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Somatic POLE mutations cause an ultramutated giant cell high-grade glioma subtype with better prognosis
Erson-Omay EZ, Çağlayan AO, Schultz N, Weinhold N, Omay SB, Özduman K, Köksal Y, Li J, Serin Harmancı A, Clark V, Carrión-Grant G, Baranoski J, Çağlar C, Barak T, Coşkun S, Baran B, Köse D, Sun J, Bakırcıoğlu M, Moliterno Günel J, Pamir MN, Mishra-Gorur K, Bilguvar K, Yasuno K, Vortmeyer A, Huttner AJ, Sander C, Günel M. Somatic POLE mutations cause an ultramutated giant cell high-grade glioma subtype with better prognosis. Neuro-Oncology 2015, 17: 1356-1364. PMID: 25740784, PMCID: PMC4578578, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nov027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-grade gliomasSomatic POLE mutationsPOLE mutationsMalignant high-grade gliomasLonger progression-free survivalProgression-free survivalSomatic mutationsOverall survivalPediatric patientsBetter prognosisClinical featuresImproved prognosisClinical behaviorImmune cellsBizarre cellsAggressive formGlioblastoma multiformeDisease pathophysiologyMolecular subgroupsHomozygous germline mutationGermline mutationsPrognosisGlioma subtypesComprehensive genomic analysisDistinct subgroups
2024
Heterozygous CDKN2A Loss is Associated with Recurrence and Survival in High, But Not Low Grade Meningiomas
Tabor J, O'Brien J, Valero S, Pappajohn A, McGuone D, Erson-Omay Z, Yasuno K, Gunel M, Moliterno J. Heterozygous CDKN2A Loss is Associated with Recurrence and Survival in High, But Not Low Grade Meningiomas. Neurosurgery 2024, 70: 203-203. DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002810_112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProgression-free survivalHigh-grade meningiomasOverall survivalNF2 mutationsDecreased PFSLow grade meningiomasWHO grading criteriaLow-grade meningiomasAssociated with recurrenceSomatic NF2 mutationsHigher recurrence rateSomatic driver mutationsAggressive clinical characteristicsIncreased chromosomal instabilityLoss of CDKN2A/BHigh-copy number variationCDKN2A mutationsCopy number variationsAggressive meningiomasLow-grade onesProliferative indexCDKN2A lossGrade meningiomasRecurrence rateMitotic countVariations in the genomic profiles and clinical behavior of meningioma by racial and ethnic group.
Tabor J, Dincer A, O'Brien J, Lei H, Vetsa S, Vasandani S, Jalal M, Yalcin K, Morales-Valero S, Marianayagam N, Alanya H, Elsamadicy A, Millares Chavez M, Aguilera S, Mishra-Gorur K, McGuone D, Fulbright R, Jin L, Erson-Omay E, Günel M, Moliterno J. Variations in the genomic profiles and clinical behavior of meningioma by racial and ethnic group. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2024, 141: 664-672. PMID: 38518289, DOI: 10.3171/2024.1.jns231633.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBlack patientsSporadic meningiomasClinical outcomesGenomic profilingClinical behavior of meningiomasShorter progression-free survivalAnterior skull base tumorsClinical data of patientsHispanic patientsProgression-free survivalChromosome 1p deletionBehavior of meningiomasIncreased recurrence rateRate of recurrenceSkull base tumorsData of patientsSomatic driver mutationsNon-Black patientsShorter PFSOverall survivalAggressive meningiomasTRAF7 mutationsIntracranial meningiomasMeningioma resectionNon-black group
2023
EPCO-47. HETEROZYGOUS CDKN2A LOSS IS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGHER RECURRENCE AND LOWER SURVIVAL IN HIGH-, BUT NOT LOW-GRADE MENINGIOMAS
Tabor J, Chavez M, O'Brien J, Morales-Valero S, Pappajohn A, McGuone D, Erson-Omay Z, Yasuno K, Gunel M, Moliterno J. EPCO-47. HETEROZYGOUS CDKN2A LOSS IS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGHER RECURRENCE AND LOWER SURVIVAL IN HIGH-, BUT NOT LOW-GRADE MENINGIOMAS. Neuro-Oncology 2023, 25: v134-v135. PMCID: PMC10639255, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noad179.0509.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProgression-free survivalShorter progression-free survivalHigh recurrence rateHigh-grade meningiomasCDKN2A/BOverall survivalRecurrence rateLow-grade meningiomasHeterozygous lossNF2 mutationsHigh mitotic countFree survivalMethods ClinicalSomatic NF2 mutationsClinical associationsLower OSHigh recurrenceLow-grade onesProliferative indexMitotic countAggressive meningiomasClinical implicationsMeningiomasPotential associationSkull base
2022
EPCO-40. INFRATENTORIAL NF2 MUTANT SPORADIC MENINGIOMAS DIFFER FROM THOSE IN SUPRATENTORIAL LOCATIONS AND ARE MORE BENIGN
Vasandani S, Vetsa S, Jalal M, Yalcin K, Marianayagam N, Nadar A, Jin L, Fulbright R, Erson-Omay E, Günel M, Moliterno J. EPCO-40. INFRATENTORIAL NF2 MUTANT SPORADIC MENINGIOMAS DIFFER FROM THOSE IN SUPRATENTORIAL LOCATIONS AND ARE MORE BENIGN. Neuro-Oncology 2022, 24: vii125-vii125. DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noac209.474.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSupratentorial locationWhole-exome sequencing dataHigh-risk clinical featuresLonger progression-free survivalProgression-free survivalExtent of resectionShorter overall survivalDifferent intracranial locationsChromosome 1p deletionOverall survivalClinical featuresInfratentorial tumorsAggressive featuresClinical manifestationsClinical behaviorKi-67Intracranial locationMeningiomasTumorsUnstable tumorsNF2 lossResectionGenomic profilesPatientsExome sequencing dataP11.46.A Whole exome sequencing identifies novel SLIT2 mutations in primary CNS lymphoma
Kaulen L, Erson-Omay E, Henegariu O, Karschnia P, Huttner A, Günel M, Baehring J. P11.46.A Whole exome sequencing identifies novel SLIT2 mutations in primary CNS lymphoma. Neuro-Oncology 2022, 24: ii68-ii68. PMCID: PMC9443199, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noac174.235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary CNS lymphomaCNS lymphomaOverall survivalExtension cohortEpstein-Barr virus statusKaplan-Meier methodLog-rank testCBio Cancer Genomics PortalReporter luciferase assaysFree survivalShorter OSTumor DNA samplesPCNSL patientsClinical outcomesShorter PFSSomatic insertions/deletionsVirus statusFavorable outcomeLymphoid malignanciesClinical observationsTumor tissuePersonalized careCDKN2A lossCopy number alterationsCohort
2021
Exome sequencing identifies SLIT2 variants in primary CNS lymphoma
Kaulen LD, Erson‐Omay E, Henegariu O, Karschnia P, Huttner A, Günel M, Baehring JM. Exome sequencing identifies SLIT2 variants in primary CNS lymphoma. British Journal Of Haematology 2021, 193: 375-379. PMID: 33481259, DOI: 10.1111/bjh.17319.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary central nervous system lymphomaShorter progression-free survivalCentral nervous system lymphomaRole of SLIT2Primary CNS lymphomaProgression-free survivalLarger validation cohortNervous system lymphomaShorter overall survivalPossible prognostic implicationsWarrants further investigationCNS lymphomaTumor DNA samplesOverall survivalPCNSL patientsSystem lymphomaPrognostic implicationsValidation cohortPCNSL pathogenesisLymphoid malignanciesFunction variantsTumor suppressor geneExome sequencingLuciferase assayLymphoma