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Finding your perfect match has never been easier with the PinkCupid Android app. Consequently, both methods appeared to be effective to identify acute TTP. In this method comparison, we used the Technozym assay as reference which showed a non-significant mean bias of —0. Recently, Langley et al also claimed that the Technozym assay was suitable for use in clinical settings. In agreement with these results, Nakashima et al recently showed that the Actifluor assay was the less performant assay to detect ADAMTS13 deficiency compared with the Technozym and Lifecodes assays as well as a reference laboratory method.
Further studies comparing this new assay with reference methods on a larger number of patients are needed to confirm our data. Year Archive Download PDF. The molecular findings are summarized in Fig. Pathogenic hotspot mutations were identified: BRAF p. In contrast to brain astrocytomas, no hotspot IDH1 p. RH or IDH2 p. RH mutations were identified, and none of our cases harbored the 1p19q codeletion. The figure summarizes the clinico-pathological features and molecular alterations found in the 61 IMAs.
The most frequent one was the H3F3A p. VE mutations. We compared the molecular profiles of IMAs described above to those of their brain counterparts using a series of gliomas analyzed in the routine diagnostic setting of our laboratory. At least one molecular alteration was found in IDH1 p. For HG astrocytomas, no comparison between grade III astrocytomas of the brain and spine was possible because of the small number of samples from the spine.
However, all grade IV astrocytomas, either in the brain or in the spine, harbored at least one mutation.
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RH and non- IDH2 p. GV mutation case For the third case case 55 , no molecular alterations could be identified.
VE mutation case The OS-related results detailed in Supplementary Table S4 a showed that only the H3K27M mutation made a significant contribution as a poor prognostic factor independent of the other variables in the model. Regarding EFS, Supplementary Table S4 b only the biopsy and the H3K27M mutation variables contributed significantly and negatively to prognosis, independently of the other variables in the model.
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Integration of some clinico-radiological criteria with histology is commonly performed for the diagnosis of brain gliomas [ 20 , 49 ]. In the present study, we observed that these criteria were not helpful for IMAs.
In brain gliomas, contrast enhancement is generally a common feature of HG gliomas [ 36 , 49 ], although it is a non-specific finding and can also be found in grade I pilocytic astrocytoma [ 31 , 33 , 40 , 49 ]. Interestingly, similar infiltrative patterns were observed in both grade I pilocytic and grade II diffuse IMAs, while grade I pilocytic and grade II diffuse brain astrocytomas are, by definition, well-circumscribed and diffuse neoplasms, respectively.
Our data are thus consistent with the literature and suggest that these classical radiological features are not helpful in the differential diagnosis between LG and HG IMAs. Nevertheless, even if the histological grade can be challenging to assess in the spine [ 32 , 41 ], it remains the most powerful prognostic marker [ 21 , 52 ], with LG IMAs associated with better outcomes than HG IMAs [ 11 , 21 , 55 ].
Our study showed that the tumor grade was associated with better OS, while EFS was strongly impacted by tumor grade and surgery, with a higher rate of disease progression in cases in which only biopsy could be performed. In the literature, the impact of surgery on outcomes remains highly debated [ 16 , 39 ].
It is interesting to note that although the univariate analysis showed that the EFS was longer in grade I pilocytic IMAs than in grade II diffuse IMAs, the multivariate analysis showed that when the type of surgery was taken into account, the distinction between grade I and II did not add significant prognostic value.
This result was explained by the fact that, within each group of patients treated with the same type of surgery, the difference in EFS between grades I and II was not statistically significant. This result is consistent with Diaz et al. This outcome strongly contrasts with brain location, for which most grade I pilocytic astrocytomas are classically associated with better outcomes.
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IMAs also appear to be molecularly distinct from brain astrocytomas. However, the most frequent breakpoints found in IMAs were different than those usually found in brain grade I pilocytic astrocytomas, as also described by Faulkner et al. The impact of the presence of the KIAABRAF fusion on prognosis remains debated [ 14 ], with some studies showing associations with better outcomes for pediatric LG gliomas [ 22 , 24 ].
Molecular alterations of grade II diffuse astrocytomas differ according to their location. IDH mutations were found in half of the brain astrocytoma cases, but only in 2 of the 61 IMAs with non-canonical mutations. IDH mutations are generally rare and mostly non-canonical in midline locations [ 35 ]. Previous reports of non-canonical IDH mutations in the spine are scarce and restricted to very few cases [ 8 , 9 , 12 , 41 , 54 ] with Takai et al. RS mutation that we found [ 47 ].
Among the 2 IDH-mutated cases, one died, and one progressed to a higher grade, as also reported by Takai et al. RS-mutated grade II spinal cord astrocytoma [ 47 ]. This finding could suggest that rare IDH mutations could be related to more aggressive behavior in LG IMAs, but this hypothesis must be confirmed in a larger cohort.
We observed BRAF p. Clinical trials involving FGFR inhibitors showed promising effects as targeted treatments for gliomas [ 15 , 18 ]. Because of their potentially clinical implications, it could be interesting to test these fusion genes. Anaplastic evolution occurred in only two grade II diffuse IMAs in this cohort, in agreement with previous studies that reported only one of fifteen grade II diffuse [ 39 ] and six of thirteen grade III IMAs progressing to a higher grade [ 38 ]. All of the H3F3A mutations identified in our cohort consisted of the recurrent hotspot p.
We did not find any other mutations in genes encoding histone variants H3. Alvi et al. K27M mutations were identified in our cohort, in agreement with Shankar et al.
Clinical, radiological and molecular characterization of intramedullary astrocytomas
In conclusion, these specific clinico-radiological and molecular landscapes of IMAs suggest that diagnostic algorithms commonly used in the brain must be reviewed to be confirmed as appropriate for those in the spine. Moreover, classical molecular alterations such as IDH mutations, EGFR and TERT promoter mutations, associated with diagnosis and prognosis in the brain, do not seem to occur with the same frequency, have the same implications in spine or at least, deserve further study.
In the brain, assessment of IDH mutations has been shown, as Ellezam et al.
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In the spine, because of the rarity of IDH mutations, the absence of IDH mutations cannot help to distinguish grade I pilocytic astrocytoma from grade II diffuse astrocytoma. RH in IMAs. In addition, the prognostic implications of molecular alterations in IMAs must be well characterized since implications similar to those observed in the brain cannot be established.
K27M mutation is an important molecular alteration to assess because of its prognostic implications. Mod Pathol — Eur Radiol —