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Clinical, radiologic, pathologic, and molecular characteristics of long-term survivors of Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG): A collaborative report from the International and European Society for Pediatric Oncology DIPG registries

  • Lindsey M. Hoffman
  • , Sophie E.M.Veldhuijzen Van Zanten
  • , Niclas Colditz
  • , Joshua Baugh
  • , Brooklyn Chaney
  • , Marion Hoffmann
  • , Adam Lane
  • , Christine Fuller
  • , Lili Miles
  • , Cynthia Hawkins
  • , Ute Bartels
  • , Eric Bouffet
  • , Stewart Goldman
  • , Sarah Leary
  • , Nicholas K. Foreman
  • , Roger Packer
  • , Katherine E. Warren
  • , Alberto Broniscer
  • , Mark W. Kieran
  • , Jane Minturn
  • Melanie Comito, Emmett Broxson, Chie Schin Shih, Soumen Khatua, Murali Chintagumpala, Anne Sophie Carret, Nancy Yanez Escorza, Timothy Hassall, David S. Ziegler, Nicholas Gottardo, Hetal Dholaria, Renee Doughman, Martin Benesch, Rachid Drissi, Javad Nazarian, Nada Jabado, Nathalie Boddaert, Pascale Varlet, Géraldine Giraud, David Castel, Stephanie Puget, Chris Jones, Esther Hulleman, Piergiorgio Modena, Marzia Giagnacovo, Manila Antonelli, Torsten Pietsch, Gerrit H. Gielen, David T.W. Jones, Dominik Sturm, Stefan M. Pfister, Nicolas U. Gerber, Michael A. Grotzer, Elke Pfaff, André O. Von Bueren, Darren Hargrave, Guirish A. Solanki, Filip Jadrijevic Cvrlje, Gertjan J.L. Kaspers, William P. Vandertop, Jacques Grill, Simon Bailey, Veronica Biassoni, Maura Massimino, Raphaël Calmon, Esther Sanchez, Brigitte Bison, Monika Warmuth-Metz, James Leach, Blaise Jones, Dannis G. Van Vuurden, Christof M. Kramm, Maryam Fouladi
  • University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
  • The Children's Hospital, Aurora
  • Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
  • University of Göttingen
  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
  • Nemours Children's Health System
  • University of Toronto
  • Children's Memorial Hospital
  • University of Washington
  • Children's National Medical Center
  • National Institutes of Health
  • St. Jude Children Research Hospital
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Pennsylvania State University
  • Wright State University
  • Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
  • University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
  • Baylor College of Medicine
  • University of Montreal
  • Children’s Health Queensland
  • Sydney Children's Hospital
  • University of New South Wales
  • Princess Margaret Hospital for Children
  • Medical University of Graz
  • McGill University
  • Université Paris Cité
  • Centre Hospitalier Sainte-Anne
  • Gustave Roussy Institute
  • Uppsala University
  • Institute of Cancer Research
  • Sant' Anna Como General Hospital
  • University of Rome La Sapienza
  • University of Bonn
  • German Cancer Research Center
  • Heidelberg University 
  • University of Zurich
  • University of Geneva
  • Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
  • Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
  • Children's Hospital Zagreb
  • Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology
  • Great North Children's Hospital
  • IRCCS Fondazione Istituto Nazionale per lo studio e la cura dei tumori - Milano

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Abstract

Purpose Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is a brainstem malignancy with a median survival of , 1 year. The International and European Society for Pediatric Oncology DIPG Registries collaborated to compare clinical, radiologic, and histomolecular characteristics between short-term survivors (STSs) and long-term survivors (LTSs). Materials and Methods Data abstracted from registry databases included patients from North America, Australia, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Italy, France, the United Kingdom, and Croatia. Results Among 1,130 pediatric and young adults with radiographically confirmed DIPG, 122 (11%) were excluded. Of the 1,008 remaining patients, 101 (10%) were LTSs (survival $ 2 years). Median survival time was 11 months (interquartile range, 7.5 to 16 months), and 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, and 5-year survival rates were 42.3%(95%CI, 38.1%to 44.1%), 9.6%(95% CI, 7.8% to 11.3%), 4.3% (95% CI, 3.2% to 5.8%), 3.2% (95% CI, 2.4%to 4.6%), and 2.2% (95%CI, 1.4%to 3.4%), respectively. LTSs, compared with STSs, more commonly presented at age < 3 or > 10 years (11%v 3% and 33% v 23%, respectively; P<001) and with longer symptom duration (P<001). STSs, compared with LTSs, more commonly presented with cranial nerve palsy (83%v 73%, respectively; P = .008), ring enhancement (38% v23%, respectively; P = .007), necrosis (42%v 26%, respectively; P = .009), and extrapontine extension (92%v 86%, respectively; P = .04). LTSs more commonly received systemic therapy at diagnosis (88% v 75% for STSs; P = .005). Biopsies and autopsies were performed in 299 patients (30%) and 77 patients (10%), respectively; 181 tumors (48%) were molecularly characterized. LTSs were more likely to harbor a HIST1H3B mutation (odds ratio, 1.28; 95% CI, 1.1 to 1.5; P = .002). Conclusion We report clinical, radiologic, and molecular factors that correlate with survival in children and young adults with DIPG, which are important for risk stratification in future clinical trials.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1963-1972
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Clinical Oncology
Volume36
Issue number19
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2018
Externally publishedYes

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