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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER
Volume 141, Issue -, Pages 30-39Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2020.09.026
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Hepatoblastoma; Biomarker; Risk stratification; Expression; 16-Gene signature
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- European Union [668596]
- Bettina Brau foundation Munich
- Ganseblumchen foundation Voerde
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III [PI10/0280, PI13/02340]
- Ramon y Cajal program of the MINECO [RYC2010-07249]
- AGAUR [SGR17-490]
- H2020 Societal Challenges Programme [668596] Funding Source: H2020 Societal Challenges Programme
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Aim: Stratification of hepatoblastoma (HB) patients is based on clinical and imaging characteristics obtained at the time of diagnosis. We aim to integrate biomarkers into a tool that accurately predicts survival of HB patients. Methods: We retrospectively analysed 174 HB patients for the presence of four biomarkers and explored their prognostic potential by correlating with overall survival (OS) and event-free survival (EFS). Results: Mutations of CTNNB1, NFE2L2 and TERT were found in 135 (78%), 10 (6%) and 10 (6%) patients, respectively, and the adverse C2 subtype of the 16-gene signature in 63 (36%) patients. C2-patients had more frequent metastatic disease, higher alpha-fetoprotein levels, non-fetal histology and significantly worse 3-year OS (68% versus 95%) and EFS (63% versus 87%) than C1-patients. Patients carrying a NFE2L2 mutation had a significantly worse 3-year OS (57% versus 88%) than NFE2L2 wild-type patients and were more likely to have vessel invasive growth and non-fetal histology. TERT mutations were almost exclusively found in older patients, whereas CTNNB1 mutations showed no association with any clinical feature or outcome. In a multivariable analysis, the C2 subtype remained a significant predictor of poor outcome with hazard ratios of 6.202 and 3.611 for OS and EFS, respectively. When added to the Children's Hepatic tumors International Collaboration risk stratification, the presence of the C2 subtype identified a group of high-risk patients with a very poor outcome. Conclusion: We propose a new stratification system based on the combination of clinical factors and the 16-gene signature, which may facilitate a risk-adapted management of HB patients. (C) 2020 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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