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ArticleJNCI cancer spectrum2026

PD-L1 positivity predicts a unique hyperaggressive tumor group within MenG C meningiomas.

Vijay Nitturi, Shervin Hosseingholi Nouri, Collin English, Hsiang-Chih Lu, Elizabeth Ledbetter, Diego Rojas, Sean Lau, Malcolm McDonald, Jacob J Mandel, Abdul Basit Khan and 4 more

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Vijay NitturiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-8310-3077
Shervin Hosseingholi NouriDepartment of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States.ORCID 0009-0002-9454-6700
Collin EnglishDepartment of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-3730-2793
Hsiang-Chih LuDepartment of Pathology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-4927-4577
Elizabeth LedbetterDepartment of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States.
Diego RojasDepartment of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-4155-3280
Sean LauDepartment of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States.ORCID 0009-0004-0579-9058
Malcolm McDonaldDepartment of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-2627-9754
Jacob J MandelDepartment of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-5916-5668
Abdul Basit KhanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-5450-930X
Arif O HarmanciCenter for Secure Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare (SAFE), D. Bradley McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics, University of Texas Health Science Center Houston (UTHealth), Houston, TX, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-9696-1118
Akdes S HarmanciDepartment of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-6374-9041
Tiemo KlischJan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-8182-384X
Akash J PatelDepartment of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-1280-2989

Funding

Establishing the Genomic Landscape of Human Atypical MeningiomasK08NS102474 · NINDS · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI PATEL, AKASH J. · 2017 to 2021
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Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas RP240263NINDS NIH HHS K08NS102474Roderick D. MacDonald Fund
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Abstract

Molecular profiling has identified 3 groups of meningiomas, with MenG C tumors exhibiting the vast majority of recurrences. Efforts to find effective treatments for recurrent meningiomas have remained elusive. Higher WHO-grade meningiomas have exhibited greater Programmed Death Ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression through various methods, but the prognostic value of PD-L1 expression has not been described in the context of molecular profiling. Additionally, trials investigating PD-1/PD-L1-targeted immunotherapies have produced disappointing results. Here, we find that PD-L1 positivity, while prevalent in MenG C tumors, does not predict recurrence in the benign MenG A and B tumors. PD-L1 positivity also occurs independently of CDKN2A/B loss, a core component of the WHO grade that is regularly used in clinical trial selection criteria. Our results indicate that future clinical trials for PD-1/PD-L1 centric immunotherapies should select patients after molecularly profiling tumors to confirm aggressive MenG C status.

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B7-H1 AntigenBiomarkers, TumorMeningeal NeoplasmsMeningiomaAgedCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16FemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPrognosisB7-H1 AntigenBiomarkers, TumorCD274 protein, humanCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16

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PMID41795833
PMCPMC13032903

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