H3 K27M 突变型脊髓弥漫性胶质瘤的基因组分析及预后因素。
Genomic profiling and prognostic factors of H3 K27M-mutant spinal cord diffuse glioma.
机构信息
Department of Molecular Neuropathology, Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Department of Neuropathology, Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
出版信息
Brain Pathol. 2023 Jul;33(4):e13153. doi: 10.1111/bpa.13153. Epub 2023 Feb 7.
H3 K27-altered diffuse midline glioma is a highly lethal pediatric-type tumor without efficacious treatments. Recent findings have highlighted the heterogeneity among diffuse midline gliomas with different locations and ages. Compared to tumors located in the brain stem and thalamus, the molecular and clinicopathological features of H3 K27-altered spinal cord glioma are still largely elusive, thus hindering the accurate management of patients. Here we aimed to characterize the clinicopathological and molecular features of H3 K27M-mutant spinal cord glioma in 77 consecutive cases. We found that the H3 K27M-mutant spinal cord glioma, with a median age of 35 years old, had a significantly better prognosis than H3 K27M-mutant brain tumors. We noticed a molecular heterogeneity of H3 K27M-mutant spinal cord astrocytoma via targeted sequencing with 34 cases. TP53 mutation which occurred in 58.8% of cases is mutually exclusive with PPM1D (26%) and NF1 (44%) mutations. The TP53-mutant cases had a significantly higher number of copy number variants (CNV) and a marginally higher proportion of pediatric patients (age at diagnosis <18 years old, p = 0.056). Cox regression and Kaplan-Meier curve analysis showed that the higher number of CNV events (≥3), chromosome (Chr) 9p deletion, Chr 10p deletion, ATRX mutation, CDK6 amplification, and retinoblastoma protein (RB) pathway alteration are associated with worse survival. Cox regression analysis with clinicopathological features showed that glioblastoma histological type and a high Ki-67 index (>10%) are associated with a worse prognosis. Interestingly, the histological type, an independent prognostic factor in multivariate Cox regression, can also stratify molecular features of H3 K27M-mutant spinal cord glioma, including the RB pathway, KRAS/PI3K pathway, and chromosome arms CNV. In conclusion, although all H3 K27M-mutant spinal cord diffuse glioma were diagnosed as WHO Grade 4, the histological type, molecular features representing chromatin instability, and molecular alterations associated with accelerated cell proliferative activity should not be ignored in clinical management.
H3 K27 改变的弥漫性中线脑胶质瘤是一种具有高度致死性的儿科型肿瘤,目前尚无有效的治疗方法。最近的研究结果强调了具有不同位置和年龄的弥漫性中线脑胶质瘤之间的异质性。与位于脑干和丘脑的肿瘤相比,H3 K27 改变的脊髓胶质瘤的分子和临床病理特征在很大程度上仍然难以捉摸,从而阻碍了对患者的准确管理。在这里,我们旨在描述 77 例连续 H3 K27M 突变脊髓胶质瘤的临床病理和分子特征。我们发现,中位年龄为 35 岁的 H3 K27M 突变脊髓胶质瘤的预后明显好于 H3 K27M 突变脑肿瘤。通过靶向测序,我们注意到 34 例 H3 K27M 突变脊髓星形细胞瘤存在分子异质性。在 58.8%的病例中发生的 TP53 突变与 PPM1D(26%)和 NF1(44%)突变相互排斥。TP53 突变病例的拷贝数变异(CNV)数量明显更多,且儿科患者的比例略高(诊断时年龄<18 岁,p=0.056)。Cox 回归和 Kaplan-Meier 曲线分析表明,CNV 事件(≥3)、9p 染色体缺失、10p 染色体缺失、ATRX 突变、CDK6 扩增和视网膜母细胞瘤蛋白(RB)通路改变的数量较多与生存较差相关。临床病理特征的 Cox 回归分析表明,胶质母细胞瘤组织学类型和 Ki-67 指数较高(>10%)与预后较差相关。有趣的是,组织学类型是多变量 Cox 回归中的独立预后因素,也可以对 H3 K27M 突变脊髓胶质瘤的分子特征进行分层,包括 RB 通路、KRAS/PI3K 通路和染色体臂 CNV。总之,尽管所有 H3 K27M 突变的脊髓弥漫性胶质瘤均被诊断为 WHO 分级 4,但在临床管理中不应忽视组织学类型、代表染色质不稳定的分子特征以及与加速细胞增殖活性相关的分子改变。