2021
Topographic correlates of driver mutations and endogenous gene expression in pediatric diffuse midline gliomas and hemispheric high-grade gliomas
Kazarian E, Marks A, Cui J, Darbinyan A, Tong E, Mueller S, Cha S, Aboian MS. Topographic correlates of driver mutations and endogenous gene expression in pediatric diffuse midline gliomas and hemispheric high-grade gliomas. Scientific Reports 2021, 11: 14377. PMID: 34257334, PMCID: PMC8277861, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-92943-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-grade gliomasDiffuse midline gliomaPediatric diffuse midline gliomasMidline gliomaGene panel testingDriver mutationsPanel testingTumor board reviewK27M mutationPediatric patientsNormal gene expression patternsH3 K27M-mutationImaging featuresPreoperative MRIEndogenous gene expressionCerebral hemispheresGliomas correlatesNormal brainGene expression patternsMutation testingPatientsTopographic distributionGliomasM mutationIDH1 mutation
2020
Persistent STAG2 mutation despite multimodal therapy in recurrent pediatric glioblastoma
Hong CS, Vasquez JC, Kundishora AJ, Elsamadicy AA, Beckta JM, Sule A, Marks AM, Leelatian N, Huttner A, Bindra RS, DiLuna ML, Kahle KT, Erson-Omay EZ. Persistent STAG2 mutation despite multimodal therapy in recurrent pediatric glioblastoma. Npj Genomic Medicine 2020, 5: 23. PMID: 32528726, PMCID: PMC7264170, DOI: 10.1038/s41525-020-0130-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPediatric patientsStandard chemoradiationSTAG2 mutationsTumor clonesPediatric glioblastomaGross total resectionMultiple surgical resectionsTime of recurrenceHigh-grade gliomasDNA damage repair defectsWhole-exome sequencingVariety of treatmentsSurgical resectionNovel deleterious mutationsStandard therapyTotal resectionVaccine therapyClinical evidencePreclinical dataTreatment optionsMultimodal therapyPreclinical studiesClinical settingTherapyAdult counterparts