Frontiers in Oncology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14
Published: May 23, 2024
Dissemination
in
pediatric
low-grade
glioma
may
occur
about
4%–10%
of
patients
according
to
retrospective
cohort
studies.
Due
its
low
incidence,
there
is
no
consensus
on
treatment
for
these
patients.
According
the
constitutional
activation
MAPK/ERK
pathway
tumors,
MEK
inhibitors
such
as
trametinib
have
been
used
successfully
relapsed
setting.
Skin
toxicity
frequent
receiving
trametinib,
normally
mild
moderate,
but
sometimes
severe,
needing
discontinue
drug,
limiting
efficacy
tumor.
There
not
much
information
literature
regarding
whether
reducing
dose
able
maintain
while,
at
same
time,
decreasing
toxicity.
Here,
we
present
an
adolescent,
with
severe
skin
toxicity,
whose
was
reduced
by
50%
and
tumor
continued
while
significantly
decreased.
JCO Precision Oncology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
8
Published: Sept. 1, 2024
PURPOSE
The
National
Cancer
Institute-Children's
Oncology
Group
Pediatric
Molecular
Analysis
for
Therapy
Choice
trial
assigned
patients
age
1-21
years
with
relapsed
or
refractory
solid
tumors,
lymphomas,
and
histiocytic
disorders
to
phase
II
treatment
arms
of
molecularly
targeted
therapies
on
the
basis
genetic
alterations
detected
in
their
tumor.
Patients
tumors
that
harbored
prespecified
genomic
cyclinD-CDK4/6-INK4a-Rb
pathway
intact
Rb
expression
were
treated
cdk4/6
inhibitor
palbociclib.
METHODS
received
palbociclib
orally
once
daily
21
days
28-day
cycles
until
disease
progression,
intolerable
toxicity,
up
2
years.
primary
end
point
was
objective
response
rate;
secondary
points
included
safety/tolerability
progression-free
survival.
RESULTS
Twenty-three
(median
age,
15
years;
range,
8-21)
enrolled;
20
protocol
therapy
evaluable
toxicity
response.
Of
patients,
most
common
diagnoses
osteosarcoma
(n
=
9)
rhabdomyosarcoma
6).
A
single
actionable
gene
amplification
found
19
(
CDK4,
n
11,
CDK6,
2,
CCND3,
6),
one
tumor
harboring
two
amplifications
CDK4
CCND2).
Hematologic
toxicities
treatment-related
events.
No
responses
seen.
Two
(neuroblastoma
sarcoma)
had
best
stable
six
three
cycles.
Six-month
progression
10%
(95%
CI,
1.7
27.2).
CONCLUSION
CDK4/6
at
75
mg/m
tolerable
this
heavily
pretreated
cohort.
observed
histology-agnostic
biomarker-selected
population
treatment-refractory
demonstrating
alteration
alone
is
insufficient
pediatric
cancers
generate
a
monotherapy.
Cancers,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
14(11), P. 2774 - 2774
Published: June 2, 2022
Precision
oncology
requires
tumor
molecular
profiling
to
identify
actionable
targets.
Tumor
biopsies
are
considered
as
the
gold
standard,
but
their
indications
limited
by
burden
of
procedures
in
children.
Blood-derived
liquid
biopsy
(LB)
is
a
potential
alternative
that
not
yet
documented
real-world
settings,
especially
pediatric
oncology.
We
performed
retrospective
analysis
children
and
teenagers
with
relapsing
or
refractory
disease,
upon
whom
LB
was
using
Foundation
One®
CDx
from
1
January
2020
31
December
2021
single
center.
Forty-five
patients
(27
boys)
were
included,
median
age
9
years
(range:
1.5-17
old).
Underlying
malignancies
neuroblastoma
(12
patients),
bone
sarcoma
(12),
soft
tissue
(9),
brain
tumors
(7),
miscellaneous
(5).
Forty-three
had
metastatic
disease.
Six
more
than
one
because
failure
first
LB.
Median
time
obtain
results
13
days.
Overall,
successful
for
33/45
patients.
Eight
did
present
any
abnormalities.
Molecular
alterations
identified
25
samples
mean
2.1
per
sample.
The
most
common
concerned
TP53
(7
pts),
EWS-FLI1
(5),
ALK
(3),
MYC
CREBBP
(2).
TMB
low
all
cases.
received
treatment
based
on
treated
off-trial.
Three
additional
included
early
phase
clinical
trials.
Mean
duration
85
days,
patient
stable
disease
after
eight
months.
Liquid
feasible
high-risk
solid
lead
identification
targetable
mutations
subset
Cancers,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
14(24), P. 6240 - 6240
Published: Dec. 18, 2022
Acute
myeloid
leukemia
(AML)
is
a
heterogeneous
disease
that
accounts
for
~20%
of
all
childhood
leukemias,
and
more
than
40%
children
with
AML
relapse
within
three
years
diagnosis.
Although
recent
efforts
have
focused
on
developing
precise
medicine-based
approach
towards
treating
in
adults,
there
remains
critical
gap
therapies
designed
specifically
children.
Here,
we
present
ex
vivo
drug
sensitivity
profiles
de
novo
using
an
automated
flow
cytometry
platform.
Fresh
diagnostic
blood
or
bone
marrow
aspirate
samples
were
screened
response
to
78
dose
conditions
by
measuring
the
reduction
leukemic
blasts
relative
control.
In
pediatric
patients
treated
conventional
chemotherapy,
comprising
cytarabine,
daunorubicin
etoposide
(ADE),
results
correlated
minimal
residual
(r
=
0.63)
one
year
relapse-free
survival
0.70;
AUROC
0.94).
ADE
analysis
cohort
13
patients,
cells
showed
greater
bortezomib/panobinostat
compared
ADE,
comparable
between
venetoclax/azacitidine
vivo.
Two
differential
bortezomib/panobinostat,
thus
supporting
incorporation
testing
clinical
trials
further
evaluate
predictive
utility
this
platform
AML.
JCO Global Oncology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
10
Published: May 1, 2024
PURPOSE
Molecular
characterization
is
key
to
optimally
diagnose
and
manage
cancer.
The
complexity
cost
of
routine
genomic
analysis
have
unfortunately
limited
its
use
denied
many
patients
access
precision
medicine.
A
possible
solution
rationalize
use—creating
a
tiered
approach
testing
which
uses
inexpensive
techniques
for
most
limits
expensive
with
the
highest
needs.
Here,
we
tested
utility
this
molecularly
characterize
pediatric
glioma
in
cost-
time-sensitive
manner.
METHODS
We
used
pipeline
immunohistochemistry
(IHC),
customized
fusion
panels
or
fluorescence
situ
hybridization
(FISH),
targeted
RNA
sequencing
gliomas.
Two
distinct
diagnostic
algorithms
were
low-
high-grade
gliomas
(LGGs
HGGs).
percentage
driver
alterations
identified,
associated
costs,
turnaround
time
(TAT)
are
reported.
RESULTS
successfully
characterized
96%
(95
99)
For
82
LGGs,
IHC,
panel
FISH,
solved
35%
(29
82),
29%
(24
30%
(25
82)
cases,
respectively.
total
64%
(53
samples
without
sequencing.
Of
17
HGG
samples,
13
by
IHC
four
average
per
sample
was
more
affordable
when
using
as
compared
up-front
LGG
($405
US
dollars
[USD]
v
$745
USD)
HGGs
($282
USD
USD).
TAT
also
shorter
(10
days
LGG,
5
14
sequencing).
CONCLUSION
Our
Such
an
may
be
feasible
neuro-oncology
centers
worldwide,
particularly
resource-limited
settings.
Frontiers in Oncology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14
Published: May 23, 2024
Dissemination
in
pediatric
low-grade
glioma
may
occur
about
4%–10%
of
patients
according
to
retrospective
cohort
studies.
Due
its
low
incidence,
there
is
no
consensus
on
treatment
for
these
patients.
According
the
constitutional
activation
MAPK/ERK
pathway
tumors,
MEK
inhibitors
such
as
trametinib
have
been
used
successfully
relapsed
setting.
Skin
toxicity
frequent
receiving
trametinib,
normally
mild
moderate,
but
sometimes
severe,
needing
discontinue
drug,
limiting
efficacy
tumor.
There
not
much
information
literature
regarding
whether
reducing
dose
able
maintain
while,
at
same
time,
decreasing
toxicity.
Here,
we
present
an
adolescent,
with
severe
skin
toxicity,
whose
was
reduced
by
50%
and
tumor
continued
while
significantly
decreased.