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Integrating molecular analyses with the 2021 WHO classification of adult pilocytic astrocytomas.
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Pilocytic astrocytomas (PAs) are benign grade 1 gliomas according to the World Health Organization (WHO). They are common in children but rare in adults in whom they may have a worse prognosis. Pediatric PAs are usually associated with dysregulation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway, often involving BRAF alterations such as the KIAA1549::BRAF (K-B) fusion or V600E mutation. We investigated the molecular characteristics of adult PA using gene-targeted next-generation sequencing and specific gene tests, including for K-B fusion, TERT promoter, and FGFR1 hotspot mutations. The most frequent molecular alterations detected involved the MAPK pathway, particularly affecting BRAF and NF1 genes (55%). The prevalence of the K-B fusion (>40%) was higher than previously reported, likely due to challenges in detecting it. We identified molecular alterations in some cases that raised the differential diagnosis of other tumor types, revealing limitations in the 2021 WHO classification for adult PA. After removing other diagnostic types that may mimic PA histology, no adult patients with a diagnosis of PA and K-B fusion died after more than 10 years of mean follow-up. These findings suggest that, similar to pediatric cases, PA in adults may be driven by a single molecular hit, where the K-B fusion is not related to poor outcome.
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