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Non-Stem Cell Origin for Oligodendroglioma

  • Anders I. Persson
  • , Claudia Petritsch
  • , Fredrik J. Swartling
  • , Melissa Itsara
  • , Fraser J. Sim
  • , Romane Auvergne
  • , David D. Goldenberg
  • , Scott R. Vandenberg
  • , Kim N. Nguyen
  • , Stanislava Yakovenko
  • , Jennifer Ayers-Ringler
  • , Akiko Nishiyama
  • , William B. Stallcup
  • , Mitchel S. Berger
  • , Gabriele Bergers
  • , Tracy R. McKnight
  • , Steven A. Goldman
  • , William A. Weiss
  • University of California at San Francisco
  • University of Rochester
  • University of Connecticut
  • Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

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Abstract

Malignant astrocytic brain tumors are among the most lethal cancers. Quiescent and therapy-resistant neural stem cell (NSC)-like cells in astrocytomas are likely to contribute to poor outcome. Malignant oligodendroglial brain tumors, in contrast, are therapy sensitive. Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and detailed developmental analyses, we demonstrated that murine oligodendroglioma cells show characteristics of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs) and are therapy sensitive, and that OPC rather than NSC markers enriched for tumor formation. MRI of human oligodendroglioma also suggested a white matter (WM) origin, with markers for OPCs rather than NSCs similarly enriching for tumor formation. Our results suggest that oligodendroglioma cells show hallmarks of OPCs, and that a progenitor rather than a NSC origin underlies improved prognosis in patients with this tumor.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)669-682
Number of pages14
JournalCancer Cell
Volume18
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 14 2010

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