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Malignant neoplasm of the central nervous system

MedGen UID:
87593
•Concept ID:
C0348374
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Central nervous system cancer
SNOMED CT: Malignant neoplasm of central nervous system (372062007)
 
HPO: HP:0100836
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002714

Definition

A tumor that originates in the pineal gland, has moderate cellularity and tends to form rosette patterns. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMalignant neoplasm of the central nervous system

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Profiling of novel circulating microRNAs as a non-invasive biomarker in diagnosis and follow-up of high and low-grade gliomas.
Tabibkhooei A, Izadpanahi M, Arab A, Zare-Mirzaei A, Minaeian S, Rostami A, Mohsenian A
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2020 Mar;190:105652. Epub 2019 Dec 27 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2019.105652. PMID: 31896490

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Prevention and management of secondary central nervous system lymphoma.
Bobillo S, Khwaja J, Ferreri AJM, Cwynarski K
Haematologica 2023 Mar 1;108(3):673-689. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2022.281457. PMID: 36384246Free PMC Article
Central Nervous System Involvement in Adults with Acute Leukemia: Diagnosis, Prevention, and Management.
Paul S, Short NJ
Curr Oncol Rep 2022 Apr;24(4):427-436. Epub 2022 Feb 10 doi: 10.1007/s11912-022-01220-4. PMID: 35141858
Diagnostic, therapeutic, and prognostic implications of the 2021 World Health Organization classification of tumors of the central nervous system.
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
Epidemiology of Brain and Other CNS Tumors.
Ostrom QT, Francis SS, Barnholtz-Sloan JS
Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2021 Nov 24;21(12):68. doi: 10.1007/s11910-021-01152-9. PMID: 34817716Free PMC Article
Interleukin-33 in health and disease.
Liew FY, Girard JP, Turnquist HR
Nat Rev Immunol 2016 Nov;16(11):676-689. Epub 2016 Sep 19 doi: 10.1038/nri.2016.95. PMID: 27640624

Diagnosis

Primary central nervous system lymphoma.
Schaff LR, Grommes C
Blood 2022 Sep 1;140(9):971-979. doi: 10.1182/blood.2020008377. PMID: 34699590Free PMC Article
Diagnostic, therapeutic, and prognostic implications of the 2021 World Health Organization classification of tumors of the central nervous system.
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
The 2021 WHO Classification of Tumors of the Central Nervous System: a summary.
Louis DN, Perry A, Wesseling P, Brat DJ, Cree IA, Figarella-Branger D, Hawkins C, Ng HK, Pfister SM, Reifenberger G, Soffietti R, von Deimling A, Ellison DW
Neuro Oncol 2021 Aug 2;23(8):1231-1251. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noab106. PMID: 34185076Free PMC Article
EANO guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of diffuse gliomas of adulthood.
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
The 2016 World Health Organization Classification of Tumors of the Central Nervous System: a summary.
Louis DN, Perry A, Reifenberger G, von Deimling A, Figarella-Branger D, Cavenee WK, Ohgaki H, Wiestler OD, Kleihues P, Ellison DW
Acta Neuropathol 2016 Jun;131(6):803-20. Epub 2016 May 9 doi: 10.1007/s00401-016-1545-1. PMID: 27157931

Therapy

Prevention and management of secondary central nervous system lymphoma.
Bobillo S, Khwaja J, Ferreri AJM, Cwynarski K
Haematologica 2023 Mar 1;108(3):673-689. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2022.281457. PMID: 36384246Free PMC Article
Secondary Central Nervous System Lymphoma: Updates in Treatment and Prophylaxis Strategies.
Orellana-Noia V, Abousaud A
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2022 Oct;23(10):1443-1456. Epub 2022 Sep 21 doi: 10.1007/s11864-022-01017-4. PMID: 36127571
Primary central nervous system lymphoma.
Schaff LR, Grommes C
Blood 2022 Sep 1;140(9):971-979. doi: 10.1182/blood.2020008377. PMID: 34699590Free PMC Article
Brain immunology and immunotherapy in brain tumours.
Sampson JH, Gunn MD, Fecci PE, Ashley DM
Nat Rev Cancer 2020 Jan;20(1):12-25. Epub 2019 Dec 5 doi: 10.1038/s41568-019-0224-7. PMID: 31806885Free PMC Article
Primary CNS Lymphoma.
Grommes C, DeAngelis LM
J Clin Oncol 2017 Jul 20;35(21):2410-2418. Epub 2017 Jun 22 doi: 10.1200/JCO.2017.72.7602. PMID: 28640701Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Epidemiology of Brain and Other CNS Tumors.
Ostrom QT, Francis SS, Barnholtz-Sloan JS
Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2021 Nov 24;21(12):68. doi: 10.1007/s11910-021-01152-9. PMID: 34817716Free PMC Article
CBTRUS Statistical Report: Primary Brain and Other Central Nervous System Tumors Diagnosed in the United States in 2014-2018.
Ostrom QT, Cioffi G, Waite K, Kruchko C, Barnholtz-Sloan JS
Neuro Oncol 2021 Oct 5;23(12 Suppl 2):iii1-iii105. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noab200. PMID: 34608945Free PMC Article
CBTRUS Statistical Report: Primary Brain and Other Central Nervous System Tumors Diagnosed in the United States in 2012-2016.
Ostrom QT, Cioffi G, Gittleman H, Patil N, Waite K, Kruchko C, Barnholtz-Sloan JS
Neuro Oncol 2019 Nov 1;21(Suppl 5):v1-v100. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noz150. PMID: 31675094Free PMC Article
Global, regional, and national burden of brain and other CNS cancer, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016.
GBD 2016 Brain and Other CNS Cancer Collaborators
Lancet Neurol 2019 Apr;18(4):376-393. Epub 2019 Feb 21 doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(18)30468-X. PMID: 30797715Free PMC Article
CBTRUS Statistical Report: Primary Brain and Other Central Nervous System Tumors Diagnosed in the United States in 2011-2015.
Ostrom QT, Gittleman H, Truitt G, Boscia A, Kruchko C, Barnholtz-Sloan JS
Neuro Oncol 2018 Oct 1;20(suppl_4):iv1-iv86. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noy131. PMID: 30445539Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Phase I/II study of tirabrutinib, a second-generation Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitor, in relapsed/refractory primary central nervous system lymphoma.
Narita Y, Nagane M, Mishima K, Terui Y, Arakawa Y, Yonezawa H, Asai K, Fukuhara N, Sugiyama K, Shinojima N, Kitagawa J, Aoi A, Nishikawa R
Neuro Oncol 2021 Jan 30;23(1):122-133. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noaa145. PMID: 32583848Free PMC Article
Central Nervous System Lymphomas.
Grommes C
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2020 Dec;26(6):1476-1494. doi: 10.1212/CON.0000000000000936. PMID: 33273169
Response assessment in paediatric high-grade glioma: recommendations from the Response Assessment in Pediatric Neuro-Oncology (RAPNO) working group.
Erker C, Tamrazi B, Poussaint TY, Mueller S, Mata-Mbemba D, Franceschi E, Brandes AA, Rao A, Haworth KB, Wen PY, Goldman S, Vezina G, MacDonald TJ, Dunkel IJ, Morgan PS, Jaspan T, Prados MD, Warren KE
Lancet Oncol 2020 Jun;21(6):e317-e329. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30173-X. PMID: 32502458
Response assessment in paediatric low-grade glioma: recommendations from the Response Assessment in Pediatric Neuro-Oncology (RAPNO) working group.
Fangusaro J, Witt O, Hernáiz Driever P, Bag AK, de Blank P, Kadom N, Kilburn L, Lober RM, Robison NJ, Fisher MJ, Packer RJ, Young Poussaint T, Papusha L, Avula S, Brandes AA, Bouffet E, Bowers D, Artemov A, Chintagumpala M, Zurakowski D, van den Bent M, Bison B, Yeom KW, Taal W, Warren KE
Lancet Oncol 2020 Jun;21(6):e305-e316. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30064-4. PMID: 32502457
Definition and Consensus Diagnostic Criteria for Neurosarcoidosis: From the Neurosarcoidosis Consortium Consensus Group.
Stern BJ, Royal W 3rd, Gelfand JM, Clifford DB, Tavee J, Pawate S, Berger JR, Aksamit AJ, Krumholz A, Pardo CA, Moller DR, Judson MA, Drent M, Baughman RP
JAMA Neurol 2018 Dec 1;75(12):1546-1553. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2018.2295. PMID: 30167654

Recent systematic reviews

Radiation Therapy for Brain Metastases: An ASTRO Clinical Practice Guideline.
Gondi V, Bauman G, Bradfield L, Burri SH, Cabrera AR, Cunningham DA, Eaton BR, Hattangadi-Gluth JA, Kim MM, Kotecha R, Kraemer L, Li J, Nagpal S, Rusthoven CG, Suh JH, Tomé WA, Wang TJC, Zimmer AS, Ziu M, Brown PD
Pract Radiat Oncol 2022 Jul-Aug;12(4):265-282. Epub 2022 May 6 doi: 10.1016/j.prro.2022.02.003. PMID: 35534352
Extramedullary disease in multiple myeloma: a systematic literature review.
Bladé J, Beksac M, Caers J, Jurczyszyn A, von Lilienfeld-Toal M, Moreau P, Rasche L, Rosiñol L, Usmani SZ, Zamagni E, Richardson P
Blood Cancer J 2022 Mar 21;12(3):45. doi: 10.1038/s41408-022-00643-3. PMID: 35314675Free PMC Article
Association of the Extent of Resection With Survival in Glioblastoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Brown TJ, Brennan MC, Li M, Church EW, Brandmeir NJ, Rakszawski KL, Patel AS, Rizk EB, Suki D, Sawaya R, Glantz M
JAMA Oncol 2016 Nov 1;2(11):1460-1469. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.1373. PMID: 27310651Free PMC Article
Alcohol consumption and risk of cancer: a systematic literature review.
de Menezes RF, Bergmann A, Thuler LC
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2013;14(9):4965-72. doi: 10.7314/apjcp.2013.14.9.4965. PMID: 24175760
Cowden syndrome and the PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome: systematic review and revised diagnostic criteria.
Pilarski R, Burt R, Kohlman W, Pho L, Shannon KM, Swisher E
J Natl Cancer Inst 2013 Nov 6;105(21):1607-16. Epub 2013 Oct 17 doi: 10.1093/jnci/djt277. PMID: 24136893

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