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Adult central nervous system germ cell tumor

MedGen UID:
128893
Concept ID:
C0280796
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Adult Central Nervous System Germ Cell Neoplasm; adult central nervous system germ cell neoplasm; Adult Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor; adult central nervous system germ cell tumor; Adult CNS Germ Cell Neoplasm; adult CNS germ cell neoplasm; Adult CNS Germ Cell Tumor; adult CNS germ cell tumor; adult CNS germ cell tumour; central nervous system adult germ cell tumor; central nervous system adult germ cell tumour; central nervous system germ cell tumor of adults; central nervous system germ cell tumour of adults; Germ Cell Neoplasm of Adult Central Nervous System; germ cell neoplasm of adult central nervous system; Germ Cell Neoplasm of Adult CNS; germ cell neoplasm of adult CNS; Germ Cell Neoplasm of the Adult Central Nervous System; germ cell neoplasm of the adult central nervous system; Germ Cell Neoplasm of the Adult CNS; germ cell neoplasm of the adult CNS; Germ Cell Tumor of Adult Central Nervous System; germ cell tumor of adult central nervous system; Germ Cell Tumor of Adult CNS; germ cell tumor of adult CNS; Germ Cell Tumor of the Adult Central Nervous System; germ cell tumor of the adult central nervous system; Germ Cell Tumor of the Adult CNS; germ cell tumor of the adult CNS; germ cell tumour of adult central nervous system; germ cell tumour of adult CNS; germ cell tumour of the adult central nervous system; germ cell tumour of the adult CNS
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003405

Definition

A germ cell tumor of the central nervous system occurring in adults. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Weller M, van den Bent M, Preusser M, Le Rhun E, Tonn JC, Minniti G, Bendszus M, Balana C, Chinot O, Dirven L, French P, Hegi ME, Jakola AS, Platten M, Roth P, Rudà R, Short S, Smits M, Taphoorn MJB, von Deimling A, Westphal M, Soffietti R, Reifenberger G, Wick W
Nat Rev Clin Oncol 2021 Mar;18(3):170-186. Epub 2020 Dec 8 doi: 10.1038/s41571-020-00447-z. PMID: 33293629Free PMC Article
Jiang T, Nam DH, Ram Z, Poon WS, Wang J, Boldbaatar D, Mao Y, Ma W, Mao Q, You Y, Jiang C, Yang X, Kang C, Qiu X, Li W, Li S, Chen L, Li X, Liu Z, Wang W, Bai H, Yao Y, Li S, Wu A, Sai K, Li G, Yao K, Wei X, Liu X, Zhang Z, Dai Y, Lv S, Wang L, Lin Z, Dong J, Xu G, Ma X, Zhang W, Zhang C, Chen B, You G, Wang Y, Wang Y, Bao Z, Yang P, Fan X, Liu X, Zhao Z, Wang Z, Li Y, Wang Z, Li G, Fang S, Li L, Liu Y, Liu S, Shan X, Liu Y, Chai R, Hu H, Chen J, Yan W, Cai J, Wang H, Chen L, Yang Y, Wang Y, Han L, Wang Q; Chinese Glioma Cooperative Group (CGCG); Society for Neuro‐Oncology of China (SNO-China); Chinese Brain Cancer Association (CBCA); Chinese Glioma Genome Atlas (CGGA); Asian Glioma Genome Atlas (AGGA) network
Cancer Lett 2021 Feb 28;499:60-72. Epub 2020 Nov 6 doi: 10.1016/j.canlet.2020.10.050. PMID: 33166616
Lin NU, Lee EQ, Aoyama H, Barani IJ, Barboriak DP, Baumert BG, Bendszus M, Brown PD, Camidge DR, Chang SM, Dancey J, de Vries EG, Gaspar LE, Harris GJ, Hodi FS, Kalkanis SN, Linskey ME, Macdonald DR, Margolin K, Mehta MP, Schiff D, Soffietti R, Suh JH, van den Bent MJ, Vogelbaum MA, Wen PY; Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology (RANO) group
Lancet Oncol 2015 Jun;16(6):e270-8. Epub 2015 May 27 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(15)70057-4. PMID: 26065612

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Jayaram MA, Phillips JJ
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Gritsch S, Batchelor TT, Gonzalez Castro LN
Cancer 2022 Jan 1;128(1):47-58. Epub 2021 Oct 11 doi: 10.1002/cncr.33918. PMID: 34633681
Lin NU, Lee EQ, Aoyama H, Barani IJ, Barboriak DP, Baumert BG, Bendszus M, Brown PD, Camidge DR, Chang SM, Dancey J, de Vries EG, Gaspar LE, Harris GJ, Hodi FS, Kalkanis SN, Linskey ME, Macdonald DR, Margolin K, Mehta MP, Schiff D, Soffietti R, Suh JH, van den Bent MJ, Vogelbaum MA, Wen PY; Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology (RANO) group
Lancet Oncol 2015 Jun;16(6):e270-8. Epub 2015 May 27 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(15)70057-4. PMID: 26065612

Diagnosis

Ogiwara H, Liao YM, Wong TT
Childs Nerv Syst 2023 Oct;39(10):2649-2665. Epub 2023 Oct 13 doi: 10.1007/s00381-023-06081-1. PMID: 37831207
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Dufour C, Guerrini-Rousseau L, Grill J
Curr Opin Oncol 2014 Nov;26(6):622-6. doi: 10.1097/CCO.0000000000000140. PMID: 25233069

Therapy

Schaff LR, Mellinghoff IK
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Perry JR, Laperriere N, O'Callaghan CJ, Brandes AA, Menten J, Phillips C, Fay M, Nishikawa R, Cairncross JG, Roa W, Osoba D, Rossiter JP, Sahgal A, Hirte H, Laigle-Donadey F, Franceschi E, Chinot O, Golfinopoulos V, Fariselli L, Wick A, Feuvret L, Back M, Tills M, Winch C, Baumert BG, Wick W, Ding K, Mason WP; Trial Investigators
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Lin NU, Lee EQ, Aoyama H, Barani IJ, Barboriak DP, Baumert BG, Bendszus M, Brown PD, Camidge DR, Chang SM, Dancey J, de Vries EG, Gaspar LE, Harris GJ, Hodi FS, Kalkanis SN, Linskey ME, Macdonald DR, Margolin K, Mehta MP, Schiff D, Soffietti R, Suh JH, van den Bent MJ, Vogelbaum MA, Wen PY; Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology (RANO) group
Lancet Oncol 2015 Jun;16(6):e270-8. Epub 2015 May 27 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(15)70057-4. PMID: 26065612

Prognosis

Siegel DA, King JB, Lupo PJ, Durbin EB, Tai E, Mills K, Van Dyne E, Buchanan Lunsford N, Henley SJ, Wilson RJ
J Natl Cancer Inst 2023 Nov 8;115(11):1337-1354. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djad115. PMID: 37433078Free PMC Article
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Neuro Oncol 2022 Oct 5;24(Suppl 5):v1-v95. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noac202. PMID: 36196752Free PMC Article
Gritsch S, Batchelor TT, Gonzalez Castro LN
Cancer 2022 Jan 1;128(1):47-58. Epub 2021 Oct 11 doi: 10.1002/cncr.33918. PMID: 34633681
Aihara Y, Chiba K, Eguchi S, Amano K, Kawamata T
Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 2018 Jan 15;58(1):1-9. Epub 2017 Nov 9 doi: 10.2176/nmc.ra.2017-0081. PMID: 29118304Free PMC Article
Xie ZY, Hsieh KL, Tsang YM, Cheung WK, Hsieh CH
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Clinical prediction guides

Zhao S, Chi H, Yang Q, Chen S, Wu C, Lai G, Xu K, Su K, Luo H, Peng G, Xia Z, Cheng C, Lu P
Front Immunol 2023;14:1090040. Epub 2023 Feb 7 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1090040. PMID: 36825022Free PMC Article
Schaff LR, Mellinghoff IK
JAMA 2023 Feb 21;329(7):574-587. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.0023. PMID: 36809318Free PMC Article
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Recent systematic reviews

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