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ArticleVirchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology2026

Clinicopathological features of CIC-rearranged sarcomas: a retrospective study including novel visceral locations and methylation profile analysis.

Jan Balko, Filip Kukla, Lenka Krskova, Lucie Stolová, Ales Vicha, Josef Zamecnik

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6 authors.

Jan BalkoDepartment of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Motol and Homolka University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0451-2786
Filip KuklaDepartment of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Motol and Homolka University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic. filipkukla01@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-7960-348X
Lenka KrskovaDepartment of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Motol and Homolka University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6113-6310
Lucie StolováDepartment of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Motol and Homolka University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0705-6598
Ales VichaDepartment of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Motol and Homolka University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3075-5554
Josef ZamecnikDepartment of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Motol and Homolka University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8697-9632

Funding

Research Project of the Ministry of Health 00064203
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

CIC-rearranged sarcomas represent a distinct rare pathological entity within the spectrum of undifferentiated small round cell sarcomas. This single institution retrospective study investigates the histopathological, molecular, and clinical characteristics of a cohort of 14 CIC-rearranged sarcomas. These tumors were diagnosed in eight male and six female patients, with the age at initial diagnosis ranging from 8 to 67 years and a mean age of 23.7 years. Among the patients, three novel locations of CIC::DUX4 sarcomas were detected in the mesentery, pancreas, and pterygopalatine fossa. Genetically, we identified 12 cases as CIC::DUX4 sarcomas and two as sarcomas with CIC gene rearrangement detected by break-apart fluorescence in situ hybridization only. The most common gene translocation had a breakpoint located in exon 20 of the CIC gene and exon 1 of the DUX4 gene; this alteration was found in 83% of all CIC::DUX4 cases we identified. We also performed DNA methylation analysis on seven cases, which was proven to be a reliable method with high sensitivity for clustering CIC-rearranged sarcomas.

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Biomarkers, TumorDNA MethylationGene RearrangementRepressor ProteinsSarcomaSarcoma, Small CellAdolescentAdultAgedChildFemaleHomeodomain ProteinsHumansIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceMaleMiddle AgedBiomarkers, TumorCIC-DUX4 fusion protein, humanCIC protein, humanHomeodomain ProteinsOncogene Proteins, FusionRepressor ProteinsCICDNA methylationDUX4Sarcoma

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PMID41686231
PMCPMC13176176

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