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SynthesisFrontiers in oncology2022

Prognostic molecular biomarkers in chordomas: A systematic review and identification of clinically usable biomarker panels.

Franco Rubino, Christopher Alvarez-Breckenridge, Kadir Akdemir, Anthony P Conley, Andrew J Bishop, Wei-Lien Wang, Alexander J Lazar, Laurence D Rhines, Franco DeMonte, Shaan M Raza

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Synthesis in Frontiers in oncology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Chordoma: Genetics and Contemporary Management.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  3. Frontiers in oncology · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Franco RubinoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Division of surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston, TX, United States.
Christopher Alvarez-BreckenridgeDepartment of Neurosurgery, Division of surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston, TX, United States.
Kadir AkdemirDepartment of Neurosurgery, Division of surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston, TX, United States.
Anthony P ConleyDepartment of Sarcoma Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston, TX, United States.
Andrew J BishopDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston, TX, United States.
Wei-Lien WangDepartment of Pathology, Division of Pathology-Lab Medicine Division, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston, TX, United States.
Alexander J LazarDepartment of Pathology, Division of Pathology-Lab Medicine Division, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston, TX, United States.
Laurence D RhinesDepartment of Neurosurgery, Division of surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston, TX, United States.
Franco DeMonteDepartment of Neurosurgery, Division of surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston, TX, United States.
Shaan M RazaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Division of surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston, TX, United States.

Funding

Tumor Evolution and Metastasis ProgramP30CA016672 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI DIANE BODURKA · 1985 to 2026
$290.8M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016672
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction and objective: Despite the improvements in management and treatment of chordomas over time, the risk of disease recurrence remains high. Consequently, there is a push to develop effective systemic therapeutics for newly diagnosed and recurrent disease. In order to tailor treatment for individual chordoma patients and develop effective surveillance strategies, suitable clinical biomarkers need to be identified. The objective of this study was to systematically review all prognostic biomarkers for chordomas reported to date in order to classify them according to localization, study design and statistical analysis. Methods: Using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, we systematically reviewed published studies reporting biomarkers that correlated with clinical outcomes. We included time-to-event studies that evaluated biomarkers in skull base or spine chordomas. To be included in our review, the study must have analyzed the outcomes with univariate and/or multivariate methods (log-rank test or a Cox-regression model). Results: We included 68 studies, of which only 5 were prospective studies. Overall, 103 biomarkers were analyzed in 3183 patients. According to FDA classification, 85 were molecular biomarkers (82.5%) mainly located in nucleus and cytoplasm (48% and 27%, respectively). Thirty-four studies analyzed biomarkers with Cox-regression model. Within these studies, 32 biomarkers (31%) and 22 biomarkers (21%) were independent prognostic factors for PFS and OS, respectively. Conclusion: Our analysis identified a list of 13 biomarkers correlating with tumor control rates and survival. The future point will be gathering all these results to guide the clinical validation for a chordoma biomarker panel. Our identified biomarkers have strengths and weaknesses according to FDA's guidelines, some are affordable, have a low-invasive collection method and can be easily measured in any health care setting (RDW and D-dimer), but others molecular biomarkers need specialized assay techniques (microRNAs, PD-1 pathway markers, CDKs and somatic chromosome deletions were more chordoma-specific). A focused list of biomarkers that correlate with local recurrence, metastatic spread and survival might be a cornerstone to determine the need of adjuvant therapies.

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Chordomamolecularmultivariate analysisprognostic biomarkersskull basespinesystematic review

Identifiers

PMID36248987
PMCPMC9557284

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