Glioma through the looking GLASS: molecular evolution of diffuse gliomas and the Glioma Longitudinal Analysis Consortium
Recommended Citation
Aldape K, Amin SB, Ashley DM, Barnholtz-Sloan JS, Bates AJ, Beroukhim R, Bock C, Brat DJ, Claus EB, Costello JF, de Groot JF, Finocchiaro G, French PJ, Gan HK, Griffith B, Herold-Mende CC, Horbinski C, Iavarone A, Kalkanis SN, Karabatsou K, Kim H, Kouwenhoven MCM, McDonald KL, Miletic H, Nam DH, Ng HK, Niclou SP, Noushmehr H, Ormond R, Poisson LM, Reifenberger G, Roncaroli F, Sa JK, Sillevis Smitt PAE, Smits M, Souza CF, Tabatabai G, Van Meir EG, Verhaak RGW, Watts C, Wesseling P, Woehrer A, Yung WKA, Jungk C, Hau AC, van Dyck E, Westerman BA, Yin J, Abiola O, Zeps N, Grimmond S, Buckland M, Khasraw M, Sulman EP, Muscat AM, and Stead L. Glioma Through the Looking GLASS: Molecular Evolution of Diffuse Gliomas and the Glioma Longitudinal AnalySiS Consortium. Neuro Oncol 2018; 20(7):873-884.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-18-2018
Publication Title
Neuro Oncol
Abstract
Adult diffuse gliomas are a diverse group of brain neoplasms that inflict a high emotional toll on patients and their families. The Cancer Genome Atlas and similar projects have provided a comprehensive understanding of the somatic alterations and molecular subtypes of glioma at diagnosis. However, gliomas undergo significant cellular and molecular evolution during disease progression. We review the current knowledge on the genomic and epigenetic abnormalities in primary tumors and after disease recurrence, highlight the gaps in the literature, and elaborate on the need for a new multi-institutional effort to bridge these knowledge gaps and how the Glioma Longitudinal Analysis Consortium (GLASS) aims to systemically catalog the longitudinal changes in gliomas. The GLASS initiative will provide essential insights into the evolution of glioma toward a lethal phenotype, with the potential to reveal targetable vulnerabilities and, ultimately, improved outcomes for a patient population in need.
PubMed ID
29432615
Volume
20
Issue
7
First Page
873
Last Page
884
