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ReviewNeuro-oncology2021

Reimagining pilocytic astrocytomas in the context of pediatric low-grade gliomas.

Till Milde, Fausto J Rodriguez, Jill S Barnholtz-Sloan, Nirav Patil, Charles G Eberhart, David H Gutmann

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Review in Neuro-oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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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

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed.

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  8. Pilocytic astrocytoma: A rare case report.Radiology case reports · 2025
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  11. Surgical treatment of pediatric low-grade glioma in developing countries.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2024
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  12. Surgery for pediatric low-grade gliomas within the vermis.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2024
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  13. MOST wanted: navigating the MAPK-OIS-SASP-tumor microenvironment axis in primary pediatric low-grade glioma and preclinical models.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2024
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  14. Immunotherapy for pediatric low-grade gliomas.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Till MildeHopp Children's Cancer Center (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7267-1052
Fausto J RodriguezDepartment of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9783-4797
Jill S Barnholtz-SloanDepartment of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6190-9304
Nirav PatilUniversity Hospitals, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Charles G EberhartDepartment of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2910-9427
David H GutmannDepartment of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3127-5045

Funding

UCLA SPORE in Brain CancerP50CA211015 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI David A. Nathanson · 2017 to 2026
$25.2M
CDC HHS 75D30119C06056NCI NIH HHS P50 CA211015
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pediatric low-grade gliomas (pLGGs) are the most common brain tumor in children and are associated with lifelong clinical morbidity. Relative to their high-grade adult counterparts or other malignant childhood brain tumors, there is a paucity of authenticated preclinical models for these pLGGs and an incomplete understanding of their molecular and cellular pathogenesis. While large-scale genomic profiling efforts have identified the majority of pathogenic driver mutations, which converge on the MAPK/ERK signaling pathway, it is now appreciated that these events may not be sufficient by themselves for gliomagenesis and clinical progression. In light of the recent World Health Organization reclassification of pLGGs, and pilocytic astrocytoma (PA), in particular, we review our current understanding of these pediatric brain tumors, provide a conceptual framework for future mechanistic studies, and outline the challenges and pressing needs for the pLGG clinical and research communities.

Indexed as

AstrocytomaBrain NeoplasmsGliomaChildHumansMAP Kinase Signaling SystemSignal TransductionBRAFcellular senescencelow-grade gliomaMEKneurofibromatosis type 1pediatric brain tumorpilocytic astrocytomatumor microenvironment

Identifiers

PMID34131743
PMCPMC8485452

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