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ReviewNeuro-oncology2023

Translational significance of CDKN2A/B homozygous deletion in isocitrate dehydrogenase-mutant astrocytoma.

Shannon P Fortin Ensign, Robert B Jenkins, Caterina Giannini, Jann N Sarkaria, Evanthia Galanis, Sani H Kizilbash

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Review in Neuro-oncology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
28citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.9field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. CDKN2A/B Homozygous Deletion Sensitizes IDH-Mutant Glioma to CDK4/6 Inhibition.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2024
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  19. Advances in Mass Spectrometry of Gangliosides Expressed in Brain Cancers.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shannon P Fortin EnsignDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Robert B JenkinsDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Caterina GianniniDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2757-6782
Jann N SarkariaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7489-4885
Evanthia GalanisDepartment of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8014-786X
Sani H KizilbashDepartment of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8568-1519
Mayo Clinic · USWinnMed · US

Funding

UNDERSTANDING THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN GERMLINE AND SOMATIC ALTERATIONS in the PATHOGENESIS OF GLIOMASR01CA230712 · NCI · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI JENKINS, ROBERT B. · 2018 to 2022
$3.3M
Phase I study to evaluate safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and anti-tumor activity of WSD0922-FUR01FD007288 · FDA · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI KIZILBASH, SANI HAIDER · 2021 to 2024
$882k
FDA HHS R01 FD007288NCI NIH HHS R01 CA230712
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) 1 or 2 mutations confer a favorable prognosis compared to IDH-wildtype in astrocytoma, frequently denoting a lower grade malignancy. However, recent molecular profiling has identified specific aggressive tumor subgroups with clear clinical prognostic implications that are independent of histologic grading. The homozygous deletion of CDKN2A/B is the strongest implicated independent indicator of the poor prognosis within IDH-mutant astrocytoma, and the identification of this alteration in these lower histologic grade tumors transforms their biology toward an aggressive grade 4 phenotype clinically. CDKN2A/B homozygous deletion is now sufficient to define a grade 4 tumor in IDH-mutant astrocytomas regardless of histologic appearance, yet there are currently no effective molecularly informed targeted therapies for these tumors. The biological impact of CDKN2A/B homozygous deletion in IDH-mutant tumors and the optimal treatment strategy for this molecular subgroup remains insufficiently explored. Here we review the current understanding of the translational significance of homozygous deletion of CDKN2A/B gene expression in IDH-mutant astrocytoma and associated diagnostic and therapeutic implications.

Indexed as

AstrocytomaBrain NeoplasmsCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p15Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16HomozygoteHumansIsocitrate DehydrogenaseMutationSequence DeletionCDKN2A protein, humanCDKN2B protein, humanCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p15Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16Isocitrate DehydrogenaseCDKN2A/Bgrade 4 gliomaIDH-mutant astrocytoma

Identifiers

PMID35973817
PMCPMC9825307
OpenAlexW4292168523

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