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1. The landscape of genomic alterations across childhood cancers

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Grbner, Susanne N., Worst, Barbara C., Weischenfeldt, Joachim, Buchhalter, Ivo, Kleinheinz, Kortine, Rudneva, Vasilisa A., Johann, Pascal D., Balasubramanian, Gnana Prakash, Segura-Wang, Maia, Brabetz, Sebastian, Bender, Sebastian, Hutter, Barbara, Sturm, Dominik, Pfaff, Elke, Hbschmann, Daniel, Zipprich, Gideon, Heinold, Michael, Eils, Jrgen, Lawerenz, Christian, Erkek, Serap, Lambo, Sander, Waszak, Sebastian, Blattmann, Claudia, Borkhardt, Arndt, Kuhlen, Michaela, Eggert, Angelika, Fulda, Simone, Gessler, Manfred, Wegert, Jenny, Kappler, Roland, Baumhoer, Daniel, Burdach, Stefan, Kirschner-Schwabe, Renate, Kontny, Udo, Kulozik, Andreas E., Lohmann, Dietmar, Hettmer, Simone, Eckert, Cornelia, Bielack, Stefan, Nathrath, Michaela, Niemeyer, Charlotte, Richter, Gnther H., Schulte, Johannes, Siebert, Reiner, Westermann, Frank, Molenaar, Jan J., Vassal, Gilles, Witt, Hendrik, Lichter, Peter, Weber, Ursula, Eils, Roland, Korshunov, Andrey, Witt, Olaf, Pfister, Stefan, Reifenberger, Guido, Felsberg, Jrg, von Kalle, Christof, Schmidt, Manfred, Bartholom, Cynthia, Taylor, Michael, Jones, David, Jger, Natalie, Korbel, Jan, Sttz, Adrian, Rausch, Tobias, Radlwimmer, Bernhard, Yaspo, Marie-Laure, Lehrach, Hans, Warnatz, Hans-Jrg, Landgraf, Pablo, Brors, Benedikt, Zapatka, Marc, Wagner, Susanne, Haake, Andrea, Richter, Julia, Richter, Gesine, Lawerenz, Chris, Kerssemakers, Jules, Jaeger-Schmidt, Christina, Scholz, Ingrid, Bergmann, Anke K., Borst, Christoph, Burkhardt, Birgit, Claviez, Alexander, Dreyling, Martin, Eberth, Sonja, Einsele, Hermann, Frickhofen, Norbert, Haas, Siegfried, Hansmann, Martin-Leo, Karsch, Dennis, Kneba, Michael, Lisfeld, Jasmin, Mantovani-Lffler, Luisa, Rohde, Marius, Ott, German, Stadler, Christina, Staib, Peter, Stilgenbauer, Stephan, Trmper, Lorenz, Zenz, Thorsten, Kube, Dieter, Kppers, Ralf, Weniger, Marc, Hummel, Michael, Klapper, Wolfram, Kostezka, Ulrike, Lenze, Dido, Mller, Peter, Rosenwald, Andreas, Szczepanowski, Monika, Ammerpohl, Ole, Aukema, Sietse M., Binder, Vera, Hoell, Jessica I., Leich, Ellen, Lpez, Cristina, Nagel, Inga, Pischimariov, Jordan, Rosenstiel, Philip, Schilhabel, Markus, Schreiber, Stefan, Vater, Inga, Wagener, Rabea, Bernhart, Stephan H., Binder, Hans, Doose, Gero, Hoffmann, Steve, Hopp, Lydia, Kretzmer, Helene, Kreuz, Markus, Langenberger, David, Loeffler, Markus, Rosolowski, Maciej, Schlesner, Matthias, Stadler, Peter F., Sungalee, Stephanie, Kratz, Christian P., van Tilburg, Cornelis M., Kramm, Christof M., Fleischhack, Gudrun, Dirksen, Uta, Rutkowski, Stefan, Frhwald, Michael, von Hoff, Katja, Wolf, Stephan, Klingebiel, Thomas, Koscielniak, Ewa, Koster, Jan, Resnick, Adam C., Zhang, Jinghui, Liu, Yanling, Zhou, Xin, Waanders, Angela J., Zwijnenburg, Danny A., Raman, Pichai, Weber, Ursula D., Northcott, Paul A., Pajtler, Kristian W., Kool, Marcel, Piro, Rosario M., Korbel, Jan O., Jones, David T. W., Chavez, Lukas, and Pfister, Stefan M.

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Childhood cancer -- Genetic aspects, Cancer research, Gene mutation -- Health aspects, Genomics -- Research, Environmental issues, Science and technology, Zoology and wildlife conservation
Abstract

Pan-cancer analyses that examine commonalities and differences among various cancer types have emerged as a powerful way to obtain novel insights into cancer biology. Here we present a comprehensive analysis of genetic alterations in a pan-cancer cohort including 961 tumours from children, adolescents, and young adults, comprising 24 distinct molecular types of cancer. Using a standardized workflow, we identified marked differences in terms of mutation frequency and significantly mutated genes in comparison to previously analysed adult cancers. Genetic alterations in 149 putative cancer driver genes separate the tumours into two classes: small mutation and structural/copy-number variant (correlating with germline variants). Structural variants, hyperdiploidy, and chromothripsis are linked to TP53 mutation status and mutational signatures. Our data suggest that 78% of the children in this cohort carry an unambiguous predisposing germline variant and that nearly 50% of paediatric neoplasms harbour a potentially druggable event, which is highly relevant for the design of future clinical trials., Author(s): Susanne N. Grbner [1, 2, 3]; Barbara C. Worst [1, 2, 3, 4]; Joachim Weischenfeldt [5, 6]; Ivo Buchhalter [7]; Kortine Kleinheinz [7]; Vasilisa A. Rudneva [5, 8]; Pascal [...]

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2018
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2. Sequencing of neuroblastoma identifies chromothripsis and defects in neuritogenesis genes

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Molenaar, Jan J., Koster, Jan, Zwijnenburg, Danny A., van Sluis, Peter, Valentijn, Linda J., van der Ploeg, Ida, Hamdi, Mohamed, van Nes, Johan, Westerman, Bart A., van Arkel, Jennemiek, Ebus, Marli E., Haneveld, Franciska, Lakeman, Arjan, Schild, Linda, Molenaar, Piet, Stroeken, Peter, van Noesel, Max M., Ora, Ingrid, Santo, Evan E., Caron, Huib N., Westerhout, Ellen M., and Versteeg, Rogier

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Nucleotide sequencing -- Usage, Immunohistochemistry -- Usage, DNA sequencing -- Usage, Neuroblastoma -- Risk factors -- Genetic aspects -- Prognosis -- Research, Environmental issues, Science and technology, Zoology and wildlife conservation
Abstract

Neuroblastoma is a childhood tumour of the peripheral sympathetic nervous system. The pathogenesis has for a long time been quite enigmatic, as only very few gene defects were identified in this often lethal tumour (1). Frequently detected gene alterations are limited to MYCN amplification (20%) and ALK activations (7%) (2-5).Here we present a whole-genome sequence analysis of 87 neuroblastoma of all stages. Few recurrent amino-acid-changing mutations were found. In contrast, analysis of structural defects identified a local shredding of chromosomes, known as chromothripsis, in 18% of high-stage neuroblastoma (6). These tumours are associated with a poor outcome. Structural alterations recurrently affected ODZ3, PTPRD and CSMD1, which are involved in neuronal growth cone stabilization (7-9).Inaddition, ATRX, TIAM1 and a series of regulators of the Rac/Rho pathway were mutated, further implicating defects in neuritogenesis in neuroblastoma. Most tumours with defects in these genes were aggressive high-stage neuroblastomas, but did not carry MYCNamplifications. The genomic landscape of neuroblastoma therefore reveals two novel molecular defects, chromothripsis and neuritogenesis gene alterations, which frequently occur in high-risk tumours., Neuroblastoma have a highly variable clinical outcome, with an excellent prognosis for stage 1 and 2 tumours, but a poor outcome for high-stage tumours. Stage 4S neuroblastoma are metastasized but [...]

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2012
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3. The molecular landscape of ETMR at diagnosis and relapse

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Lambo, Sander, Groebner, Susanne N., Rausch, Tobias, Waszak, Sebastian M., Schmidt, Christin, Gorthi, Aparna, Romero, July Carolina, Mauermann, Monika, Brabetz, Sebastian, Krausert, Sonja, Buchhalter, Ivo, Koster, Jan, Zwijnenburg, Danny A., Sill, Martin, Huebner, Jens-Martin, Mack, Norman, Schwalm, Benjamin, Ryzhova, Marina, Hovestadt, Volker, Papillon-Cavanagh, Simon, Chan, Jennifer A., Landgraf, Pablo, Ho, Ben, Milde, Till, Witt, Olaf, Ecker, Jonas, Sahm, Felix, Sumerauer, David, Ellison, David W., Orr, Brent A., Darabi, Anna, Haberler, Christine, Figarella-Branger, Dominique, Wesseling, Pieter, Schittenhelm, Jens, Remke, Marc, Taylor, Michael D., Gil-da-Costa, Maria J., Lastowska, Maria, Grajkowska, Wieslawa, Hasselblatt, Martin, Hauser, Peter, Pietsch, Torsten, Uro-Coste, Emmanuelle, Bourdeaut, Franck, Masliah-Planchon, Julien, Rigau, Valerie, Alexandrescu, Sanda, Wolf, Stephan, Li, Xiao-Nan, Schuller, Ulrich, Snuderl, Matija, Karajannis, Matthias A., Giangaspero, Felice, Jabado, Nada, von Deimling, Andreas, Jones, David T. W., Korbel, Jan O., von Hoff, Katja, Lichter, Peter, Huang, Annie, Bishop, Alexander J. R., Pfister, Stefan M., Korshunov, Andrey, Kool, Marcel, Lambo, Sander, Groebner, Susanne N., Rausch, Tobias, Waszak, Sebastian M., Schmidt, Christin, Gorthi, Aparna, Romero, July Carolina, Mauermann, Monika, Brabetz, Sebastian, Krausert, Sonja, Buchhalter, Ivo, Koster, Jan, Zwijnenburg, Danny A., Sill, Martin, Huebner, Jens-Martin, Mack, Norman, Schwalm, Benjamin, Ryzhova, Marina, Hovestadt, Volker, Papillon-Cavanagh, Simon, Chan, Jennifer A., Landgraf, Pablo, Ho, Ben, Milde, Till, Witt, Olaf, Ecker, Jonas, Sahm, Felix, Sumerauer, David, Ellison, David W., Orr, Brent A., Darabi, Anna, Haberler, Christine, Figarella-Branger, Dominique, Wesseling, Pieter, Schittenhelm, Jens, Remke, Marc, Taylor, Michael D., Gil-da-Costa, Maria J., Lastowska, Maria, Grajkowska, Wieslawa, Hasselblatt, Martin, Hauser, Peter, Pietsch, Torsten, Uro-Coste, Emmanuelle, Bourdeaut, Franck, Masliah-Planchon, Julien, Rigau, Valerie, Alexandrescu, Sanda, Wolf, Stephan, Li, Xiao-Nan, Schuller, Ulrich, Snuderl, Matija, Karajannis, Matthias A., Giangaspero, Felice, Jabado, Nada, von Deimling, Andreas, Jones, David T. W., Korbel, Jan O., von Hoff, Katja, Lichter, Peter, Huang, Annie, Bishop, Alexander J. R., Pfister, Stefan M., Korshunov, Andrey, and Kool, Marcel

Abstract

Embryonal tumours with multilayered rosettes (ETMRs) are aggressive paediatric embryonal brain tumours with a universally poor prognosis(1). Here we collected 193 primary ETMRs and 23 matched relapse samples to investigate the genomic landscape of this distinct tumour type. We found that patients with tumours in which the proposed driver C19MC(2-4) was not amplified frequently had germline mutations in DICER1 or other microRNA-related aberrations such as somatic amplification of miR-17-92 (also known as MIR17HG). Whole-genome sequencing revealed that tumours had an overall low recurrence of single-nucleotide variants (SNVs), but showed prevalent genomic instability caused by widespread occurrence of R-loop structures. We show that R-loop-associated chromosomal instability can be induced by the loss of DICER1 function. Comparison of primary tumours and matched relapse samples showed a strong conservation of structural variants, but low conservation of SNVs. Moreover, many newly acquired SNVs are associated with a mutational signature related to cisplatin treatment. Finally, we show that targeting R-loops with topoisomerase and PARP inhibitors might be an effective treatment strategy for this deadly disease.

Published
2019

4. The landscape of genomic alterations across childhood cancers

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Groebner, Susanne N., Worst, Barbara C., Weischenfeldt, Joachim, Buchhalter, Ivo, Kleinheinz, Kortine, Rudneva, Vasilisa A., Johann, Pascal D., Balasubramanian, Gnana Prakash, Segura-Wang, Maia, Brabetz, Sebastian, Bender, Sebastian, Hutter, Barbara, Sturm, Dominik, Pfaff, Elke, Huebschmann, Daniel, Zipprich, Gideon, Heinold, Michael, Eils, Jurgen, Lawerenz, Christian, Erkek, Serap, Lambo, Sander, Waszak, Sebastian, Blattmann, Claudia, Borkhardt, Arndt, Kuhlen, Michaela, Eggert, Angelika, Fulda, Simone, Gessler, Manfred, Wegert, Jenny, Kappler, Roland, Baumhoer, Daniel, Burdach, Stefan, Kirschner-Schwabe, Renate, Kontny, Udo, Kulozik, Andreas E., Lohmann, Dietmar, Hettmer, Simone, Eckert, Cornelia, Bielack, Stefan, Nathrath, Michaela, Niemeyer, Charlotte, Richter, Gunther H., Schulte, Johannes, Siebert, Reiner, Westermann, Frank, Molenaar, Jan J., Vassal, Gilles, Witt, Hendrik, Burkhardt, Birgit, Kratz, Christian P., Witt, Olaf, van Tilburg, Cornelis M., Kramm, Christof M., Fleischhack, Gudrun, Dirksen, Uta, Rutkowski, Stefan, Fruhwald, Michael, von Hoff, Katja, Wolf, Stephan, Klingebiel, Thomas, Koscielniak, Ewa, Landgraf, Pablo, Koster, Jan, Resnick, Adam C., Zhang, Jinghui, Liu, Yanling, Zhou, Xin, Waanders, Angela J., Zwijnenburg, Danny A., Raman, Pichai, Brors, Benedikt, Weber, Ursula D., Northcott, Paul A., Pajtler, Kristian W., Kool, Marcel, Piro, Rosario M., Korbel, Jan O., Schlesner, Matthias, Eils, Roland, Jones, David T. W., Lichter, Peter, Chavez, Lukas, Zapatka, Marc, Pfister, Stefan M., Groebner, Susanne N., Worst, Barbara C., Weischenfeldt, Joachim, Buchhalter, Ivo, Kleinheinz, Kortine, Rudneva, Vasilisa A., Johann, Pascal D., Balasubramanian, Gnana Prakash, Segura-Wang, Maia, Brabetz, Sebastian, Bender, Sebastian, Hutter, Barbara, Sturm, Dominik, Pfaff, Elke, Huebschmann, Daniel, Zipprich, Gideon, Heinold, Michael, Eils, Jurgen, Lawerenz, Christian, Erkek, Serap, Lambo, Sander, Waszak, Sebastian, Blattmann, Claudia, Borkhardt, Arndt, Kuhlen, Michaela, Eggert, Angelika, Fulda, Simone, Gessler, Manfred, Wegert, Jenny, Kappler, Roland, Baumhoer, Daniel, Burdach, Stefan, Kirschner-Schwabe, Renate, Kontny, Udo, Kulozik, Andreas E., Lohmann, Dietmar, Hettmer, Simone, Eckert, Cornelia, Bielack, Stefan, Nathrath, Michaela, Niemeyer, Charlotte, Richter, Gunther H., Schulte, Johannes, Siebert, Reiner, Westermann, Frank, Molenaar, Jan J., Vassal, Gilles, Witt, Hendrik, Burkhardt, Birgit, Kratz, Christian P., Witt, Olaf, van Tilburg, Cornelis M., Kramm, Christof M., Fleischhack, Gudrun, Dirksen, Uta, Rutkowski, Stefan, Fruhwald, Michael, von Hoff, Katja, Wolf, Stephan, Klingebiel, Thomas, Koscielniak, Ewa, Landgraf, Pablo, Koster, Jan, Resnick, Adam C., Zhang, Jinghui, Liu, Yanling, Zhou, Xin, Waanders, Angela J., Zwijnenburg, Danny A., Raman, Pichai, Brors, Benedikt, Weber, Ursula D., Northcott, Paul A., Pajtler, Kristian W., Kool, Marcel, Piro, Rosario M., Korbel, Jan O., Schlesner, Matthias, Eils, Roland, Jones, David T. W., Lichter, Peter, Chavez, Lukas, Zapatka, Marc, and Pfister, Stefan M.

Abstract

Pan-cancer analyses that examine commonalities and differences among various cancer types have emerged as a powerful way to obtain novel insights into cancer biology. Here we present a comprehensive analysis of genetic alterations in a pan-cancer cohort including 961 tumours from children, adolescents, and young adults, comprising 24 distinct molecular types of cancer. Using a standardized workflow, we identified marked differences in terms of mutation frequency and significantly mutated genes in comparison to previously analysed adult cancers. Genetic alterations in 149 putative cancer driver genes separate the tumours into two classes: small mutation and structural/copy-number variant (correlating with germline variants). Structural variants, hyperdiploidy, and chromothripsis are linked to TP53 mutation status and mutational signatures. Our data suggest that 7-8% of the children in this cohort carry an unambiguous predisposing germline variant and that nearly 50% of paediatric neoplasms harbour a potentially druggable event, which is highly relevant for the design of future clinical trials.

Published
2018

5. The molecular landscape of ETMR at diagnosis and relapse.

Author

Lambo S, Gröbner SN, Rausch T, Waszak SM, Schmidt C, Gorthi A, Romero JC, Mauermann M, Brabetz S, Krausert S, Buchhalter I, Koster J, Zwijnenburg DA, Sill M, Hübner JM, Mack N, Schwalm B, Ryzhova M, Hovestadt V, Papillon-Cavanagh S, Chan JA, Landgraf P, Ho B, Milde T, Witt O, Ecker J, Sahm F, Sumerauer D, Ellison DW, Orr BA, Darabi A, Haberler C, Figarella-Branger D, Wesseling P, Schittenhelm J, Remke M, Taylor MD, Gil-da-Costa MJ, Łastowska M, Grajkowska W, Hasselblatt M, Hauser P, Pietsch T, Uro-Coste E, Bourdeaut F, Masliah-Planchon J, Rigau V, Alexandrescu S, Wolf S, Li XN, Schüller U, Snuderl M, Karajannis MA, Giangaspero F, Jabado N, von Deimling A, Jones DTW, Korbel JO, von Hoff K, Lichter P, Huang A, Bishop AJR, Pfister SM, Korshunov A, and Kool M

Subjects
DEAD-box RNA Helicases genetics, DNA Topoisomerases, Type I genetics, Humans, Mutation, Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal diagnosis, Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors, Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases genetics, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, RNA, Long Noncoding, Recurrence, Ribonuclease III genetics, MicroRNAs genetics, Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal genetics
Abstract

Embryonal tumours with multilayered rosettes (ETMRs) are aggressive paediatric embryonal brain tumours with a universally poor prognosis 1 . Here we collected 193 primary ETMRs and 23 matched relapse samples to investigate the genomic landscape of this distinct tumour type. We found that patients with tumours in which the proposed driver C19MC 2-4 was not amplified frequently had germline mutations in DICER1 or other microRNA-related aberrations such as somatic amplification of miR-17-92 (also known as MIR17HG). Whole-genome sequencing revealed that tumours had an overall low recurrence of single-nucleotide variants (SNVs), but showed prevalent genomic instability caused by widespread occurrence of R-loop structures. We show that R-loop-associated chromosomal instability can be induced by the loss of DICER1 function. Comparison of primary tumours and matched relapse samples showed a strong conservation of structural variants, but low conservation of SNVs. Moreover, many newly acquired SNVs are associated with a mutational signature related to cisplatin treatment. Finally, we show that targeting R-loops with topoisomerase and PARP inhibitors might be an effective treatment strategy for this deadly disease.

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2019
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6. Author Correction: The landscape of genomic alterations across childhood cancers.

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Gröbner SN, Worst BC, Weischenfeldt J, Buchhalter I, Kleinheinz K, Rudneva VA, Johann PD, Balasubramanian GP, Segura-Wang M, Brabetz S, Bender S, Hutter B, Sturm D, Pfaff E, Hübschmann D, Zipprich G, Heinold M, Eils J, Lawerenz C, Erkek S, Lambo S, Waszak S, Blattmann C, Borkhardt A, Kuhlen M, Eggert A, Fulda S, Gessler M, Wegert J, Kappler R, Baumhoer D, Burdach S, Kirschner-Schwabe R, Kontny U, Kulozik AE, Lohmann D, Hettmer S, Eckert C, Bielack S, Nathrath M, Niemeyer C, Richter GH, Schulte J, Siebert R, Westermann F, Molenaar JJ, Vassal G, Witt H, Burkhardt B, Kratz CP, Witt O, van Tilburg CM, Kramm CM, Fleischhack G, Dirksen U, Rutkowski S, Frühwald M, von Hoff K, Wolf S, Klingebiel T, Koscielniak E, Landgraf P, Koster J, Resnick AC, Zhang J, Liu Y, Zhou X, Waanders AJ, Zwijnenburg DA, Raman P, Brors B, Weber UD, Northcott PA, Pajtler KW, Kool M, Piro RM, Korbel JO, Schlesner M, Eils R, Jones DTW, Lichter P, Chavez L, Zapatka M, and Pfister SM

Abstract

In this Article, author Benedikt Brors was erroneously associated with affiliation number '8' (Department of Developmental Neurobiology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA); the author's two other affiliations (affiliations '3' and '7', both at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)) were correct. This has been corrected online.

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2018
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7. The landscape of genomic alterations across childhood cancers.

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Gröbner SN, Worst BC, Weischenfeldt J, Buchhalter I, Kleinheinz K, Rudneva VA, Johann PD, Balasubramanian GP, Segura-Wang M, Brabetz S, Bender S, Hutter B, Sturm D, Pfaff E, Hübschmann D, Zipprich G, Heinold M, Eils J, Lawerenz C, Erkek S, Lambo S, Waszak S, Blattmann C, Borkhardt A, Kuhlen M, Eggert A, Fulda S, Gessler M, Wegert J, Kappler R, Baumhoer D, Burdach S, Kirschner-Schwabe R, Kontny U, Kulozik AE, Lohmann D, Hettmer S, Eckert C, Bielack S, Nathrath M, Niemeyer C, Richter GH, Schulte J, Siebert R, Westermann F, Molenaar JJ, Vassal G, Witt H, Burkhardt B, Kratz CP, Witt O, van Tilburg CM, Kramm CM, Fleischhack G, Dirksen U, Rutkowski S, Frühwald M, von Hoff K, Wolf S, Klingebiel T, Koscielniak E, Landgraf P, Koster J, Resnick AC, Zhang J, Liu Y, Zhou X, Waanders AJ, Zwijnenburg DA, Raman P, Brors B, Weber UD, Northcott PA, Pajtler KW, Kool M, Piro RM, Korbel JO, Schlesner M, Eils R, Jones DTW, Lichter P, Chavez L, Zapatka M, and Pfister SM

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Adolescent, Adult, Child, Chromothripsis, Cohort Studies, DNA Copy Number Variations genetics, Diploidy, Genetic Predisposition to Disease genetics, Germ-Line Mutation genetics, Humans, Molecular Targeted Therapy, Mutation Rate, Neoplasms drug therapy, Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 genetics, Young Adult, Genome, Human genetics, Genomics, Mutation genetics, Neoplasms classification, Neoplasms genetics
Abstract

Pan-cancer analyses that examine commonalities and differences among various cancer types have emerged as a powerful way to obtain novel insights into cancer biology. Here we present a comprehensive analysis of genetic alterations in a pan-cancer cohort including 961 tumours from children, adolescents, and young adults, comprising 24 distinct molecular types of cancer. Using a standardized workflow, we identified marked differences in terms of mutation frequency and significantly mutated genes in comparison to previously analysed adult cancers. Genetic alterations in 149 putative cancer driver genes separate the tumours into two classes: small mutation and structural/copy-number variant (correlating with germline variants). Structural variants, hyperdiploidy, and chromothripsis are linked to TP53 mutation status and mutational signatures. Our data suggest that 7-8% of the children in this cohort carry an unambiguous predisposing germline variant and that nearly 50% of paediatric neoplasms harbour a potentially druggable event, which is highly relevant for the design of future clinical trials.

Published
2018
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