Lotte Stegat, Alicia Eckhardt, Antonia Gocke, Sina Neyazi, Lara Pohl, Simone Schmid, Matthias Dottermusch, Stephan Frank, Hans Pinnschmidt, Jochen Herms, Markus Glatzel, Matija Snuderl, Leonille Schweizer, Christian Thomas, Julia Neumann, Mario M. Dorostkar, Ulrich Schüller, Annika K. Wefers
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Abstract
H3 K27M-altered diffuse midline gliomas (DMGs) are highly malignant tumours that arise in the midline structures of the CNS. Most DMGs carry an H3 K27M-mutation in one of the genes encoding for histone H3. Recent studies suggested that epigenetic subgroups of DMGs can be distinguished based on alterations in the MAPK-signalling pathway, tumour localisation, mutant H3-gene, or overall survival (OS). However, as these parameters were studied individually, it is unclear how they collectively influence survival. Hence, we analysed dependencies between different parameters, to define novel epigenetic, clinically meaningful subgroups of DMGs. We collected a multifaceted cohort of 149 H3 K27M-mutant DMGs, also incorporating data of published cases. DMGs were included in the study if they could be clearly allocated to the spinal cord (n = 31; one patient with an additional sellar tumour), medulla (n = 20), pons (n = 64) or thalamus (n = 33), irrespective of further known characteristics. We then performed global genome-wide DNA methylation profiling and, for a subset, DNA sequencing and survival analyses. Unsupervised hierarchical clustering of DNA methylation data indicated two clusters of DMGs, i.e. subtypes DMG-A and DMG-B. These subtypes differed in mutational spectrum, tumour localisation, age at diagnosis and overall survival. DMG-A was enriched for DMGs with MAPK-mutations, medullary localisation and adult age. 13% of DMG-A had a methylated MGMT promoter. Contrarily, DMG-B was enriched for cases with TP53-mutations, PDGFRA-amplifications, pontine localisation and paediatric patients. In univariate analyses, the features enriched in DMG-B were associated with a poorer survival. However, all significant parameters tested were dependent on the cluster attribution, which had the largest effect on survival: DMG-A had a significantly better survival compared to DMG-B (p < 0.001). Hence, the subtype attribution based on two methylation clusters can be used to predict survival as it integrates different molecular and clinical parameters.
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Acta Neuropathologica publishes top-quality papers on the pathology of neurological diseases and experimental studies on molecular and cellular mechanisms using in vitro and in vivo models, ideally validated by analysis of human tissues. The journal accepts Original Papers, Review Articles, Case Reports, and Scientific Correspondence (Letters). Manuscripts must adhere to ethical standards, including review by appropriate ethics committees for human studies and compliance with principles of laboratory animal care for animal experiments. Failure to comply may result in rejection of the manuscript, and authors are responsible for ensuring accuracy and adherence to these requirements.