylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) geneSurvivalChildren