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SynthesisNeuro-oncology2020

Molecular subgrouping of atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors-a reinvestigation and current consensus.

Ben Ho, Pascal D Johann, Yura Grabovska, Mamy Jean De Dieu Andrianteranagna, Fupan Yao, Michael Frühwald, Martin Hasselblatt, Franck Bourdeaut, Daniel Williamson, Annie Huang and 1 more

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Synthesis in Neuro-oncology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 131 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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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Ben HoDivision of Hematology and Oncology, Arthur and Sonia Labatt Brain Tumour Research Centre, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Pascal D JohannHopp Children's Cancer Center, Heidelberg, Germany.
Yura GrabovskaWolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Mamy Jean De Dieu AndrianteranagnaDepartments of Genetics and of Oncopediatry and Young Adults, Curie Institute, Paris, France.
Fupan YaoDepartment of Medical Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Michael FrühwaldUniversity Children's Hospital Augsburg, Swabian Children's Cancer Center, Augsburg, Germany.
Martin HasselblattInstitute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany.
Franck BourdeautDepartments of Genetics and of Oncopediatry and Young Adults, Curie Institute, Paris, France.
Daniel WilliamsonWolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Annie HuangDivision of Hematology and Oncology, Arthur and Sonia Labatt Brain Tumour Research Centre, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Marcel KoolHopp Children's Cancer Center, Heidelberg, Germany.

Funding

Cancer Research UKCIHR 409302
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAtypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors (ATRTs) are known to exhibit molecular and clinical heterogeneity even though SMARCB1 inactivation is the sole recurrent genetic event present in nearly all cases. Indeed, recent studies demonstrated 3 molecular subgroups of ATRTs that are genetically, epigenetically, and clinically distinct. As these studies included different numbers of tumors, various subgrouping techniques, and naming, an international working group sought to align previous findings and to reach a consensus on nomenclature and clinicopathological significance of ATRT subgroups.

methodsWe integrated various methods to perform a meta-analysis on published and unpublished DNA methylation and gene expression datasets of ATRTs and associated clinicopathological data.

resultsIn concordance with previous studies, the analyses identified 3 main molecular subgroups of ATRTs, for which a consensus was reached to name them ATRT-TYR, ATRT-SHH, and ATRT-MYC. The ATRT-SHH subgroup exhibited further heterogeneity, segregating further into 2 subtypes associated with a predominant supratentorial (ATRT-SHH-1) or infratentorial (ATRT-SHH-2) location. For each ATRT subgroup we provide an overview of its main molecular and clinical characteristics, including SMARCB1 alterations and pathway activation.

conclusionsThe introduction of a common classification, characterization, and nomenclature of ATRT subgroups will facilitate future research and serve as a common ground for subgrouping patient samples and ATRT models, which will aid in refining subgroup-based therapies for ATRT patients.

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Neoplasms, NeuroepithelialRhabdoid TumorTeratomaConsensusConsensus Statements as TopicDNA MethylationHumansATRTconsensusmeta-analysismolecular subgroups

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PMID31889194
PMCPMC7229260

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