Longitudinal analysis of treatment-induced genomic alterations in gliomas
Erson-Omay EZ, Henegariu O, Omay SB, Harmancı AS, Youngblood MW, Mishra-Gorur K, Li J, Özduman K, Carrión-Grant G, Clark VE, Çağlar C, Bakırcıoğlu M, Pamir MN, Tabar V, Vortmeyer AO, Bilguvar K, Yasuno K, DeAngelis LM, Baehring JM, Moliterno J, Günel M. Longitudinal analysis of treatment-induced genomic alterations in gliomas. Genome Medicine 2017, 9: 12. PMID: 28153049, PMCID: PMC5290635, DOI: 10.1186/s13073-017-0401-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic AgentsChromosome AberrationsCombined Modality TherapyDisease ProgressionDNA Mismatch RepairDNA Mutational AnalysisDNA, NeoplasmExomeFemaleGeneral SurgeryGenome, HumanGenomicsGlioblastomaHumansImmunotherapyLongitudinal StudiesMiddle AgedMutationNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPrecision MedicineRadiotherapyTreatment OutcomeConceptsWhole-exome sequencingMismatch repair deficiencyImmune checkpoint inhibitionMalignant brain tumorsMolecular changesLongitudinal analysisMedian survivalCheckpoint inhibitionSubsequent recurrenceMaximal resectionStandard treatmentBackgroundGlioblastoma multiformeBrain tumorsTumor-normal pairsFavorable responsePrimary GBMIndividual tumorsConclusionsOur studyPrecision therapyPersonalized treatmentGenomic profilingRepair deficiencyGenomic alterationsGenomic profilesTherapyGenetic characterization of an aggressive optic nerve pilocytic glioma
Hong CS, Fliney G, Fisayo A, An Y, Gopal PP, Omuro A, Pointdujour-Lim R, Erson-Omay EZ, Omay SB. Genetic characterization of an aggressive optic nerve pilocytic glioma. Brain Tumor Pathology 2020, 38: 59-63. PMID: 33098465, PMCID: PMC7585354, DOI: 10.1007/s10014-020-00383-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptic nerve gliomaLeft optic nerve sheathLeft-sided visual lossSporadic adult casesOptic nerve sheathNeurofibromatosis type 1 syndromeType 1 syndromeWhole-exome sequencingEmpiric managementVisual lossFocal radiotherapyOptic nervePediatric populationNerve sheathOpen biopsyAdult casesBiopsy specimenBenign histopathologyClinical prognosticationPilocytic astrocytomaComplex tumorsActionable targetsVisual pathwayAdult populationTumor progression