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ArticleMolecular cancer therapeutics2026

Identification of CD74-Positive Antigen-Presenting Glioma Cells in Primary Human Tumors and Murine Models of NF1 High-Grade Glioma.

Stephanie N Brosius, Jonathan H Sussman, Isabella A DiStefano, Grant P Grothusen, Keanu N Natan, Isabelle Seka, Steven Foltz, Katherine Labella, Kristopher R Bosse, Kai Tan and 1 more

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Stephanie N BrosiusDivision of Oncology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.ORCID 0000-0002-0584-0880
Jonathan H SussmanDivision of Oncology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.ORCID 0000-0002-3057-3550
Isabella A DiStefanoDivision of Oncology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.ORCID 0009-0001-0727-7921
Grant P GrothusenDivision of Oncology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.ORCID 0000-0001-9236-0369
Keanu N NatanDivision of Oncology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.ORCID 0009-0002-3198-7859
Isabelle SekaDivision of Oncology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.ORCID 0009-0006-9682-163X
Steven FoltzDivision of Oncology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.ORCID 0000-0002-9526-8194
Katherine LabellaDivision of Oncology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.ORCID 0000-0003-3308-1620
Kristopher R BosseDivision of Oncology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.ORCID 0000-0002-1424-2858
Kai TanDivision of Oncology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.ORCID 0000-0002-9104-5567
Thomas De RaedtDivision of Oncology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.ORCID 0000-0002-7492-851X

Funding

Physician Scientist Training in Clinical OncologyK12CA076931 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI STEPHEN Patrick HUNGER, LYNN M. SCHUCHTER · 1997 to 2026
$16.5M
GPC2 CARs in neuroblastoma: Mechanisms of resistance and efficacy of next-generation constructsR37CA282041 · NCI · CHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA · PI Kristopher R Bosse · 2024 to 2026
$1.8M
Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer (ALSF)Gilbert Family Foundation (GFF) 722002Jeff Gordon Pediatric Research FoundationKids Join The FightNational Cancer Institute (NCI)National Cancer Institute (NCI) K12National Cancer Institute (NCI) R37 CA282041NCI NIH HHS K12 CA076931NCI NIH HHS R37 CA282041Rally Foundation (Rally)U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
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Abstract

Compared with the general population, individuals with neurofibromatosis type 1 have a 50-fold higher risk of developing a high-grade glioma (HGG) in their lifetime. Despite improved understanding of the molecular and cellular drivers of these neoplasms, we have yet to translate this knowledge into therapies that improve overall survival. One limitation has been the paucity of in vivo models for drug testing within this population. We generated three distinct glioma stem cell lines from HGGs arising in mice with Nf1 and Trp53 mutations in cis (NPcis) and characterized the allografts resulting from one Nf1-glioma stem cell line (Nf1-HGG17) by single-cell and single-nucleus RNA sequencing. Because our cell lines are grown in stem cell media, there is an inherent reduction of the differentiation states present in primary HGG, with only oligodendrocyte precursor-like and neural-like cells identified. However, orthotopic allografts of Nf1-HGG17 regained the other differentiation states typically observed in HGG and glioblastoma (neuronal progenitor cell-like and astrocyte-like). About half of the neoplastic cells cluster separately from these classical groups and highly express genes of the antigen presentation machinery, including Cd74, which we also observed in patient samples. Notably, heterozygosity of Nf1 within the tumor microenvironment does not cause marked changes in the immune tumor microenvironment, gene expression, or differentiation states of neoplastic cells. These data indicate that allografted HGG lines from NPcis mice are an effective model of NF1-HGG, mimicking the complexity observed in human HGG that can be used for larger-scale in vivo drug screening and evaluation.

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Antigen-Presenting CellsBrain NeoplasmsGliomaHistocompatibility Antigens Class IINeurofibromatosis 1Neurofibromin 1AnimalsCell Line, TumorDisease Models, AnimalHumansMiceNeoplasm GradingNeoplastic Stem CellsHistocompatibility Antigens Class IINeurofibromin 1

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PMID41926771
PMCPMC13204374

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