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ArticleCancer medicine2025

TERTp Mutation and its Prognostic Value in Glioma Patients Under the 2021 WHO Classification: A Real-World Study.

Hao Xing, Delin Liu, Junlin Li, Yulu Ge, Xiaopeng Guo, Wenlin Chen, Dachun Zhao, Yixin Shi, Yilin Li, Yaning Wang and 14 more

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Hao XingDepartment of Neurosurgery, Center for Malignant Brain Tumors, National Glioma MDT Alliance, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Delin LiuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Center for Malignant Brain Tumors, National Glioma MDT Alliance, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Junlin LiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Center for Malignant Brain Tumors, National Glioma MDT Alliance, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Yulu GeDepartment of Neurosurgery, Center for Malignant Brain Tumors, National Glioma MDT Alliance, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Xiaopeng GuoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Center for Malignant Brain Tumors, National Glioma MDT Alliance, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Wenlin ChenDepartment of Neurosurgery, Center for Malignant Brain Tumors, National Glioma MDT Alliance, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Dachun ZhaoDepartment of Pathology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Yixin ShiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Center for Malignant Brain Tumors, National Glioma MDT Alliance, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Yilin LiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Center for Malignant Brain Tumors, National Glioma MDT Alliance, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Yaning WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Center for Malignant Brain Tumors, National Glioma MDT Alliance, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0999-0499
Yuekun WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Center for Malignant Brain Tumors, National Glioma MDT Alliance, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Yu XiaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Center for Malignant Brain Tumors, National Glioma MDT Alliance, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Jiaming WuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Center for Malignant Brain Tumors, National Glioma MDT Alliance, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Tingyu LiangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Center for Malignant Brain Tumors, National Glioma MDT Alliance, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Hai WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Center for Malignant Brain Tumors, National Glioma MDT Alliance, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Qianshu LiuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Center for Malignant Brain Tumors, National Glioma MDT Alliance, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Shanmu JinDepartment of Neurosurgery, Center for Malignant Brain Tumors, National Glioma MDT Alliance, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Tian QuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Center for Malignant Brain Tumors, National Glioma MDT Alliance, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Siying GuoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Center for Malignant Brain Tumors, National Glioma MDT Alliance, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4203-1996
Huanzhang LiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Center for Malignant Brain Tumors, National Glioma MDT Alliance, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Tianrui YangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Center for Malignant Brain Tumors, National Glioma MDT Alliance, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Kun ZhangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Center for Malignant Brain Tumors, National Glioma MDT Alliance, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Yu WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Center for Malignant Brain Tumors, National Glioma MDT Alliance, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7175-4649
Wenbin MaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Center for Malignant Brain Tumors, National Glioma MDT Alliance, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4800-7992

Funding

the Beijing Municipal Natural Science Foundation 19JCZDJC64200[Z]the Beijing Municipal Natural Science Foundation 7202150the National High Level Hospital Clinical Research Funding 2022-PUMCH-A-019the National High Level Hospital Clinical Research Funding 2022-PUMCH-B-113the Tsinghua University-Peking Union Medical College Hospital Initiative Scientific Research Program 2019ZLH101
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Abstract

backgroundThe 2021 WHO Classification of Central Nervous System Tumors introduces more molecular markers for glioma reclassification, including TERT promoter (TERTp) mutation as a key feature in glioblastoma diagnosis.

aimsGiven the changes in the entities included in each subtype under the new classification, this research investigated the distribution, prognostic value, and correlations with other molecular alterations of TERTp mutation in different subgroups under this latest classification.

methodsAll glioma patients admitted to Peking Union Medical College Hospital for surgical resection or biopsy from 2011 to 2022 were included. Samples were analyzed for TERTp mutation and 59 other gene alterations and chromosome copy number variations.

resultsA total of 207 patients were included. The occurrence of TERTp mutations varied with percentages of 4.55%, 100%, and 77.92% in astrocytoma, oligodendroglioma, and glioblastoma, respectively. 65% of all adult-type glioma patients and 42.6% of IDH-wildtype histology grade 2 or 3 patients were TERTp-mutant. Survival analysis showed that TERTp mutation was a predictor of better prognosis in IDH-mutant grade 2 gliomas (median OS (mOS): not reached (NA) (95% CI: NA-NA) vs. 75.9 (95% CI: 55.4-NA) months, HR = 0.077 (95% CI: 0.01-0.64), p = 0.003), while poor OS was associated with all Grade 4 gliomas (mOS: 17.5 (95% CI: 12.6-24.2) vs. 40.5 (95% CI: 24.4-83.8) months, HR = 2.014 (95% CI: 1.17-3.47), p = 0.01) and all IDH-wildtype histology grade 2 or 3 gliomas (median OS: 12.6 (95% CI: 11-24.2) vs. 83.8 (95% CI: 35.2-NA) months, HR = 3.768 (95% CI: 1.83-7.78), p < 0.001). Moreover, TERTp mutation tended to co-occur with EGFR, KRAS, and MET in glioblastoma. In the IDH-mutant subgroup, it tended to co-occur with CIC and FUBP1 alterations, while being mutually exclusive with ATRX and TP53 alterations. These correlations may further refine prognostic predictions.

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Biomarkers, TumorBrain NeoplasmsGliomaMutationTelomeraseAdolescentAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm GradingPrognosisPromoter Regions, GeneticWorld Health OrganizationBiomarkers, TumorTelomeraseTERT protein, humanadult‐type diffuse gliomaglioma classificationmolecular subgroupsprognosisTERT promoter mutation

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PMID39804195
PMCPMC11727134

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