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Primary Brain Stem Neoplasm

MedGen UID:
155948
•Concept ID:
C0751886
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Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Brain Stem Neoplasms, Primary; Brainstem Neoplasm, Primary; Brainstem Neoplasms, Primary; Neoplasm, Primary Brainstem; Neoplasms, Brainstem, Primary; Neoplasms, Primary Brainstem; Primary Brain Stem Neoplasms; Primary Brainstem Neoplasm; Primary Brainstem Neoplasms

Definition

A neoplasm that originates from the brain stem. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Primary central nervous system lymphoma.
Ferreri AJM, Calimeri T, Cwynarski K, Dietrich J, Grommes C, Hoang-Xuan K, Hu LS, Illerhaus G, Nayak L, Ponzoni M, Batchelor TT
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2023 Jun 15;9(1):29. doi: 10.1038/s41572-023-00439-0. PMID: 37322012Free PMC Article
Dissecting the treatment-naive ecosystem of human melanoma brain metastasis.
Biermann J, Melms JC, Amin AD, Wang Y, Caprio LA, Karz A, Tagore S, Barrera I, Ibarra-Arellano MA, Andreatta M, Fullerton BT, Gretarsson KH, Sahu V, Mangipudy VS, Nguyen TTT, Nair A, Rogava M, Ho P, Koch PD, Banu M, Humala N, Mahajan A, Walsh ZH, Shah SB, Vaccaro DH, Caldwell B, Mu M, Wünnemann F, Chazotte M, Berhe S, Luoma AM, Driver J, Ingham M, Khan SA, Rapisuwon S, Slingluff CL Jr, Eigentler T, Röcken M, Carvajal R, Atkins MB, Davies MA, Agustinus A, Bakhoum SF, Azizi E, Siegelin M, Lu C, Carmona SJ, Hibshoosh H, Ribas A, Canoll P, Bruce JN, Bi WL, Agrawal P, Schapiro D, Hernando E, Macosko EZ, Chen F, Schwartz GK, Izar B
Cell 2022 Jul 7;185(14):2591-2608.e30. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.06.007. PMID: 35803246Free PMC Article
Consensus guidelines for the use and interpretation of angiogenesis assays.
Nowak-Sliwinska P, Alitalo K, Allen E, Anisimov A, Aplin AC, Auerbach R, Augustin HG, Bates DO, van Beijnum JR, Bender RHF, Bergers G, Bikfalvi A, Bischoff J, Böck BC, Brooks PC, Bussolino F, Cakir B, Carmeliet P, Castranova D, Cimpean AM, Cleaver O, Coukos G, Davis GE, De Palma M, Dimberg A, Dings RPM, Djonov V, Dudley AC, Dufton NP, Fendt SM, Ferrara N, Fruttiger M, Fukumura D, Ghesquière B, Gong Y, Griffin RJ, Harris AL, Hughes CCW, Hultgren NW, Iruela-Arispe ML, Irving M, Jain RK, Kalluri R, Kalucka J, Kerbel RS, Kitajewski J, Klaassen I, Kleinmann HK, Koolwijk P, Kuczynski E, Kwak BR, Marien K, Melero-Martin JM, Munn LL, Nicosia RF, Noel A, Nurro J, Olsson AK, Petrova TV, Pietras K, Pili R, Pollard JW, Post MJ, Quax PHA, Rabinovich GA, Raica M, Randi AM, Ribatti D, Ruegg C, Schlingemann RO, Schulte-Merker S, Smith LEH, Song JW, Stacker SA, Stalin J, Stratman AN, Van de Velde M, van Hinsbergh VWM, Vermeulen PB, Waltenberger J, Weinstein BM, Xin H, Yetkin-Arik B, Yla-Herttuala S, Yoder MC, Griffioen AW
Angiogenesis 2018 Aug;21(3):425-532. doi: 10.1007/s10456-018-9613-x. PMID: 29766399Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Experimental murine models of brainstem gliomas.
Ni S, Chen R, Hu K
Drug Discov Today 2022 May;27(5):1218-1235. Epub 2021 Dec 23 doi: 10.1016/j.drudis.2021.12.016. PMID: 34954326
Adult brainstem gliomas.
Eisele SC, Reardon DA
Cancer 2016 Sep 15;122(18):2799-809. Epub 2016 Jun 21 doi: 10.1002/cncr.29920. PMID: 27327773
The role of octamer binding transcription factors in glioblastoma multiforme.
Rooj AK, Bronisz A, Godlewski J
Biochim Biophys Acta 2016 Jun;1859(6):805-11. Epub 2016 Mar 8 doi: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2016.03.003. PMID: 26968235Free PMC Article
Brainstem gliomas.
Ramos A, Hilario A, Lagares A, Salvador E, Perez-Nuñez A, Sepulveda J
Semin Ultrasound CT MR 2013 Apr;34(2):104-12. doi: 10.1053/j.sult.2013.01.001. PMID: 23522775
Brainstem glioma: a review.
Grimm SA, Chamberlain MC
Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2013 May;13(5):346. doi: 10.1007/s11910-013-0346-3. PMID: 23512689

Diagnosis

Immunotherapy approaches for the treatment of diffuse midline gliomas.
Bernstock JD, Hoffman SE, Kappel AD, Valdes PA, Essayed W, Klinger NV, Kang KD, Totsch SK, Olsen HE, Schlappi CW, Filipski K, Gessler FA, Baird L, Filbin MG, Hashizume R, Becher OJ, Friedman GK
Oncoimmunology 2022;11(1):2124058. Epub 2022 Sep 26 doi: 10.1080/2162402X.2022.2124058. PMID: 36185807Free PMC Article
Oncolytic DNX-2401 Virus for Pediatric Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma.
Gállego Pérez-Larraya J, Garcia-Moure M, Labiano S, Patiño-García A, Dobbs J, Gonzalez-Huarriz M, Zalacain M, Marrodan L, Martinez-Velez N, Puigdelloses M, Laspidea V, Astigarraga I, Lopez-Ibor B, Cruz O, Oscoz Lizarbe M, Hervas-Stubbs S, Alkorta-Aranburu G, Tamayo I, Tavira B, Hernandez-Alcoceba R, Jones C, Dharmadhikari G, Ruiz-Moreno C, Stunnenberg H, Hulleman E, van der Lugt J, Idoate MÁ, Diez-Valle R, Esparragosa Vázquez I, Villalba M, de Andrea C, Núñez-Córdoba JM, Ewald B, Robbins J, Fueyo J, Gomez-Manzano C, Lang FF, Tejada S, Alonso MM
N Engl J Med 2022 Jun 30;386(26):2471-2481. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2202028. PMID: 35767439
Conventional and Advanced Imaging of Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma.
Tisnado J, Young R, Peck KK, Haque S
J Child Neurol 2016 Oct;31(12):1386-93. Epub 2016 Apr 12 doi: 10.1177/0883073816634855. PMID: 27071471Free PMC Article
Brainstem glioma: a review.
Grimm SA, Chamberlain MC
Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2013 May;13(5):346. doi: 10.1007/s11910-013-0346-3. PMID: 23512689
Primary midbrain germinoma.
Kalra SK, Vaid VK, Jaiswal AK, Behari S, Jain VK, Kumari N
J Clin Neurosci 2008 Nov;15(11):1282-4. Epub 2008 Sep 9 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2007.07.079. PMID: 18783953

Therapy

Functionalized Macrophage Exosomes with Panobinostat and PPM1D-siRNA for Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Gliomas Therapy.
Shan S, Chen J, Sun Y, Wang Y, Xia B, Tan H, Pan C, Gu G, Zhong J, Qing G, Zhang Y, Wang J, Wang Y, Wang Y, Zuo P, Xu C, Li F, Guo W, Xu L, Chen M, Fan Y, Zhang L, Liang XJ
Adv Sci (Weinh) 2022 Jul;9(21):e2200353. Epub 2022 May 18 doi: 10.1002/advs.202200353. PMID: 35585670Free PMC Article
GD2-CAR T cell therapy for H3K27M-mutated diffuse midline gliomas.
Majzner RG, Ramakrishna S, Yeom KW, Patel S, Chinnasamy H, Schultz LM, Richards RM, Jiang L, Barsan V, Mancusi R, Geraghty AC, Good Z, Mochizuki AY, Gillespie SM, Toland AMS, Mahdi J, Reschke A, Nie EH, Chau IJ, Rotiroti MC, Mount CW, Baggott C, Mavroukakis S, Egeler E, Moon J, Erickson C, Green S, Kunicki M, Fujimoto M, Ehlinger Z, Reynolds W, Kurra S, Warren KE, Prabhu S, Vogel H, Rasmussen L, Cornell TT, Partap S, Fisher PG, Campen CJ, Filbin MG, Grant G, Sahaf B, Davis KL, Feldman SA, Mackall CL, Monje M
Nature 2022 Mar;603(7903):934-941. Epub 2022 Feb 7 doi: 10.1038/s41586-022-04489-4. PMID: 35130560Free PMC Article
Cancer Stem Cells: Significance in Origin, Pathogenesis and Treatment of Glioblastoma.
Biserova K, Jakovlevs A, Uljanovs R, Strumfa I
Cells 2021 Mar 11;10(3) doi: 10.3390/cells10030621. PMID: 33799798Free PMC Article
Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG): Breakthrough and Clinical Perspective.
Perrone MG, Ruggiero A, Centonze A, Carrieri A, Ferorelli S, Scilimati A
Curr Med Chem 2021;28(17):3287-3317. doi: 10.2174/0929867327666200806110206. PMID: 32767913
How did lomustine become standard of care in recurrent glioblastoma?
Weller M, Le Rhun E
Cancer Treat Rev 2020 Jul;87:102029. Epub 2020 May 4 doi: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2020.102029. PMID: 32408220

Prognosis

Immunotherapy approaches for the treatment of diffuse midline gliomas.
Bernstock JD, Hoffman SE, Kappel AD, Valdes PA, Essayed W, Klinger NV, Kang KD, Totsch SK, Olsen HE, Schlappi CW, Filipski K, Gessler FA, Baird L, Filbin MG, Hashizume R, Becher OJ, Friedman GK
Oncoimmunology 2022;11(1):2124058. Epub 2022 Sep 26 doi: 10.1080/2162402X.2022.2124058. PMID: 36185807Free PMC Article
Oncolytic DNX-2401 Virus for Pediatric Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma.
Gállego Pérez-Larraya J, Garcia-Moure M, Labiano S, Patiño-García A, Dobbs J, Gonzalez-Huarriz M, Zalacain M, Marrodan L, Martinez-Velez N, Puigdelloses M, Laspidea V, Astigarraga I, Lopez-Ibor B, Cruz O, Oscoz Lizarbe M, Hervas-Stubbs S, Alkorta-Aranburu G, Tamayo I, Tavira B, Hernandez-Alcoceba R, Jones C, Dharmadhikari G, Ruiz-Moreno C, Stunnenberg H, Hulleman E, van der Lugt J, Idoate MÁ, Diez-Valle R, Esparragosa Vázquez I, Villalba M, de Andrea C, Núñez-Córdoba JM, Ewald B, Robbins J, Fueyo J, Gomez-Manzano C, Lang FF, Tejada S, Alonso MM
N Engl J Med 2022 Jun 30;386(26):2471-2481. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2202028. PMID: 35767439
Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG): Breakthrough and Clinical Perspective.
Perrone MG, Ruggiero A, Centonze A, Carrieri A, Ferorelli S, Scilimati A
Curr Med Chem 2021;28(17):3287-3317. doi: 10.2174/0929867327666200806110206. PMID: 32767913
Adult brainstem gliomas.
Eisele SC, Reardon DA
Cancer 2016 Sep 15;122(18):2799-809. Epub 2016 Jun 21 doi: 10.1002/cncr.29920. PMID: 27327773
Brainstem gliomas.
Jallo GI, Biser-Rohrbaugh A, Freed D
Childs Nerv Syst 2004 Mar;20(3):143-53. Epub 2003 Dec 11 doi: 10.1007/s00381-003-0870-6. PMID: 14669023

Clinical prediction guides

Identification and validation of an anoikis-associated gene signature to predict clinical character, stemness, IDH mutation, and immune filtration in glioblastoma.
Sun Z, Zhao Y, Wei Y, Ding X, Tan C, Wang C
Front Immunol 2022;13:939523. Epub 2022 Aug 25 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.939523. PMID: 36091049Free PMC Article
GD2-CAR T cell therapy for H3K27M-mutated diffuse midline gliomas.
Majzner RG, Ramakrishna S, Yeom KW, Patel S, Chinnasamy H, Schultz LM, Richards RM, Jiang L, Barsan V, Mancusi R, Geraghty AC, Good Z, Mochizuki AY, Gillespie SM, Toland AMS, Mahdi J, Reschke A, Nie EH, Chau IJ, Rotiroti MC, Mount CW, Baggott C, Mavroukakis S, Egeler E, Moon J, Erickson C, Green S, Kunicki M, Fujimoto M, Ehlinger Z, Reynolds W, Kurra S, Warren KE, Prabhu S, Vogel H, Rasmussen L, Cornell TT, Partap S, Fisher PG, Campen CJ, Filbin MG, Grant G, Sahaf B, Davis KL, Feldman SA, Mackall CL, Monje M
Nature 2022 Mar;603(7903):934-941. Epub 2022 Feb 7 doi: 10.1038/s41586-022-04489-4. PMID: 35130560Free PMC Article
MGMT Status as a Clinical Biomarker in Glioblastoma.
Butler M, Pongor L, Su YT, Xi L, Raffeld M, Quezado M, Trepel J, Aldape K, Pommier Y, Wu J
Trends Cancer 2020 May;6(5):380-391. Epub 2020 Mar 27 doi: 10.1016/j.trecan.2020.02.010. PMID: 32348734Free PMC Article
Re-programing Chromatin with a Bifunctional LSD1/HDAC Inhibitor Induces Therapeutic Differentiation in DIPG.
Anastas JN, Zee BM, Kalin JH, Kim M, Guo R, Alexandrescu S, Blanco MA, Giera S, Gillespie SM, Das J, Wu M, Nocco S, Bonal DM, Nguyen QD, Suva ML, Bernstein BE, Alani R, Golub TR, Cole PA, Filbin MG, Shi Y
Cancer Cell 2019 Nov 11;36(5):528-544.e10. Epub 2019 Oct 17 doi: 10.1016/j.ccell.2019.09.005. PMID: 31631026
A comprehensive profile of recurrent glioblastoma.
Campos B, Olsen LR, Urup T, Poulsen HS
Oncogene 2016 Nov 10;35(45):5819-5825. Epub 2016 Apr 4 doi: 10.1038/onc.2016.85. PMID: 27041580

Recent systematic reviews

Brain and Brain Stem Necrosis After Reirradiation for Recurrent Childhood Primary Central Nervous System Tumors: A PENTEC Comprehensive Review.
Ajithkumar T, Avanzo M, Yorke E, Tsang DS, Milano MT, Olch AJ, Merchant TE, Dieckmann K, Mahajan A, Fuji H, Paulino AC, Timmermann B, Marks LB, Bentzen SM, Jackson A, Constine LS
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2024 Jun 1;119(2):655-668. Epub 2024 Feb 1 doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.12.043. PMID: 38300187
State of the Art in Combination Immuno/Radiotherapy for Brain Metastases: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Najafi M, Jahanbakhshi A, Gomar M, Iotti C, Giaccherini L, Rezaie O, Cavallieri F, Deantonio L, Bardoscia L, Botti A, Sardaro A, Cozzi S, Ciammella P
Curr Oncol 2022 Apr 22;29(5):2995-3012. doi: 10.3390/curroncol29050244. PMID: 35621634Free PMC Article
Overweight, obesity and adiposity in survivors of childhood brain tumours: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Wang KW, Fleming A, Johnston DL, Zelcer SM, Rassekh SR, Ladhani S, Socha A, Shinuda J, Jaber S, Burrow S, Singh SK, Banfield L, de Souza RJ, Thabane L, Samaan MC
Clin Obes 2018 Feb;8(1):55-67. Epub 2017 Oct 11 doi: 10.1111/cob.12224. PMID: 29024558
Childhood Brain Tumors: a Systematic Review of the Structural Neuroimaging Literature.
Ailion AS, Hortman K, King TZ
Neuropsychol Rev 2017 Sep;27(3):220-244. Epub 2017 Jun 23 doi: 10.1007/s11065-017-9352-6. PMID: 28646252
Challenges and opportunities in primary CNS lymphoma: A systematic review.
Kerbauy MN, Moraes FY, Lok BH, Ma J, Kerbauy LN, Spratt DE, Santos FP, Perini GF, Berlin A, Chung C, Hamerschlak N, Yahalom J
Radiother Oncol 2017 Mar;122(3):352-361. Epub 2017 Jan 16 doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2016.12.033. PMID: 28104300

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