2023
EPID-28. YEARS OF LIFE LOST FOR BRAIN AND OTHER CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMORS IN THE UNITED STATES, 2018
Neff C, Price M, Gerstl J, Kruchko C, Barnholtz-Sloan J, Bernstock J, Smith T, Claus E, Ostrom Q. EPID-28. YEARS OF LIFE LOST FOR BRAIN AND OTHER CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMORS IN THE UNITED STATES, 2018. Neuro-Oncology 2023, 25: v121-v121. PMCID: PMC10639734, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noad179.0460.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCentral nervous system tumorsNervous system tumorsTotal YLLYears of lifeSystem tumorsAtypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumorCancer-specific mortalityShorter survival timeNon-malignant tumorsCDC's National ProgramNational Vital Statistics SystemRace/ethnicityAge of deathNational burdenCancer morbidityVital Statistics SystemSpecific histopathologyRhabdoid tumorSurvival timeLife LostPremature deathTumorsYLLNational programMortality data
2021
Environmental and sex-specific molecular signatures of glioma causation
Claus EB, Cannataro VL, Gaffney SG, Townsend JP. Environmental and sex-specific molecular signatures of glioma causation. Neuro-Oncology 2021, 24: 29-36. PMID: 33942853, PMCID: PMC8730771, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noab103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIDH wild-type tumorsWild-type tumorsEnvironmental risk factorsIDH-mutant tumorsRisk factorsCases of gliomaMolecular signaturesPIK3CA mutationsPossible risk exposuresMutation subtypesCancer effectsExogenous exposureAdult gliomasTumorsWhole-exome sequencing dataGliomasKinase domainMutational signaturesCancer-causing mutationsMalesFemalesNon-coding regionsPIK3R1SexCancer mutational signatures
2019
Longer genotypically-estimated leukocyte telomere length is associated with increased meningioma risk
Muskens IS, Hansen HM, Smirnov IV, Molinaro AM, Bondy ML, Schildkraut JM, Wrensch M, Wiemels JL, Claus EB. Longer genotypically-estimated leukocyte telomere length is associated with increased meningioma risk. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2019, 142: 479-487. PMID: 30796745, PMCID: PMC6482066, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-019-03119-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMeningioma riskBrain tumorsNon-malignant brain tumoursMalignant brain tumorsEtiology of meningiomaHealthy controlsOdds ratioMeningioma patientsMeningioma casesSurvival rateLogistic regressionMeningiomasGermline DNATelomere lengthTumorsMultiple testingRiskEuropean ancestryWestern European ancestryPatientsPathophysiologyLymphocytesConclusionIncreasedEtiologyControl
2015
Clinical implementation of integrated whole-genome copy number and mutation profiling for glioblastoma
Ramkissoon SH, Bi WL, Schumacher SE, Ramkissoon LA, Haidar S, Knoff D, Dubuc A, Brown L, Burns M, Cryan JB, Abedalthagafi M, Kang YJ, Schultz N, Reardon DA, Lee EQ, Rinne ML, Norden AD, Nayak L, Ruland S, Doherty LM, LaFrankie DC, Horvath M, Aizer AA, Russo A, Arvold ND, Claus EB, Al-Mefty O, Johnson MD, Golby AJ, Dunn IF, Chiocca EA, Trippa L, Santagata S, Folkerth RD, Kantoff P, Rollins BJ, Lindeman NI, Wen PY, Ligon AH, Beroukhim R, Alexander BM, Ligon KL. Clinical implementation of integrated whole-genome copy number and mutation profiling for glioblastoma. Neuro-Oncology 2015, 17: 1344-1355. PMID: 25754088, PMCID: PMC4578577, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nov015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBrain NeoplasmsChildChild, PreschoolComparative Genomic HybridizationDNA Copy Number VariationsFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGenome-Wide Association StudyGenotypeGlioblastomaHumansInfantIsocitrate DehydrogenaseMaleMiddle AgedMutationProspective StudiesPTEN PhosphohydrolaseTumor Suppressor Protein p53Young AdultConceptsClinical trialsBrain tumorsGlioblastoma patientsClinical settingClinical Laboratory Improvement AmendmentsParaffin-embedded samplesWhole-genome array comparative genomic hybridizationWhole gene sequencingTherapeutic trialsWhole-genome copy numberClinical testing resultsPatientsClinical diagnosisMutation profilingIntegral biomarkerArray comparative genomic hybridizationGlioblastomaClinical implementationTrialsComparative genomic hybridizationTumor suppressor inactivationCopy numberTumorsFFPE samplesDiagnostic laboratories
2011
Family and personal medical history and risk of meningioma.
Claus EB, Calvocoressi L, Bondy ML, Schildkraut JM, Wiemels JL, Wrensch M. Family and personal medical history and risk of meningioma. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2011, 115: 1072-7. PMID: 21780859, PMCID: PMC3241000, DOI: 10.3171/2011.6.jns11129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst-degree family historyPersonal medical historyMedical historyFamily historyMeningioma riskEpidemiology of meningiomaPrimary brain tumorsCase-control studyRisk of meningiomaUterine fibroid tumorsImmune conditionsThyroid cancerYoungest caseBreast cancerRole of hormonesBrain tumorsFibroid tumorsImmune systemControl individualsPatientsMeningiomasInfluence of geneticsStrong associationFurther studiesTumors