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@ARTICLE{Schwalbe:293955,
author = {E. C. Schwalbe and J. C. Lindsey and M. Danilenko and R. M.
Hill and S. Crosier and S. L. Ryan and D. Williamson and J.
Castle and D. Hicks and M. Kool$^*$ and T. Milde$^*$ and A.
Korshunov$^*$ and S. M. Pfister$^*$ and S. Bailey and S. C.
Clifford},
title = {{M}olecular and clinical heterogeneity within {MYC}-family
amplified medulloblastoma is associated with survival
outcomes: {A} multicenter cohort study.},
journal = {Neuro-Oncology},
volume = {27},
number = {1},
issn = {1522-8517},
address = {Oxford},
publisher = {Oxford Univ. Press},
reportid = {DKFZ-2024-02020},
pages = {222–236},
year = {2025},
note = {Volume 27, Issue 1, January 2025, Pages 222–236},
abstract = {MYC/MYCN are the most frequent oncogene amplifications in
medulloblastoma (MB) and its primary biomarkers of high-risk
(HR) disease. However, while many patients' MYC(N)-amplified
tumors are treatment-refractory, some achieve long-term
survival. We therefore investigated clinicobiological
heterogeneity within MYC(N)-amplified MB and determined its
relevance for improved disease management.We characterized
the clinical and molecular correlates of MYC- (MYC-MB; n =
64) and MYCN-amplified MBs (MYCN-MB; n = 95), drawn from
>1600 diagnostic cases.Most MYC-MBs were molecular group 3
(46/58; $79\%$ assessable) and aged ≥3 years at diagnosis
(44/64 $[69\%]).$ We identified a 'canonical' very high-risk
(VHR) MYC-amplified group (n = 51/62; $82\%)$ with dismal
survival irrespective of treatment $(11\%$ 5-year
progression-free survival [PFS]), defined by co-occurrence
with ≥1 additional established risk factor(s) (subtotal
surgical-resection [STR], metastatic disease, LCA
pathology), and commonly group 3/4 subgroup 2 with a high
proportion of amplified cells. The majority of remaining
noncanonical MYC-MBs survived (i.e. non-group 3/group 3
without other risk features; 11/62 $(18\%);$ $61\%$ 5-year
PFS). MYCN survival was primarily related to molecular
group; MYCN-amplified SHH MB, and group 3/4 MB with
additional risk factors, respectively defined VHR and HR
groups (VHR, $39\%$ [35/89]; $20\%$ 5-year PFS/HR, $33\%$
[29/89]; $46\%$ 5-year PFS). Twenty-two out of 35 assessable
MYCN-amplified SHH tumors harbored TP53 mutations; 9/12
$(75\%)$ with data were germline. MYCN-amplified group 3/4
MB with no other risk factors $(28\%;$ 25/89) had $70\%$
5-year PFS.MYC(N)-amplified MB displays significant
clinicobiological heterogeneity. Diagnostics incorporating
molecular groups, subgroups, and clinical factors enable
their risk assessment. VHR 'canonical' MYC tumors are
essentially incurable and SHH-MYCN-amplified MBs fare
extremely poorly $(20\%$ survival at 5 years); both require
urgent development of alternative treatment strategies.
Conventional risk-adapted therapies are appropriate for more
responsive groups, such as noncanonical MYC and non-SHH-MYCN
MB.},
keywords = {MYC amplification (Other) / MYCN amplification (Other) /
medulloblastoma (Other) / survival (Other)},
cin = {B062 / HD01 / B300 / B310},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-He78)B062-20160331 / I:(DE-He78)HD01-20160331 /
I:(DE-He78)B300-20160331 / I:(DE-He78)B310-20160331},
pnm = {312 - Funktionelle und strukturelle Genomforschung
(POF4-312)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-312},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:39377358},
doi = {10.1093/neuonc/noae178},
url = {https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/293955},
}