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ArticleJournal of neuro-oncology2024

Rebound growth of BRAF mutant pediatric glioma cells after MAPKi withdrawal is associated with MAPK reactivation and secretion of microglia-recruiting cytokines.

Daniela Kocher, Lei Cao, Romain Guiho, Melanie Langhammer, Yun-Lu Lai, Pauline Becker, Hiba Hamdi, Dennis Friedel, Florian Selt, David Vonhören and 19 more

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Article in Journal of neuro-oncology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  4. Advances in the management of pediatric low-grade glioma.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

29 authors.

Daniela KocherHopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
Lei CaoDevelopmental Biology and Cancer Programme, Birth Defects Research Centre, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, 30 Guilford Street, WC1N 1EH, London, UK.
Romain GuihoDevelopmental Biology and Cancer Programme, Birth Defects Research Centre, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, 30 Guilford Street, WC1N 1EH, London, UK.
Melanie LanghammerInstitute of Molecular Medicine and Cell Research (IMMZ), Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Yun-Lu LaiHopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
Pauline BeckerHopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
Hiba HamdiDevelopmental Biology and Cancer Programme, Birth Defects Research Centre, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, 30 Guilford Street, WC1N 1EH, London, UK.
Dennis FriedelFaculty of Biosciences, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.
Florian SeltHopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
David VonhörenFaculty of Biosciences, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.
Julia ZamanFaculty of Biosciences, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.
Gintvile ValinciuteHopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
Sonja HerterHopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
Daniel PicardDepartment of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology, and Clinical Immunology, Medical Faculty, and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Johanna RettenmeierHopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
Kendra K MaassHopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
Kristian W PajtlerHopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
Marc RemkePediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany.
Andreas von DeimlingDepartment of Neuropathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
Stefan PuschDepartment of Neuropathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
Stefan M PfisterHopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
Ina OehmeHopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
David T W JonesHopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
Sebastian HalbachInstitute of Molecular Medicine and Cell Research (IMMZ), Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Tilman BrummerInstitute of Molecular Medicine and Cell Research (IMMZ), Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Juan Pedro Martinez-BarberaDevelopmental Biology and Cancer Programme, Birth Defects Research Centre, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, 30 Guilford Street, WC1N 1EH, London, UK.
Olaf WittHopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
Till MildeHopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany. t.milde@kitz-heidelberg.de.
Romain SigaudHopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany. r.sigaud@kitz-heidelberg.de.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPatients with pediatric low-grade gliomas (pLGGs), the most common primary brain tumors in children, can often benefit from MAPK inhibitor (MAPKi) treatment. However, rapid tumor regrowth, also referred to as rebound growth, may occur once treatment is stopped, constituting a significant clinical challenge.

methodsFour patient-derived pediatric glioma models were investigated to model rebound growth in vitro based on viable cell counts in response to MAPKi treatment and withdrawal. A multi-omics dataset (RNA sequencing and LC-MS/MS based phospho-/proteomics) was generated to investigate possible rebound-driving mechanisms. Following in vitro validation, putative rebound-driving mechanisms were validated in vivo using the BT-40 orthotopic xenograft model.

resultsOf the tested models, only a BRAF

conclusionTaken together, these data indicate rapid MAPK reactivation upon MAPKi withdrawal as a tumor cell intrinsic rebound-driving mechanism. Furthermore, increased secretion of microglia-recruiting cytokines may play a role in treatment response and rebound growth upon withdrawal, warranting further evaluation.

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Brain NeoplasmsCytokinesGliomaMicrogliaMutationProtein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationChildHumansMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMiceXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysBRAF protein, humanCytokinesProtein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafCytokinesMAPK inhibitorPediatric low-grade gliomaRebound growthTreatment withdrawalTumor microenvironment

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PMID38630384
PMCPMC11147834

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