Pediatric low-grade glioma in the era of molecular diagnostics

S Ryall, U Tabori, C Hawkins - Acta neuropathologica communications, 2020 - Springer
Low grade gliomas are the most frequent brain tumors in children and encompass a
spectrum of histologic entities which are currently assigned World Health Organisation …

Childhood brain tumors: current management, biological insights, and future directions: JNSPG 75th Anniversary Invited Review Article

IF Pollack, S Agnihotri, A Broniscer - Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, 2019 - thejns.org
Brain tumors are the most common solid tumors in children, and, unfortunately, many
subtypes continue to have a suboptimal long-term outcome. During the last several years …

[HTML][HTML] Integrated molecular and clinical analysis of 1,000 pediatric low-grade gliomas

S Ryall, M Zapotocky, K Fukuoka, L Nobre, AG Stucklin… - Cancer cell, 2020 - cell.com
Pediatric low-grade gliomas (pLGG) are frequently driven by genetic alterations in the RAS-
mitogen-activated protein kinase (RAS/MAPK) pathway yet show unexplained variability in …

Whole-genome sequencing identifies genetic alterations in pediatric low-grade gliomas

Nature genetics, 2013 - nature.com
The most common pediatric brain tumors are low-grade gliomas (LGGs). We used whole-
genome sequencing to identify multiple new genetic alterations involving BRAF, RAF1 …

Pediatric low-grade glioma: state-of-the-art and ongoing challenges

J Fangusaro, DT Jones, RJ Packer… - Neuro …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The most common childhood central nervous system (CNS) tumor is pediatric low-grade
glioma (pLGG), representing 30%–40% of all CNS tumors in children. Although there is high …

Pediatric brain tumors: innovative genomic information is transforming the diagnostic and clinical landscape

A Gajjar, DC Bowers, MA Karajannis… - Journal of Clinical …, 2015 - ascopubs.org
Pediatric neuro-oncology has undergone an exciting and dramatic transformation during the
past 5 years. This article summarizes data from collaborative group and institutional trials …

Long-term follow-up of the multicenter, multidisciplinary treatment study HIT-LGG-1996 for low-grade glioma in children and adolescents of the German Speaking …

AK Gnekow, F Falkenstein, S von Hornstein… - Neuro …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Hirntumorstudien (HIT)-LGG-1996 protocol offered a comprehensive treatment
strategy for pediatric patients with low-grade glioma (LGG), ie, observation, surgery …

[HTML][HTML] Pediatric low-grade glioma: Targeted therapeutics and clinical trials in the molecular era

N Manoharan, KX Liu, S Mueller, DA Haas-Kogan… - Neoplasia, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract pLGGs are a group of tumors for which the era of molecular diagnostics has truly
shifted treatment paradigms and patient care. The discovery that this group of tumors is …

[HTML][HTML] Low-grade gliomas: histological subtypes, molecular mechanisms, and treatment strategies

C Toader, L Eva, D Costea, AD Corlatescu… - Brain sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Low-Grade Gliomas (LGGs) represent a diverse group of brain tumors originating from glial
cells, characterized by their unique histopathological and molecular features. This article …

A nationwide evaluation of bevacizumab-based treatments in pediatric low-grade glioma in the UK: safety, efficacy, visual morbidity, and outcomes

K Green, P Panagopoulou, F D'Arco, P O'Hare… - Neuro …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Bevacizumab is increasingly used in children with pediatric low-grade glioma
(PLGG) despite limited evidence. A nationwide UK service evaluation was conducted to …