TERT amplification

Critically, TERT knockdown in NCI-H292, a cell line with TERT promoter rearrangement, reduced clonogenic cell survival, supporting a critical role of this gene in MEC tumorigenesis. Overall, our data suggest that complex chromothripsis rearrangement mechanisms drive the formation of structural variation in CRTC1::MAML2 fusion positive and negative tumors and reveal highly recurrent structural variation driving TERT rearrangement in MEC.

Putative targetable genes and biomarkers in GEPNEC were identified in 22.2% of the patients, and they had longer progression-free survival (PFS) upon targetable treatment [12.5 months vs. 3.0 months, HR=0.40 (0.21-0.75), P=0.006]. This work demonstrated striking gene distinctions in GEPNEC compared with LNEC and adenocarcinoma and their clinical utility.

P16 methylation drives TERT-mediated immortalization and transformation of normal human cells that may contribute to cancer development.

Our study depicts the genomic characteristics and immune landscape, providing insights into the pathogenesis and possible therapeutic guidance of super MPLC.

We aimed to comprehensively investigate the prognostic value of pretreatment laboratory parameters in elderly patients with glioblastoma treated with temozolomide (TMZ)-based chemoradiation...In multivariate analysis, KPS ≥ 70, MGMT promoter methylation, extent of resection greater than partial resection, De Ritis ratio < 1.2, and glucose level < 150 mg/dL were significant prognostic factors for improved OS. Along with well-known prognostic factors, pre-RT serum biomarkers, including the De Ritis ratio and glucose level, also had prognostic value in elderly patients with glioblastoma treated with TMZ-based chemoradiation.

TERT was frequently placed in juxtaposition to a previously established gene in neuroblastoma tumorigenesis or cancer in general. Given the importance of high-risk neuroblastoma, means for mitigating active telomere maintenance must be therapeutically explored.

Keeping up with the ever-expanding diagnostic repertoire is difficult, however, advantages and disadvantages of these methods and the context in which they may be useful should be understood by those who are involved in the diagnosis of CNS tumours. This summary provides a general overview of the main methods used in molecular diagnostics.

TERT-altered ECs, although rare, are enriched for CN-high/TP53abn tumors, TP53, CDKN2A/B and DROSHA somatic mutations, and independently predict worse survival outcomes.

Based on our findings, we put forth the proposition that evaluating the TERT amplification status may serve as a valuable tool in identifying a specific subgroup of patients, namely those with TERT amplification and pT1N0-3 tumor-stage esophageal adenocarcinoma. The patients of this subgroup could potentially benefit from enhanced follow-up protocols, more aggressive treatment approaches, or possible targeted TERT inhibition therapies, all aimed at improving their overall clinical outcomes.

FISH is an easily applicable method for evaluating TERT defects, which define a subgroup of NTs with unfavourable prognosis. TERT rearrangements would contribute to characterising NT molecular signatures in clinical practice.

Management of IVGBM is particularly challenging due to their anatomical location, presentation with obstructive hydrocephalus, and fast growth, necessitating prompt intervention. Additional studies are needed to better understand the genetic landscape of IVGBM compared to parenchymal glioblastoma and may further elucidate the unique pathophysiology of these rare tumors.

The clinical utility of TERT IHC to predict TGA status in AMs appears to be limited given its low specificity and positive predictive value.

Our results provide data indicating poor clinical outcome in NB carrying MYCN amplification and TERT-mRNA upregulation.

We identify a number of associations between molecular features and outcome, including (1) favorable (for example, ATM altered) and unfavorable (for example, TERT amplified) genomic subgroups, (2) a prominent association between expression of inducible components of the immunoproteasome and response and (3) a dedifferentiated tumor-intrinsic subtype with enhanced response to checkpoint blockade. Taken together, results from this cohort demonstrate the complexity of biological determinants underlying immunotherapy outcomes and reinforce the discovery potential of integrative analysis within large, well-curated, cancer-specific cohorts.

The TRIO::TERT fusion is not well explored. The current study shows that its role in sarcomas, with or without MDM2 amplification, should be more extensively researched.

Genetic and expression alterations identified by the BostonGene Tumor PortraitTM TestEvent type analyzed in targeted panelsEvent typeCohort (N patients)*% cohort with event or # biomarkersEvents, status, or subtypeYesSNV/IndelMG (21)10%FAT4 Y558_V590delinsCAfs*5 LOF mutation COL2A1 W1348Nfs*13 LOF mutationYesSNV/IndelMD (40)6%KMT2B R1779* LOF mutation KMT2C S143Vfs*3 LOF mutation PRKDC Y4046* LOF mutationYesGermlineMG (21)5%MUTYH rs36053993, germline, pathogenicYesGermlineMD (40)3%BTD rs13078881, germline, pathogenicYesCNAMG (21)43%IGF1R amplification +8 copies MGMT loss FANCA loss MCL1 amplification +10 copies MYOCD amplification +3 copies AKT2 amplification +8 copies AMACR amplification +6 copies YAP1 amplification +7 copies TRAF2 loss EZH2 amplification +2 copies HMGA2 amplification +100 copies FRS2 amplification +61 copies DDIT3 amplification +39 copiesYesCNAMD (40)27.5%ERK1 amplification +2 copies FOXO1 amplification +5 copies HMGA2 amplification +2, +8 copies KMT2C amplification +3 copies NCOR1 amplification +7 copies TERT amplification +6 copies TSPAN31 amplification +30 copies HSF1 lossYesFusionsMG (20)10%MDM2-CR1 MDM2-TXNDC12 AC090825.1-IGF1RYesFusionsMD (39)15%FUS-KIAA1549 KIAA1549-CREB3L2 HMGA2-LRRC37A3 NAB2-STAT6 PPP1R12A-PAWR RB1-ZAR1LNoTMB**MG+MD (61)8%35.67 mut/Mb (Desmoid fibromatosis) 8.48 mut/Mb (Cutaneous angiosarcoma) 8.9 mut/Mb (Sarcoma, NOS) 16.1 mut/Mb (Skin Angiosarcoma) 18.8 mut/Mb (Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma)NoMSI statusMG+MD (61)100%StableNoHLA loss of heterozygosityMG+MD (61)11%HLA-I LOH (Leiomyosarcoma (N=1), Ewing Sarcoma (N=1)) HLA-A (Dedifferentiated liposarcoma (N=1)) HLA-I (Chondrosarcoma (N=3), High-grade sarcoma (N=1))NoTargetable surface molecule overexpressionMG+MD (59)81%CTLA4, EGFR, ERBB2, MAGEA3, PD1, PDL1, TIM3, TROP, ERBB2, FOLR1, NECTIN4, ROR1, TROP2NoMolecular Functional PortraitTM typeMG+MD (59)32%FibroticNoMolecular Functional PortraitTM typeMG+MD (59)17%Immune DesertNoMolecular Functional PortraitTM typeMG+MD (59)24%Immune-Enriched, FibroticNoMolecular Functional PortraitTM typeMG+MD (59)27%Immune-Enriched, Non-fibroticNoMHC deficiencyMG+MD (59)3%MHC class I/II deficiencyNoMHC deficiencyMG+MD (59)3%MHC class II deficiencyNoFDA label biomarkersMG+MD (59)7 biomarkers- Desmoid fibromatosis, TMB 35.67 mut/Mb (Pembrolizumab) - Angiosarcoma, TMB 16.1 mut/Mb (Pembrolizumab); - Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma, MSI, TMB 18.8 mut/Mb (Pembrolizumab); - Cutaneous angiosarcoma, PALB2 pathogenic germline variant (Olaparib); - Chondrosarcoma IDH1 R132L (Ivosidenib)NoTranscriptomic biomarkersMG+MD (59)29 biomarkersCD8+ T cell number; PDL1 expression level; SLFN11 expression level; SMARCB1 expression; CD8+ T cell numberNoDiagnostic biomarkersMG+MD (59)9 biomarkersNAB2-STAT6; MXI1-NUTM1; EWSR1-NR4A3; EWSR1-FLI1; EWSR1-CREB3L1; NAB2-STAT6----*RNA analysis failed for 2 patients. Therefore, any expression based analysis was performed on n=20 and n=39 for the MG and MD cohort, respectively. **Tumor mutational burden is considered high for FFPE samples when TMB>8mut/Mb.

P2, N=78, Recruiting, Patrick Y. Wen, MD | Not yet recruiting --> Recruiting

Our data demonstrate a significant correlation between heme biosynthesis regulation and diagnostic molecular markers and a prognostic relevance independent of these established markers. Consequently, heme biosynthesis expression is a promising biomarker for glioma aggressiveness and might constitute a potential target for novel therapeutic approaches.

Our data demonstrate a significant correlation between diagnostic molecular markers and heme biosynthesis regulation in diffusely infiltrating gliomas. Consequently, heme biosynthesis expression is a promising biomarker for glioma aggressiveness and might constitute a potential target for novel therapeutic approaches.

P2, N=78, Not yet recruiting, L. Nicolas Gonzalez Castro, MD, PhD

• Radiomics risk score has the potential to improve survival prediction when added to clinicopathological features (iAUCs increased from 0.775 to 0.910). • NRIs for 1-year OS showed that the radiomics risk score had incremental value over the clinicopathological model. • The prognostic significance of the radiomics risk score was confirmed in the external validation set (p = 0.001).

Despite varied clinical presentations and clonal history evolution patterns, in addition to p53 and Rb pathways alterations, TERT amplification emerged as another common genetic mechanism of EGFR-LUAD to SCLC transformation in our cohort, and could represent a candidate therapeutic target in this subset of SCLC tumors.

She elected to continue surveillance until 2021, at which time she underwent a subtotal resection and treatment with concurrent radiotherapy and temozolomide due to worsening of seizures... While this tumor is a glioblastoma, IDH-wildtype by the 2021 WHO classification, the indolent behavior over 14 years and the absence of a match with tumor types recognized by the Heidelberg classifier suggest that this is not a glioblastoma.  The presence of a TERT promoter mutation, EGFR amplification, and chromosome 7/10 alterations should be interpreted in the context of clinical behavior and other molecular analysis.

We also observed a high frequency of telomerase reverse transcriptase amplification and DNA methyltransferase 1 alterations, both of which are rarely observed in cutaneous SCCs of other sites. These data represent the first step toward precise molecular characterization of EAC SCCs that may lead to an enhanced understanding of tumor biology and modernized precision medicine approaches for unique tumors.Level of Evidence: NA.

Finally, high HRD was associated with longer PFS in patients with BRCA mutation treated with olaparib (HR: 0.32 &lsqb;95%CI: 0.12;0.83], p=0.013). Conclusion : SAFIR02/PI3K trials report that the clinical use of multigene sequencing must be driven by a framework of actionability, and identifies new genomic alterations associated with metastatic evolution and drug resistance or sensitivity.

In summary, mucosal, conjunctival, and cutaneous melanomas show a surprisingly similar global DNA methylation profile and identification of the site of origin by DNA methylation testing is likely not feasible. Still, our study demonstrates tumor location-dependent differences of promoter methylation frequencies in specific cancer related genes together with tumor site-specific enrichment for specific chromosomal changes and genetic mutations.

Patients with HRNB frequently present with widely metastatic disease, with tumors harboring recurrent genetic aberrations (MYCN amplification, TERT rearrangements, and ATRX mutations), which are mutually exclusive and capable of promoting TMM. This review provides recent insights into our understanding of TMM in NB tumors, and highlights emerging therapeutic strategies as potential treatments for telomerase- and ALT-positive tumors.

The aim of the present study was to comprehensively review telomerase activity and its association with the clinical characteristics and prognosis of NSCLC, as well as analyze the potential mechanism via which TERT activates telomerase and determine its potential clinical application in NSCLC. More importantly, current treatment strategies targeting TERT in NSCLC have been summarized with the aim to promote discovery of novel strategies for the future treatment of NSCLC.

GSEA is a powerful approach to identify upregulated genes and potential therapeutic targets. Dinaciclib-AZD5153 combination therapy can be effective against MYCN-amplified and TERT-overexpressing neuroblastoma tumors.

While it is known that transplant recipients have an increased risk of urothelial carcinoma compared to the general population, the lack of the well-documented risk factors, such as older age at transplantation, BK polyomavirus infection, and prolonged post-transplantation history and dissemination of the tumor in this case shed light on the de novo tumorigenesis of the graft kidney within the host microenvironment. Amplification of Telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) and loss of cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor 2A/2B (CDKN2A/CDKN2B) detected in the tumor by next gene sequencing suggests that they may play an important role in this case.

Our preliminary study shows that ALK+-adenocarcinomas should be evaluated in the context of their genomic background in order to better understand and predict patients´ individual course of disease.