ROS1-dependent cancers—biology, diagnostics and therapeutics

A Drilon, C Jenkins, S Iyer, A Schoenfeld… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2021 - nature.com
The proto-oncogene ROS1 encodes a receptor tyrosine kinase with an unknown
physiological role in humans. Somatic chromosomal fusions involving ROS1 produce …

DNA methylation as a diagnostic tool

K Galbraith, M Snuderl - Acta Neuropathologica Communications, 2022 - Springer
DNA methylation of cytosines in CpG sites throughout the genome is an epigenetic mark
contributing to gene expression regulation. DNA methylation patterns are specific to tissue …

Molecular correlates of long survival in IDH-wildtype glioblastoma cohorts

K Galbraith, A Kumar, KG Abdullah… - … of Neuropathology & …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
IDH-wildtype glioblastoma is a relatively common malignant brain tumor in adults. These
patients generally have dismal prognoses, although outliers with long survival have been …

[HTML][HTML] ROS1 alterations as a potential driver of gliomas in infant, pediatric, and adult patients

DM Meredith, LD Cooley, A Dubuc, J Morrissette… - Modern Pathology, 2023 - Elsevier
Gliomas harboring oncogenic ROS1 alterations are uncommon and primarily described in
infants. Our goal was to characterize the clinicopathological features and molecular …

GOPC:ROS1 and other ROS1 fusions represent a rare but recurrent drug target in a variety of glioma types

P Sievers, D Stichel, M Sill, D Schrimpf, D Sturm… - Acta …, 2021 - Springer
1 3 additional specific oncogenic drivers that not only provide insight into disease
pathogenesis, but also offer targets for personalized cancer therapies. The ROS proto …

Molecular landscape in infant high-grade gliomas: a single center experience

V Di Ruscio, A Carai, G Del Baldo, M Vinci… - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
High-grade gliomas (HGG) represent about 15% of all pediatric brain tumors, with a dismal
prognosis and survival rates ranging from 15 to 35%. Approximately 10–12% of pediatric …

[HTML][HTML] Rare oncogenic fusions in pediatric central nervous system tumors: A case series and literature review

M Ahmed, A Sieben, T Van Genechten, S Libbrecht… - Cancers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Central Nervous System (CNS) pediatric tumors represent the most
common solid tumors in children with a wide variability in terms of survival and therapeutic …

Clinical utility of whole-genome DNA methylation profiling as a primary molecular diagnostic assay for central nervous system tumors—A prospective study and …

K Galbraith, V Vasudevaraja, J Serrano… - Neuro-oncology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Central nervous system (CNS) cancer is the 10th leading cause of cancer-
associated deaths for adults, but the leading cause in pediatric patients and young adults …

Current treatment and novel insights regarding ROS1‐targeted therapy in malignant tumors

S Li, H Zhang, T Chen, X Zhang, G Shang - Cancer Medicine, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background The proto‐oncogene ROS1 encodes an intrinsic type I membrane protein of the
tyrosine kinase/insulin receptor family. ROS1 facilitates the progression of various …

Rare FGFR fusion genes in cervical cancer and transcriptome‐based subgrouping of patients with a poor prognosis

K Hiranuma, Y Asami, MK Kato, N Murakami… - Cancer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Although cervical cancer is often characterized as preventable, its incidence
continues to increase in low‐and middle‐income countries, underscoring the need to …