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Background: DICER1 alterations are associated with intracranial tumors in the pediatric population, including pineoblastoma, pituitary blastoma, and the recently described "primary DICER1-associated CNS sarcoma" (DCS). DCS is an extremely aggressive tumor with a distinct methylation signature and a high frequency of co-occurring mutations. However, little is known about its treatment approach and the genomic changes occurring after exposure to chemoradiotherapy. Methods: We collected clinical, histological, and molecular data from eight young adults with DCS. Genomic analysis was performed by Next-generation Sequencing (NGS). Subsequently, an additional germline variants analysis was completed. In addition, an NGS analysis on post-progression tumor tissue or liquid biopsy was performed when available. Multiple clinicopathological characteristics, treatment variables, and survival outcomes were assessed. Results: Median age was 20 years. Most lesions were supratentorial. Histology was classified as fusiform cell sarcomas (50%), undifferentiated (unclassified) sarcoma (37.5%), and chondrosarcoma (12.5%). Germline pathogenic DICER1 variants were present in two patients, 75% of cases had more than one somatic alteration in DICER1, and the most frequent commutation was TP53. Seven patients were treated with surgery, Ifosfamide, Cisplatin, and Etoposide (ICE) chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The objective response was 75%, and the median time to progression (TTP) was 14.5 months. At progression, the most common mutations were in KRAS and NF1. Overall survival was 30.8 months. Conclusions: DCS is an aggressive tumor with limited therapeutic options that requires a comprehensive diagnostic approach, including molecular characterization. Most cases had mutations in TP53, NF1, and PTEN, and most alterations at progression were related to MAPK, RAS and PI3K signaling pathways.
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Introduction: Mutations in the promoter region of telomerase reverse transcriptase occur frequently in meningiomas. Objective: To estimate the prognostic importance of telomerase reverse transcriptase mutations in Colombian patients with grades II and III meningioma. Materials and methods: This was a multicenter retrospective cohort study of patients diagnosed with refractory or recurrent WHO grades II and III meningiomas, recruited between 2011 and 2018, and treated with systemic therapy (sunitinib, everolimus ± octreotide, and bevacizumab). Mutation status of the telomerase reverse transcriptase promoter was established by PCR. Results: Forty patients were included, of which telomerase reverse transcriptase mutations were found in 21 (52.5%), being C228T and C250T the most frequent variants with 87.5 % and 14.3 %, respectively. These were more frequent among patients with anaplastic meningiomas (p=0.18), with more than 2 recurrences (p=0.04); and in patients with parasagittal region and anterior fossa lesions (p=0.05). Subjects characterized as having punctual mutations were more frequently administered with everolimus, sunitinib and bevacizumab drug series (p=0.06). Overall survival was 23.7 months (CI95% 13.1-34.2) and 43.4 months (CI95% 37.5-49.3; p=0.0001) between subjects with and without mutations, respectively. Multivariate analysis showed that the number of recurrences and the presence of telomerase reverse transcriptase mutations were tthe only variables that negatively affected overall survival. Conclusions: Mutations in telomerase reverse transcriptase allows the identification of high-risk patients and could be useful in the selection of the best medical treatment.
Introducción. En los meningiomas, ocurren con frecuencia mutaciones en la región promotora de la transcriptasa inversa de la telomerasa. Objetivo. Estimar la importancia pronóstica de las mutaciones de la transcriptasa inversa de la telomerasa en pacientes colombianos con meningiomas de grados II y III. Materiales y métodos. Es un estudio de cohorte, retrospectivo y multicéntrico, que incluyó pacientes con diagnóstico de meningioma persistente o recidivante, de grados II y III, según la clasificación de la OMS, reclutados entre el 2011 y el 2018, con tratamiento sistémico (sunitinib, everolimus con octreótido o sin él, y bevacizumab). El estado de la mutación del promotor de la transcriptasa inversa de la telomerasa se determinó por medio de la PCR. Resultados. Se incluyeron 40 pacientes, en 21 (52,5 %) de los cuales se encontraron mutaciones en la transcriptasa inversa de la telomerasa, siendo las variantes más frecuentes la C228T (87,5 %) y la C250T (14,3 %). Estas fueron más frecuentes entre los pacientes con meningiomas anaplásicos (p=0,18), en aquellos con más de dos recurrencias (p=0,04), y en los que presentaron lesiones en la región parasagital y la fosa anterior (p=0,05). Los sujetos caracterizados por tener alteraciones puntuales fueron tratados con mayor frecuencia con la serie de medicamentos everolimus, sunitinib y bevacizumab (p=0,06). Tras el inicio del tratamiento médico, la supervivencia global fue de 23,7 meses (IC95% 13,1-34,2) en los pacientes con mutaciones y, de 43,4 meses (IC95% 37,5-49,3), entre aquellos sin mutaciones (p=0,0001). Los resultados del análisis multivariado demostraron que, únicamente, el número de recurrencias y la presencia de mutaciones en el gen de la transcriptasa inversa de la telomerasa, fueron factores que afectaron negativamente la supervivencia global. Conclusiones. Las mutaciones en el gen promotor de la transcriptasa inversa de la telomerasa permiten identificar los pacientes con alto riesgo, cuya detección podría ser de utilidad para seleccionar el mejor esquema terapéutico.
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Neoplasias Meníngeas , Meningioma , Humanos , Meningioma/genética , Bevacizumab , Sunitinibe , Everolimo , Estudos Retrospectivos , Neoplasias Meníngeas/genéticaRESUMO
Introducción. En los meningiomas, ocurren con frecuencia mutaciones en la región promotora de la transcriptasa inversa de la telomerasa. Objetivo. Estimar la importancia pronóstica de las mutaciones de la transcriptasa inversa de la telomerasa en pacientes colombianos con meningiomas de grados II y III. Materiales y métodos. Es un estudio de cohorte, retrospectivo y multicéntrico, que incluyó pacientes con diagnóstico de meningioma persistente o recidivante, de grados II y III, según la clasificación de la OMS, reclutados entre el 2011 y el 2018, con tratamiento sistémico (sunitinib, everolimus con octreótido o sin él, y bevacizumab). El estado de la mutación del promotor de la transcriptasa inversa de la telomerasa se determinó por medio de la PCR. Resultados. Se incluyeron 40 pacientes, en 21 (52,5 %) de los cuales se encontraron mutaciones en la transcriptasa inversa de la telomerasa, siendo las variantes más frecuentes la C228T (87,5 %) y la C250T (14,3 %). Estas fueron más frecuentes entre los pacientes con meningiomas anaplásicos (p=0,18), en aquellos con más de dos recurrencias (p=0,04), y en los que presentaron lesiones en la región parasagital y la fosa anterior (p=0,05). Los sujetos caracterizados por tener alteraciones puntuales fueron tratados con mayor frecuencia con la serie de medicamentos everolimus, sunitinib y bevacizumab (p=0,06). Tras el inicio del tratamiento médico, la supervivencia global fue de 23,7 meses (IC95% 13,1-34,2) en los pacientes con mutaciones y, de 43,4 meses (IC95% 37,5-49,3), entre aquellos sin mutaciones (p=0,0001). Los resultados del análisis multivariado demostraron que, únicamente, el número de recurrencias y la presencia de mutaciones en el gen de la transcriptasa inversa de la telomerasa, fueron factores que afectaron negativamente la supervivencia global. Conclusiones. Las mutaciones en el gen promotor de la transcriptasa inversa de la telomerasa permiten identificar los pacientes con alto riesgo, cuya detección podría ser de utilidad para seleccionar el mejor esquema terapéutico.
Introduction: Mutations in the promoter region of telomerase reverse transcriptase occur frequently in meningiomas. Objective: To estimate the prognostic importance of telomerase reverse transcriptase mutations in Colombian patients with grades II and III meningioma. Materials and methods: This was a multicenter retrospective cohort study of patients diagnosed with refractory or recurrent WHO grades II and III meningiomas, recruited between 2011 and 2018, and treated with systemic therapy (sunitinib, everolimus ± octreotide, and bevacizumab). Mutation status of the telomerase reverse transcriptase promoter was established by PCR. Results: Forty patients were included, of which telomerase reverse transcriptase mutations were found in 21 (52.5%), being C228T and C250T the most frequent variants with 87.5 % and 14.3 %, respectively. These were more frequent among patients with anaplastic meningiomas (p=0.18), with more than 2 recurrences (p=0.04); and in patients with parasagittal region and anterior fossa lesions (p=0.05). Subjects characterized as having punctual mutations were more frequently administered with everolimus, sunitinib and bevacizumab drug series (p=0.06). Overall survival was 23.7 months (CI95% 13.1-34.2) and 43.4 months (CI95% 37.5-49.3; p=0.0001) between subjects with and without mutations, respectively. Multivariate analysis showed that the number of recurrences and the presence of telomerase reverse transcriptase mutations were the only variables that negatively affected overall survival. Conclusions: Mutations in telomerase reverse transcriptase allows the identification of high-risk patients and could be useful in the selection of the best medical treatment.
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Meningioma , Telomerase , Mutação com Ganho de FunçãoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Amplification of EGFR and its active mutant EGFRvIII are common in glioblastoma (GB). While EGFR and EGFRvIII play critical roles in pathogenesis, targeted therapy with EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitors or antibodies has shown limited efficacy. To improve the likelihood of effectiveness, we targeted adult patients with recurrent GB enriched for simultaneous EGFR amplification and EGFRvIII mutation, with osimertinib/bevacizumab at doses described for non-small cell lung cancer. METHODS: We retrospectively explored whether previously described EGFRvIII mutation in association with EGFR gene amplification could predict response to osimertinib/bevacizumab combination in a subset of 15 patients treated at recurrence. The resistance pattern in a subgroup of subjects is described using a commercial next-generation sequencing panel in liquid biopsy. RESULTS: There were ten males (66.7%), and the median patient's age was 56 years (range 38-70 years). After their initial diagnosis, 12 patients underwent partial (26.7%) or total resection (53.3%). Subsequently, all cases received IMRT and concurrent and adjuvant temozolomide (TMZ; the median number of cycles 9, range 6-12). The median follow-up after recurrence was 17.1 months (95% CI 12.3-22.6). All patients received osimertinib/bevacizumab as a second-line intervention with a median progression-free survival (PFS) of 5.1 months (95% CI 2.8-7.3) and overall survival of 9.0 months (95% CI 3.9-14.0). The PFS6 was 46.7%, and the overall response rate was 13.3%. After exposure to the osimertinib/bevacizumab combination, the main secondary alterations were MET amplification, STAT3, IGF1R, PTEN, and PDGFR. CONCLUSIONS: While the osimertinib/bevacizumab combination was marginally effective in most GB patients with simultaneous EGFR amplification plus EGFRvIII mutation, a subgroup experienced a long-lasting meaningful benefit. The findings of this brief cohort justify the continuation of the research in a clinical trial. The pattern of resistance after exposure to osimertinib/bevacizumab includes known mechanisms in the regulation of EGFR, findings that contribute to the understanding and targeting in a stepwise rational this pathway.
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Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapêutico , Glioblastoma , Acrilamidas , Adulto , Idoso , Compostos de Anilina , Bevacizumab/uso terapêutico , Carcinoma Pulmonar de Células não Pequenas , Receptores ErbB/genética , Feminino , Glioblastoma/tratamento farmacológico , Glioblastoma/genética , Humanos , Neoplasias Pulmonares , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Mutação , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases , Estudos RetrospectivosRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Tap test improves symptoms of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH); hence, it is widely used as a diagnostic procedure. However, it has a low sensitivity and there is no consensus on the parameters that should be used nor the volume to be extracted. We propose draining cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) during tap test until a closing pressure of 0 cm H2O is reached as a standard practice. We use this method with all our patients at our clinic. METHODS: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study where all patients with presumptive diagnosis of iNPH from January 2014 to December 2019 were included in the study. We used a univariate descriptive analysis and stratified analysis to compare the opening pressure and the volume of CSF extracted during the lumbar puncture, between patients in whom a diagnosis of iNPH was confirmed and those in which it was discarded. RESULTS: A total of 92 patients were included in the study. The mean age at the time of presentation was 79.4 years and 63 patients were male. The diagnosis of iNPH was confirmed in 73.9% patients. The mean opening pressure was 14.4 cm H2O mean volume of CSF extracted was 43.4 mL. CONCLUSION: CSF extraction guided by a closing pressure of 0 cm H2O instead of tap test with a fixed volume of CSF alone may be an effective method of optimizing iNPH symptomatic improvement and diagnosis.
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PURPOSE: To compare the effectiveness of octreotide/everolimus vs. sunitinib for the systemic treatment of recurrent aggressive meningiomas. METHODS: 31 patients with recurrent or refractory WHO II or WHO III meningiomas were examined in two reference centers in Colombia. Patients who had systemic treatment (sunitinib, everolimus/octreotide) and a complete follow-up were included. Overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS) and toxicities were evaluated. Additionally, tissue samples were examined for PDGFRß and VEGFR2, their expression was correlated with outcomes. RESULTS: Twenty-two patients (72%) were female with a median age of 55 years (SD±15.3). The most prevalent histology was anaplastic meningioma in 20 patients (65%) with 48% of patients suffering from three previous relapses before the start of systemic treatment. A total of 14 patients received combination therapy with octreotide/everolimus, 11 received sunitinib and the remaining 6 received other second-line agents. Median OS was 37.3 months (95%CI 28.5-42.1) and the PFS during the treatment with everolimus/octreotide (EO) and sunitinib (Su) was 12.1 months (95%CI 9.2-21.1) and 9.1 months (95%CI 6.8-16.8); p = 0.43), respectively. The OS of the group treated with the EOâSuâBev sequence (1st/2nd/3rd line) was 6.5 months longer than the SuâEOâBev sequence (36.0 vs. 29.5 months) (p = 0.0001). When analyzing molecular markers, the positive PDGFRß and negative VEGFR2 expression were associated with longer survival both in OS and PFS. CONCLUSION: Sunitinib and octreotide/everolimus have similar efficacy and safety in the systemic management of refractory meningioma. VEGFR2 and PDGFRß expression are associated with better outcomes.
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Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/administração & dosagem , Biomarcadores Tumorais/sangue , Regulação Neoplásica da Expressão Gênica/efeitos dos fármacos , Neoplasias Meníngeas , Meningioma , Proteínas de Neoplasias/sangue , Receptor beta de Fator de Crescimento Derivado de Plaquetas/sangue , Receptor 2 de Fatores de Crescimento do Endotélio Vascular/sangue , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Intervalo Livre de Doença , Everolimo/administração & dosagem , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Masculino , Neoplasias Meníngeas/sangue , Neoplasias Meníngeas/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Meníngeas/mortalidade , Meningioma/sangue , Meningioma/tratamento farmacológico , Meningioma/mortalidade , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Octreotida/administração & dosagem , Estudos Retrospectivos , Sunitinibe/administração & dosagem , Taxa de SobrevidaRESUMO
RESUMEN Se expone el caso de una mujer de 19 años a quien se le realizó el diagnóstico de un xantoastrocitoma pleomórfico anaplásico parietooccipital izquierdo, neoplasia poco frecuente que suele presentarse en la población pediátrica y en los adultos jóvenes. Dicho tumor debuta generalmente con crisis convulsivas y sus características histológicas patognomónicas son el pleomorfismo celular, la vacuolización lipídica de su citoplasma y la reactividad a la proteína ácida fibrilar glial (PAFG) y S100. El estudio de nuevos marcadores que puedan brindar otras oportunidades terapéuticas ha permitido encontrar mutaciones en el oncogén BRAF. Este tumor presenta una variante anaplásica más agresiva que se trata con cirugía y quimiorradiación. En nuestro caso, después de varias progresiones a otras intervenciones, se utilizó bevacizumab y carmustine como tratamiento de segunda línea con respuesta completa.
SUMMARY The case of a young woman of 19-years-old is presented; whom the diagnosis was made of a left parietal-occipital xanthoastrocytoma pleomorphic anaplastic; this neoplasia is rare and usually affects the pediatric and young adult population. This generally debuts with seizures and their pathognomonic histologic characteristics are the pleomorphic cells with cytoplasmatic lipid vacuolation and the reactivity of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and S100. The study of new markers that may provide other therapeutic opportunities has allowed finding mutations in the BRAF oncogene. This tumor has a more aggressive anaplastic variant that is treated with surgery and chemoradation. In our case after several progressions to other interventions, we used bevacizumab and carmustine as second-line treatment obtaining complete response.
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Radioterapia , Carmustina , Bevacizumab , Glioma , AntineoplásicosRESUMO
Los síndromes linfoproliferativos postrasplante (PTLD, por sus siglas en inglés) constituyen una complicación relativamente frecuente entre los receptores de trasplante de órgano sólido o de médula ósea. Representan un amplio espectro de lesiones, que oscilan desde los cambios histológicos tempranos producidos por la infección del virus de Epstein-Barr hasta las neoplasias de alto grado con respuestas variables a las intervenciones terapéuticas. El compromiso del sistema nervioso central (SNC) se ha descrito hasta en 22% de los casos, 12% de ellos en forma primaria, asociados a un peor pronóstico; en general el abordaje diagnóstico y terapéutico no está estandarizado, en parte, debido a la limitación fisiológica que implica la barrera hematoencefálica. El tratamiento tiene opciones limitadas; se acepta el uso de metotrexate a altas dosis o de rituximab intravenoso o intratecal. A continuación, se presenta el caso de un hombre de 76 años, receptor de un trasplante hepático por hemocromatosis, quien a los 6 años postrasplante consulta por alteración de la marcha. Tras documentar una lesión intra-axial, la biopsia por estereotaxia documenta un PTLD tardío, primario con lesión única en SNC. Después de la reducción inicial de la inmunosupresión, el tratamiento con rituximab y metotrexate intravenosos a altas dosis durante cinco ciclos, se logró respuesta parcial en este paciente, con toxicidad renal leve.
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Masculino , Terapia de Imunossupressão , Marcha , Sistema Nervoso Central , Transplante de ÓrgãosRESUMO
Se analizó la diferencia que existe entre las claves de calificación establecidas para las capacidades físicas de la Rapidez y Fuerza de Brazos para los estudiantes de la Enseñanza Médica Superior en relación a los resultados obtenidos en los cinco momentos en que se aplican las Pruebas Integradoras que se corresponden con el momento preliminar (cuarta semana de ingreso) y los cuatro semestres correspondientes a los dos cursos académicos de 1998 99 y 1999 00. El muestreo por conglomerados Bietápicos, donde los conglomerados fueron las 15 Facultades de Ciencias Médicas del país que poseen Ciclo Básico y las unidades de análisis estuvieron constituidas por los alumnos que practican Deportes con Pelotas ; se estimaron las medidas de resumen para las variables en estudio, en el caso de las cuantitativas continuas se calculó: Medias, Desviación Standard, Intervalos de Confianza al 95 % además de Máximas, Mínimas y Moda, realizándose un análisis cuantitativo, teniendo en cuenta los resultados alcanzados en la investigación para conformar propuestas de nuevas claves de calificación en los diferentes momentos, sexos y capacidades físicas.
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Educação Física e Treinamento/métodos , Estudantes de Medicina , Universidades , Estudo de Avaliação , Avaliação Educacional/métodosRESUMO
Antecedentes: la insuficiencia renal crónica terminal es una enfermedad durante la cual la función renal se sustituye con diálisis peritoneal, además de otros métodos alternativos. Entre los padecimientos que pueden causar insuficiencia renal crónica se encuentran la diabetes mellitus tipos 1 y 2 y la hipertensión arterial sistémica. Objetivo: determinar la morbilidad y mortalidad en pacientes con diálisis peritoneal. Material y métodos: se realizó, en el Hospital General de Zona de Tacuba durante mayo a octubre de 1999, un estudio observacional, retrospectivo y transversal que incluyó a un grupo de pacientes con insuficiencia renal crónica terminal y en programa de diálisis peritoneal crónica. Resultados: se registraron 56 pacientes en total, 32 hombres y 24 mujeres, con promedio de edad de 53.9 años. Las enfermedades más frecuentes en los pacientes con diálisis peritoneal crónica fueron diabetes mellitus tipo 2 (67.9 por ciento), hipertensión arterial sist,mica (12.5 por ciento) y diabetes mellitus tipo 1 (1.8 por ciento). Siete pacientes murieron. Conclusiones: es necesario que el grupo médico preste más atención a aspectos como la asepsia, la antisepsia, el estado nutricional, el control de la hipertensión y la diabetes mellitus para disminuir la incidencia de complicaciones y la mortalidad.