Hints for reclassification of meningiomas based on the fifth edition of WHO CNS.

Authors

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Chuandong Cheng

Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Anhui, China

Chuandong Cheng , Tiantian Han , Didi Guo , Rongrong Kong , Siqi Chen , Yuwei Dong , Mengjuan Wang , Ran Ding , Wanglong Deng , Fanfeng Bu , Yuan Wang

Organizations

Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Anhui, China, Nanjing Simcere Medical Laboratory Science Co., Ltd, Nanjing, China, The Medical Department, Nanjing Simcere Medical Laboratory Science Co., Ltd, Nanjing, China

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Background: Meningioma is the most common primary neoplasm of the central nervous system (CNS) in adults. Genetic variants (NF2, AKT1, TRAF7 etc.) are strongly related to the subtypes of meningioma. TERT promoter mutation or homozygous CDKN2A and/or CDKN2B deletion are independent evidence for diagnosing WHO grade 3 meningioma according to 5th CNS WHO. Our study reclassifies meningiomas using a clinical and molecular real-world dataset. Methods: This study retrospectively analyzed the genomic alteration of 347 Chinese meningioma patients during 2019-2022. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) was performed to detect gene mutations in tumor samples. Results:TERT promoter mutation or CDKN2A/B deletion were identified in 11% (n = 39) of patients (TERT 5.2%, CDKN2A 8.1%, CDKN2B 8.6%). Of these cases, histologic grade information was available for 26 patients, 14(53.8%) of whom were reclassified as WHO grade 3 meningiomas, including four histologic grade 1 and ten histologic grade 2. There is a male preponderance in reclassified patients (56.4% vs. 40.0%, p < 0.05), meanwhile the age showed no significant difference between them (average age: 54 vs 50, p = 0.11). The most frequently co-mutated gene was NF2. The proportion of TERT promoter mutation or CDKN2A/B deletion in NF2-mutant tumors was similar to NF2-wildtype tumors (10% vs. 11%, p > 0.05). Conclusions: In our study, 11% of Chinese adult meningioma patients found TERT promoter mutation or CDKN2A/B deletion and showed a male preponderance, among 53.8% of whom were reclassified as meningiomas WHO grade 3. Overall, these data advance the understanding of the significance of molecular profiling in the classification of meningioma patients according to the 5th WHO CNS.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2023 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Publication Only

Session Title

Publication Only: Central Nervous System Tumors

Track

Central Nervous System Tumors

Sub Track

Primary CNS Tumors–Non-Glioma

Citation

J Clin Oncol 41, 2023 (suppl 16; abstr e14059)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2023.41.16_suppl.e14059

Abstract #

e14059

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