Recurrent somatic alterations of FGFR1 and NTRK2 in pilocytic astrocytoma

David T.W. Jones, Barbara Hutter, Natalie Jäger, Andrey Korshunov, Marcel Kool, Hans Jörg Warnatz, Thomas Zichner, Sally R. Lambert, Marina Ryzhova, Dong Anh Khuong Quang, Adam M. Fontebasso, Adrian M. Stütz, Sonja Hutter, Marc Zuckermann, Dominik Sturm, Jan Gronych, Bärbel Lasitschka, Sabine Schmidt, Huriye Şeker-Cin, Hendrik WittMarc Sultan, Meryem Ralser, Paul A. Northcott, Volker Hovestadt, Sebastian Bender, Elke Pfaff, Sebastian Stark, Damien Faury, Jeremy Schwartzentruber, Jacek Majewski, Ursula D. Weber, Marc Zapatka, Benjamin Raeder, Matthias Schlesner, Catherine L. Worth, Cynthia C. Bartholomae, Christof Von Kalle, Charles D. Imbusch, Sylwester Radomski, Chris Lawerenz, Peter Van Sluis, Jan Koster, Richard Volckmann, Rogier Versteeg, Hans Lehrach, Camelia Monoranu, Beate Winkler, Andreas Unterberg, Christel Herold Mende, Till Milde, Andreas E. Kulozik, Martin Ebinger, Martin U. Schuhmann, Yoon Jae Cho, Scott L. Pomeroy, Andreas Von Deimling, Olaf Witt, Michael D. Taylor, Stephan Wolf, Matthias A. Karajannis, Charles G. Eberhart, Wolfram Scheurlen, Martin Hasselblatt, Keith L. Ligon, Mark W. Kieran, Jan O. Korbel, Marie Laure Yaspo, Benedikt Brors, Jörg Felsberg, Guido Reifenberger, V. Peter Collins, Nada Jabado, Roland Eils, Peter Lichter, Stefan M. Pfister

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Abstract

Pilocytic astrocytoma, the most common childhood brain tumor, is typically associated with mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway alterations. Surgically inaccessible midline tumors are therapeutically challenging, showing sustained tendency for progression and often becoming a chronic disease with substantial morbidities. Here we describe whole-genome sequencing of 96 pilocytic astrocytomas, with matched RNA sequencing (n = 73), conducted by the International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC) PedBrain Tumor Project. We identified recurrent activating mutations in FGFR1 and PTPN11 and new NTRK2 fusion genes in non-cerebellar tumors. New BRAF-activating changes were also observed. MAPK pathway alterations affected all tumors analyzed, with no other significant mutations identified, indicating that pilocytic astrocytoma is predominantly a single-pathway disease. Notably, we identified the same FGFR1 mutations in a subset of H3F3A-mutated pediatric glioblastoma with additional alterations in the NF1 gene. Our findings thus identify new potential therapeutic targets in distinct subsets of pilocytic astrocytoma and childhood glioblastoma.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)927-932
Number of pages6
JournalNature genetics
Volume45
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2013
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Genetics

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