Project description:Multiple metabolic pathways are utilized to maintain cellular homeostasis. Given the evidence that altered cell metabolism significantly contributes to glioma biology, the current research efforts aim to improve our understanding of metabolic rewiring between glioma's complex genotype and tissue context. In addition, extensive molecular profiling has revealed activated oncogenes and inactivated tumor suppressors that directly or indirectly impact the cellular metabolism that is associated with the pathogenesis of gliomas. The mutation status of isocitrate dehydrogenases (IDHs) is one of the most important prognostic factors in adult-type diffuse gliomas. This review presents an overview of the metabolic alterations in IDH-mutant gliomas and IDH-wildtype glioblastoma (GBM). A particular focus is placed on targeting metabolic vulnerabilities to identify new therapeutic strategies for glioma.
Project description:BackgroundTo investigate the prognostic value of spatial features from whole-brain MRI using a three-dimensional (3D) convolutional neural network for adult-type diffuse gliomas.MethodsIn a retrospective, multicenter study, 1925 diffuse glioma patients were enrolled from 5 datasets: SNUH (n = 708), UPenn (n = 425), UCSF (n = 500), TCGA (n = 160), and Severance (n = 132). The SNUH and Severance datasets served as external test sets. Precontrast and postcontrast 3D T1-weighted, T2-weighted, and T2-FLAIR images were processed as multichannel 3D images. A 3D-adapted SE-ResNeXt model was trained to predict overall survival. The prognostic value of the deep learning-based prognostic index (DPI), a spatial feature-derived quantitative score, and established prognostic markers were evaluated using Cox regression. Model evaluation was performed using the concordance index (C-index) and Brier score.ResultsThe MRI-only median DPI survival prediction model achieved C-indices of 0.709 and 0.677 (BS = 0.142 and 0.215) and survival differences (P < 0.001 and P = 0.002; log-rank test) for the SNUH and Severance datasets, respectively. Multivariate Cox analysis revealed DPI as a significant prognostic factor, independent of clinical and molecular genetic variables: hazard ratio = 0.032 and 0.036 (P < 0.001 and P = 0.004) for the SNUH and Severance datasets, respectively. Multimodal prediction models achieved higher C-indices than models using only clinical and molecular genetic variables: 0.783 vs. 0.774, P = 0.001, SNUH; 0.766 vs. 0.748, P = 0.023, Severance.ConclusionsThe global morphologic feature derived from 3D CNN models using whole-brain MRI has independent prognostic value for diffuse gliomas. Combining clinical, molecular genetic, and imaging data yields the best performance.
Project description:Diffuse gliomas are among the most common adult central nervous system tumors with an annual incidence of more than 16,000 cases in the United States. Until very recently, the diagnosis of these tumors was based solely on morphologic features, however, with the publication of the WHO Classification of Tumours of the Central Nervous System, revised 4th edition in 2016, certain molecular features are now included in the official diagnostic and grading system. One of the most significant of these changes has been the division of adult astrocytomas into IDH-wildtype and IDH-mutant categories in addition to histologic grade as part of the main-line diagnosis, although a great deal of heterogeneity in the clinical outcome still remains to be explained within these categories. Since then, numerous groups have been working to identify additional biomarkers and prognostic factors in diffuse gliomas to help further stratify these tumors in hopes of producing a more complete grading system, as well as understanding the underlying biology that results in differing outcomes. The field of neuro-oncology is currently in the midst of a "molecular revolution" in which increasing emphasis is being placed on genetic and epigenetic features driving current diagnostic, prognostic, and predictive considerations. In this review, we focus on recent advances in adult diffuse glioma biomarkers and prognostic factors and summarize the state of the field.
Project description:BACKGROUND:Human leukocyte antigen-E (HLA-E) has been extensively investigated in various human cancers including glioma. However, the clinical significance of HLA-E expression in glioma patients has not been elucidated. The current study aimed to investigate the association of HLA-E expression with clinicopathological features and survival in patients with diffuse glioma. METHODS:A total of 261 glioma patients were enrolled, subsequently, mRNA microarray analysis was conducted to identify the relationship of HLA-E with clinicopathological features and patient survival. RESULTS:HLA-E was significantly overexpressed in high-grade gliomas compared to low-grade gliomas (LGGs). Moreover, HLA-E expression was significantly higher in diffuse astrocytomas than oligodendrogliomas (p = 0.032, t-test). Kaplan-Meier analysis showed that progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were significantly better in LGG patients with low HLA-E expression (p = 0.018 for PFS and p = 0.020 for OS, Log-rank test). Furthermore, HLA-E expression was identified to be an independent prognostic factor by Cox analysis (p = 0.020 for PFS and p = 0.024 for OS). CONCLUSIONS:This is the first study which identified the clinical significance of HLA-E in diffuse glioma. HLA-E expression was correlated with more aggressive tumor grade and histological type and was identified as an independent prognostic biomarker in LGG patients.
Project description:ObjectivesTo develop and validate a radiomics-based model (ADGGIP) for predicting adult-type diffuse gliomas (ADG) grade by combining multiple diffusion modalities and clinical and imaging morphologic features.MethodsIn this prospective study, we recruited 103 participants diagnosed with ADG and collected their preoperative conventional MRI and multiple diffusion imaging (diffusion tensor imaging, diffusion kurtosis imaging, neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging, and mean apparent propagator diffusion-MRI) data in our hospital, as well as clinical information. Radiomic features of the diffusion images and clinical information and morphological data from the radiological reports were extracted, and multiple pipelines were used to construct the optimal model. Model validation was performed through a time-independent validation cohort. ROC curves were used to evaluate model performance. The clinical benefit was determined by decision curve analysis.ResultsFrom June 2018 to May 2021, 72 participants were recruited for the training cohort. Between June 2021 and February 2022, 31 participants were enrolled in the prospective validation cohort. In the training cohort (AUC 0.958), internal validation cohort (0.942), and prospective validation cohort (0.880), ADGGIP had good accuracy in predicting ADG grade. ADGGIP was also significantly better than the single-modality prediction model (AUC 0.860) and clinical imaging morphology model (0.841) (all p < .01) in the prospective validation cohort. When the threshold probability was greater than 5%, ADGGIP provided the greatest net benefit.ConclusionADGGIP, which is based on advanced diffusion modalities, can predict the grade of ADG with high accuracy and robustness and can help improve clinical decision-making.Clinical relevance statementIntegrated multi-modal predictive modeling is beneficial for early detection and treatment planning of adult-type diffuse gliomas, as well as for investigating the genuine clinical significance of biomarkers.Key points• Integrated model exhibits the highest performance and stability. • When the threshold is greater than 5%, the integrated model has the greatest net benefit. • The advanced diffusion models do not demonstrate better performance than the simple technology.
Project description:Diffuse gliomas in adults are highly infiltrative and largely incurable. Whole exome sequencing (WES) has been demonstrated very useful in genetic analysis. Here WES was performed to characterize genomic landscape of adult-type diffuse gliomas to discover the diagnostic, therapeutic and prognostic biomarkers. Somatic and germline variants of 66 patients with adult-type diffuse gliomas were detected by WES based on the next-generation sequencing. TCGA and CGGA datasets were included to analyze the integrated diagnosis and prognosis. Among 66 patients, the diagnosis of 9 cases was changed, in which 8 cases of astrocytoma were corrected into IDH-wildtype glioblastoma (GBM), and 1 oligodendroglioma without 1p/19q co-deletion into astrocytoma. The distribution of mutations including ATRX/TP53 differed in three cohorts. The genetic mutations in GBM mainly concentrated on the cell cycle, PI3K and RTK pathways. The mutational landscape of astrocytoma was more similar to that of GBM, with the highest frequency in germline variants. Patients with IDH-mutant astrocytoma harboring SNVs of PIK3CA and PIK3R1 showed a significantly worse overall survival (OS) than wild-type patients. AEBP1 amplification was associated with shorter OS in GBM. Our study suggests that clinical sequencing can recapitulate previous findings, which may provide a powerful approach to discover diagnostic, therapeutic and prognostic markers for precision medicine in adult-type diffuse gliomas.
Project description:PurposeThe relationship between contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) hemodynamics and the molecular biomarkers of adult-type diffuse gliomas, particularly isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH), remains unclear. This study was conducted to provide a comprehensive description of the vascularization of adult-type diffuse gliomas using quantitative indicators. Additionally, it was designed to identify any variables with the potential to intraoperatively predict IDH mutation status.MethodsThis prospective study enrolled patients with adult-type diffuse gliomas between November 2021 and September 2022. Intraoperative CEUS was performed, and CEUS videos were recorded for 90-second periods. Hemodynamic parameters, including the peak enhancement (PE) difference, were calculated based on the time-intensity curve of the region of interest. A differential analysis was performed on the CEUS parameters with respect to molecular biomarkers and grades. Receiver operating characteristic curves for various parameters were analyzed to evaluate the ability of those parameters to predict IDH mutation status.ResultsSixty patients with adult-type diffuse gliomas were evaluated. All hemodynamic parameters, apart from rising time, demonstrated significant differences between IDH-mutant and IDH-wildtype adult-type diffuse gliomas. The PE difference emerged as the optimal indicator for differentiating between IDH-wildtype and IDH-mutant gliomas, with an area under the curve of 0.958 (95% confidence interval, 0.406 to 0.785). Additionally, the hemodynamic parameters revealed significant differences across both grades and types of adult-type diffuse gliomas.ConclusionHemodynamic parameters can be used intraoperatively to effectively distinguish between IDHwildtype and IDH-mutant adult-type diffuse gliomas. Additionally, quantitative CEUS equips neurosurgeons with dynamic perfusion information for various types and grades of adult-type diffuse gliomas.
Project description:IntroductionIn 2021, the World Health Organization published a new classification system for central nervous system tumors. This study reclassified the adult diffuse glioma (ADG) into astrocytoma, oligodendroglioma, and glioblastoma (GBM) according to the new tumor classification.MethodsThe association of TERT promoter (pTERT) mutation, MGMT methylation, and CD47/TIGIT expression with patient prognosis was investigated.ResultsImmunohistochemical analysis showed that the expression levels of CD47 and TIGIT in tumor tissues were significantly higher than those in normal brain tissues. CD47 levels were higher in GBM and grade 4 astrocytoma tissues. TIGIT expression was also higher in patients with GBM. The high expressions of CD47, TIGIT, and CD47/TIGIT were positively correlated with MGMT unmethylation but not pTERT mutation. Moreover, MGMT unmethylation was associated with poor overall survival in astrocytoma. High CD47, TIGIT, and CD47/TIGIT levels were associated with significantly reduced survival in ADG and GBM. GBM, MGMT unmethylation, and high CD47 expression were independent prognostic factors for overall survival in ADG.DiscussionCollectively, these results showed that the MGMT unmethylation and high levels of CD47 and TIGIT are associated with a poor prognosis in ADG. Patients with high CD47 and TIGIT expression may benefit from anti-CD47 and TIGIT immunotherapy.
Project description:ObjectiveTo explain adult-type diffuse gliomas heterogeneity through diffusion kurtosis imaging-based habitat characteristics and develop and validate a comprehensive model for predicting isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) status.Materials and methodsIn this prospective secondary analysis, 103 participants (mean age, 52 years; range, 21-77; 54 [52%] male) pathologically diagnosed with adult-type diffuse gliomas were enrolled between June 2018 and February 2022. The Otsu method was used to generate habitat maps with mean diffusivity (MD) and mean kurtosis (MK) for a total of 4 subhabitats containing 16 habitat features. Habitat heatmaps were created based on the Pearson correlation coefficient. The Habitat imAging aNd clinicraD INtegrated prEdiction SyStem (HANDINESS) was created by combining clinical features, conventional MRI morphological features, and habitat image features. ROC, calibration curve, and decision curve analyses were used to select the optimal model after 32 pipelines for model training and validation.ResultsIn the restricted diffusion and high-density subhabitat, MK was highly correlated with MD (R2 = 0.999), volume (0.608) and percentage of volume (0.663), and this region had the highest MK value (P<.001). The unrestricted diffusion and low-density subhabitat had the highest MD value (P<.001). When MK was less than the Otsu threshold, there was still a difference between restricted diffusion and low-density and unrestricted diffusion and low-density subhabitats (P<.01). The HANDINESS enabled more accurate prediction of the IDH status in the training (AUC=0.951 [0.902-0.987]) and internal validation cohorts (0.938 [0.881-0.949]). AUC values for single-modality models and independent factors ranged from 0.593 to 0.916. Calibration and decision curve analyses showed that the HANDINESS demonstrated a high level of clinical applicability and predictive consistency.ConclusionDiffusion kurtosis imaging-based habitat analysis provides additional important information on microscopic tumor spatial heterogeneity. The HANDINESS has higher diagnostic performance and robustness than single-modality models.
Project description:Although gliomatosis cerebri (GC) has been removed as an independent tumor type from the WHO classification, its extensive infiltrative pattern may harbor a unique biological behavior. However, the clinical implication of GC in the context of the 2021 WHO classification is yet to be unveiled. This study investigated the incidence, clinicopathologic and imaging correlations, and prognostic implications of GC in adult-type diffuse glioma patients. Retrospective chart and imaging review of 1,211 adult-type diffuse glioma patients from a single institution between 2005 and 2021 was performed. Among 1,211 adult-type diffuse glioma patients, there were 99 (8.2%) patients with GC. The proportion of molecular types significantly differed between patients with and without GC (P = 0.017); IDH-wildtype glioblastoma was more common (77.8% vs. 66.5%), while IDH-mutant astrocytoma (16.2% vs. 16.9%) and oligodendroglioma (6.1% vs. 16.5%) were less common in patients with GC than in those without GC. The presence of contrast enhancement, necrosis, cystic change, hemorrhage, and GC type 2 were independent risk factors for predicting IDH mutation status in GC patients. GC remained as an independent prognostic factor (HR = 1.25, P = 0.031) in IDH-wildtype glioblastoma patients on multivariable analysis, along with clinical, molecular, and surgical factors. Overall, our data suggests that although no longer included as a distinct pathological entity in the WHO classification, recognition of GC may be crucial considering its clinical significance. There is a relatively high incidence of GC in adult-type diffuse gliomas, with different proportion according to molecular types between patients with and without GC. Imaging may preoperatively predict the molecular type in GC patients and may assist clinical decision-making. The prognostic role of GC promotes its recognition in clinical settings.