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Pilocytic astrocytoma

MedGen UID:
87271
Concept ID:
C0334583
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Pilocytic astrocytoma, somatic
SNOMED CT: Piloid astrocytoma (128854008); Pilocytic astrocytoma (128854008); Pilocytic astrocytoma (763865009)
Modes of inheritance:
Not genetically inherited
MedGen UID:
988794
Concept ID:
CN307044
Finding
Source: Orphanet
clinical entity without genetic inheritance.
 
HPO: HP:0033680
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0016691
Orphanet: ORPHA251612

Definition

The most common form of astrocytoma (WHO Grade I) in childhood. These typically have MAPK signaling pathway abnormalities. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Yang T, Wu H, Xia C
Neurol India 2022 Sep-Oct;70(Supplement):S206-S210. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.360936. PMID: 36412370
Fernández MB, Alonso VP
Childs Nerv Syst 2016 Oct;32(10):1939-45. Epub 2016 Sep 20 doi: 10.1007/s00381-016-3132-0. PMID: 27659836
Komotar RJ, Mocco J, Jones JE, Zacharia BE, Tihan T, Feldstein NA, Anderson RC
Neurosurg Focus 2005 Jun 15;18(6A):E7. PMID: 16048293

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Okonechnikov K, Joshi P, Sepp M, Leiss K, Sarropoulos I, Murat F, Sill M, Beck P, Chan KC, Korshunov A, Sah F, Deng MY, Sturm D, DeSisto J, Donson AM, Foreman NK, Green AL, Robinson G, Orr BA, Gao Q, Darrow E, Hadley JL, Northcott PA, Gojo J, Kawauchi D, Hovestadt V, Filbin MG, von Deimling A, Zuckermann M, Pajtler KW, Kool M, Jones DTW, Jäger N, Kutscher LM, Kaessmann H, Pfister SM
Neuro Oncol 2023 Oct 3;25(10):1895-1909. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noad124. PMID: 37534924Free PMC Article
Wu PB, Filley AC, Miller ML, Bruce JN
Adv Exp Med Biol 2023;1405:31-71. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-23705-8_2. PMID: 37452934
Fangusaro J, Onar-Thomas A, Young Poussaint T, Wu S, Ligon AH, Lindeman N, Banerjee A, Packer RJ, Kilburn LB, Goldman S, Pollack IF, Qaddoumi I, Jakacki RI, Fisher PG, Dhall G, Baxter P, Kreissman SG, Stewart CF, Jones DTW, Pfister SM, Vezina G, Stern JS, Panigrahy A, Patay Z, Tamrazi B, Jones JY, Haque SS, Enterline DS, Cha S, Fisher MJ, Doyle LA, Smith M, Dunkel IJ, Fouladi M
Lancet Oncol 2019 Jul;20(7):1011-1022. Epub 2019 May 28 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(19)30277-3. PMID: 31151904Free PMC Article
Bavle A, Shah R, Gross N, Gavula T, Ruiz-Elizalde A, Wierenga K, McNall-Knapp R
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2018 Oct;40(7):553-554. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000001170. PMID: 29683947
Reinhardt A, Stichel D, Schrimpf D, Sahm F, Korshunov A, Reuss DE, Koelsche C, Huang K, Wefers AK, Hovestadt V, Sill M, Gramatzki D, Felsberg J, Reifenberger G, Koch A, Thomale UW, Becker A, Hans VH, Prinz M, Staszewski O, Acker T, Dohmen H, Hartmann C, Mueller W, Tuffaha MSA, Paulus W, Heß K, Brokinkel B, Schittenhelm J, Monoranu CM, Kessler AF, Loehr M, Buslei R, Deckert M, Mawrin C, Kohlhof P, Hewer E, Olar A, Rodriguez FJ, Giannini C, NageswaraRao AA, Tabori U, Nunes NM, Weller M, Pohl U, Jaunmuktane Z, Brandner S, Unterberg A, Hänggi D, Platten M, Pfister SM, Wick W, Herold-Mende C, Jones DTW, von Deimling A, Capper D
Acta Neuropathol 2018 Aug;136(2):273-291. Epub 2018 Mar 21 doi: 10.1007/s00401-018-1837-8. PMID: 29564591

Diagnosis

Wu PB, Filley AC, Miller ML, Bruce JN
Adv Exp Med Biol 2023;1405:31-71. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-23705-8_2. PMID: 37452934
Lu VM, Niazi TN
Pediatr Rev 2021 Sep;42(9):486-499. doi: 10.1542/pir.2020-000661. PMID: 34470868
Salles D, Laviola G, Malinverni ACM, Stávale JN
J Child Neurol 2020 Oct;35(12):852-858. Epub 2020 Jul 20 doi: 10.1177/0883073820937225. PMID: 32691644
Brandão LA, Young Poussaint T
Neuroimaging Clin N Am 2017 Feb;27(1):1-37. doi: 10.1016/j.nic.2016.08.001. PMID: 27889018
Bornhorst M, Frappaz D, Packer RJ
Handb Clin Neurol 2016;134:329-44. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-802997-8.00020-7. PMID: 26948364

Therapy

Subbiah V, Iannotti NO, Gutierrez M, Smith DC, Féliz L, Lihou CF, Tian C, Silverman IM, Ji T, Saleh M
Ann Oncol 2022 May;33(5):522-533. Epub 2022 Feb 14 doi: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.02.001. PMID: 35176457
Wen PY, Stein A, van den Bent M, De Greve J, Wick A, de Vos FYFL, von Bubnoff N, van Linde ME, Lai A, Prager GW, Campone M, Fasolo A, Lopez-Martin JA, Kim TM, Mason WP, Hofheinz RD, Blay JY, Cho DC, Gazzah A, Pouessel D, Yachnin J, Boran A, Burgess P, Ilankumaran P, Gasal E, Subbiah V
Lancet Oncol 2022 Jan;23(1):53-64. Epub 2021 Nov 24 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(21)00578-7. PMID: 34838156
Fangusaro J, Onar-Thomas A, Young Poussaint T, Wu S, Ligon AH, Lindeman N, Banerjee A, Packer RJ, Kilburn LB, Goldman S, Pollack IF, Qaddoumi I, Jakacki RI, Fisher PG, Dhall G, Baxter P, Kreissman SG, Stewart CF, Jones DTW, Pfister SM, Vezina G, Stern JS, Panigrahy A, Patay Z, Tamrazi B, Jones JY, Haque SS, Enterline DS, Cha S, Fisher MJ, Doyle LA, Smith M, Dunkel IJ, Fouladi M
Lancet Oncol 2019 Jul;20(7):1011-1022. Epub 2019 May 28 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(19)30277-3. PMID: 31151904Free PMC Article
Chua J, Nafziger E, Leung D
Curr Oncol Rep 2019 Mar 5;21(4):30. doi: 10.1007/s11912-019-0783-5. PMID: 30835007
Ross JS, Wang K, Chmielecki J, Gay L, Johnson A, Chudnovsky J, Yelensky R, Lipson D, Ali SM, Elvin JA, Vergilio JA, Roels S, Miller VA, Nakamura BN, Gray A, Wong MK, Stephens PJ
Int J Cancer 2016 Feb 15;138(4):881-90. Epub 2015 Sep 8 doi: 10.1002/ijc.29825. PMID: 26314551Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Weller M, Wen PY, Chang SM, Dirven L, Lim M, Monje M, Reifenberger G
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2024 May 9;10(1):33. doi: 10.1038/s41572-024-00516-y. PMID: 38724526
Wu PB, Filley AC, Miller ML, Bruce JN
Adv Exp Med Biol 2023;1405:31-71. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-23705-8_2. PMID: 37452934
Lu VM, Niazi TN
Pediatr Rev 2021 Sep;42(9):486-499. doi: 10.1542/pir.2020-000661. PMID: 34470868
Kulac I, Tihan T
Brain Tumor Pathol 2019 Apr;36(2):52-55. Epub 2019 Apr 3 doi: 10.1007/s10014-019-00343-0. PMID: 30945015
Reinhardt A, Stichel D, Schrimpf D, Sahm F, Korshunov A, Reuss DE, Koelsche C, Huang K, Wefers AK, Hovestadt V, Sill M, Gramatzki D, Felsberg J, Reifenberger G, Koch A, Thomale UW, Becker A, Hans VH, Prinz M, Staszewski O, Acker T, Dohmen H, Hartmann C, Mueller W, Tuffaha MSA, Paulus W, Heß K, Brokinkel B, Schittenhelm J, Monoranu CM, Kessler AF, Loehr M, Buslei R, Deckert M, Mawrin C, Kohlhof P, Hewer E, Olar A, Rodriguez FJ, Giannini C, NageswaraRao AA, Tabori U, Nunes NM, Weller M, Pohl U, Jaunmuktane Z, Brandner S, Unterberg A, Hänggi D, Platten M, Pfister SM, Wick W, Herold-Mende C, Jones DTW, von Deimling A, Capper D
Acta Neuropathol 2018 Aug;136(2):273-291. Epub 2018 Mar 21 doi: 10.1007/s00401-018-1837-8. PMID: 29564591

Clinical prediction guides

Salles D, Laviola G, Malinverni ACM, Stávale JN
J Child Neurol 2020 Oct;35(12):852-858. Epub 2020 Jul 20 doi: 10.1177/0883073820937225. PMID: 32691644
Fangusaro J, Onar-Thomas A, Young Poussaint T, Wu S, Ligon AH, Lindeman N, Banerjee A, Packer RJ, Kilburn LB, Goldman S, Pollack IF, Qaddoumi I, Jakacki RI, Fisher PG, Dhall G, Baxter P, Kreissman SG, Stewart CF, Jones DTW, Pfister SM, Vezina G, Stern JS, Panigrahy A, Patay Z, Tamrazi B, Jones JY, Haque SS, Enterline DS, Cha S, Fisher MJ, Doyle LA, Smith M, Dunkel IJ, Fouladi M
Lancet Oncol 2019 Jul;20(7):1011-1022. Epub 2019 May 28 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(19)30277-3. PMID: 31151904Free PMC Article
Chua J, Nafziger E, Leung D
Curr Oncol Rep 2019 Mar 5;21(4):30. doi: 10.1007/s11912-019-0783-5. PMID: 30835007
Ross JS, Wang K, Chmielecki J, Gay L, Johnson A, Chudnovsky J, Yelensky R, Lipson D, Ali SM, Elvin JA, Vergilio JA, Roels S, Miller VA, Nakamura BN, Gray A, Wong MK, Stephens PJ
Int J Cancer 2016 Feb 15;138(4):881-90. Epub 2015 Sep 8 doi: 10.1002/ijc.29825. PMID: 26314551Free PMC Article
Jones DT, Hutter B, Jäger N, Korshunov A, Kool M, Warnatz HJ, Zichner T, Lambert SR, Ryzhova M, Quang DA, Fontebasso AM, Stütz AM, Hutter S, Zuckermann M, Sturm D, Gronych J, Lasitschka B, Schmidt S, Seker-Cin H, Witt H, Sultan M, Ralser M, Northcott PA, Hovestadt V, Bender S, Pfaff E, Stark S, Faury D, Schwartzentruber J, Majewski J, Weber UD, Zapatka M, Raeder B, Schlesner M, Worth CL, Bartholomae CC, von Kalle C, Imbusch CD, Radomski S, Lawerenz C, van Sluis P, Koster J, Volckmann R, Versteeg R, Lehrach H, Monoranu C, Winkler B, Unterberg A, Herold-Mende C, Milde T, Kulozik AE, Ebinger M, Schuhmann MU, Cho YJ, Pomeroy SL, von Deimling A, Witt O, Taylor MD, Wolf S, Karajannis MA, Eberhart CG, Scheurlen W, Hasselblatt M, Ligon KL, Kieran MW, Korbel JO, Yaspo ML, Brors B, Felsberg J, Reifenberger G, Collins VP, Jabado N, Eils R, Lichter P, Pfister SM; International Cancer Genome Consortium PedBrain Tumor Project
Nat Genet 2013 Aug;45(8):927-32. Epub 2013 Jun 30 doi: 10.1038/ng.2682. PMID: 23817572Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Ebel F, Greuter L, Guzman R, Soleman J
Neurosurg Rev 2022 Oct;45(5):3109-3118. Epub 2022 Jul 27 doi: 10.1007/s10143-022-01837-w. PMID: 35896917Free PMC Article
Sherman SJ, Tanaka R, Qaddoumi I
J Psychiatr Res 2022 Apr;148:240-249. Epub 2022 Feb 2 doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.01.056. PMID: 35149436
Dury RJ, Lourdusamy A, Macarthur DC, Peet AC, Auer DP, Grundy RG, Dineen RA
J Magn Reson Imaging 2022 Jul;56(1):147-157. Epub 2021 Nov 29 doi: 10.1002/jmri.28007. PMID: 34842328
Andrews LJ, Thornton ZA, Saincher SS, Yao IY, Dawson S, McGuinness LA, Jones HE, Jefferies S, Short SC, Cheng HY, McAleenan A, Higgins JPT, Kurian KM
Neuro Oncol 2022 Apr 1;24(4):528-540. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noab247. PMID: 34718782Free PMC Article
Bond KM, Hughes JD, Porter AL, Orina J, Fang S, Parney IF
World Neurosurg 2018 Feb;110:276-283. Epub 2017 Nov 24 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.11.102. PMID: 29180079

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