ArticleDiagnostic pathology2025
High B7-H3 protein expression in Medulloblastoma is associated with metastasis and unfavorable patient outcomes.
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- Paediatric therapeutic development workshop on medulloblastoma.British journal of cancer · 2026Review
- B7-H3 (CD276) and CD47 Expression Are Associated with Immune Evasion and Survival Outcomes in Pediatric Medulloblastoma.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Immunotherapy approaches for the treatment of relapsed or progressive medulloblastoma.Journal of neuro-oncology · 2026Review
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- Establishment and molecular profiling of a PDX model of a metachronous brain tumor in a patient with constitutional mismatch repair deficiency with biallelic MSH6 variant.Animal models and experimental medicine · 2025Article
- The B7-H3 (CD276) pathway: emerging biology and clinical therapeutics.Trends in pharmacological sciences · 2025Review
- B7-H3 as a Reliable Diagnostic Biomarker for the Differentiation of High-Grade Gliomas (HGGs) and Low-Grade Gliomas (LGGs).Brain sciences · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundMedulloblastoma (MB) is the most common malignant brain tumor in children. Although the 5-year survival rate is approximately 70-80%, the current standard treatment results in severe and long-term side effects. The search for new anticancer immunotherapeutic targets has identified B7-H3 as a promising candidate in various solid tumors. However, the role of B7-H3 in MB remains unclear, and studies reporting its protein expression and association with clinicopathological characteristics are still limited.
methodsIn this study, B7-H3 protein expression was evaluated by immunohistochemistry in seven non-tumor samples and 43 molecularly characterized MB tissues. Its expression profile was correlated with B7-H3 (CD276) mRNA levels, which were previously determined by nCounter, as well as with the patients' clinical features.
resultsOnly 14.3% (1/7) of non-tumor brain and cerebellum tissues showed B7-H3 positivity, whereas 95.6% (41/43) of the MB samples expressed this protein at distinct levels. B7-H3 was found in the cytoplasm and on the membrane of cancer cells. A significant positive correlation was observed between CD276 mRNA and B7-H3 protein levels. Moreover, high expression of B7-H3 protein was associated with worse overall survival and the presence of metastasis at diagnosis.
conclusionsThis is the first study to associate CD276 mRNA and B7-H3 protein levels in MB, revealing a significant positive correlation. We observed that B7-H3 was overexpressed in MB compared to non-tumor brain tissue. High B7-H3 expression was associated with a worse outcome and with the presence of metastasis at diagnosis.
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