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:Serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels of α-fetoprotein and β-subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin are used as biomarkers for the management of central nervous system (CNS) germ cell tumors (GCTs). However, additional discriminating biomarkers are required. Especially, biomarkers to differentiate non-germinomatous germ cell tumors (NGGCTs) from germinomas are critical, as these have a distinct prognosis. We investigated CSF samples from 12 patients with CNS-GCT patients (8 germinomas and 4 NGGCTs). We analyzed circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in CSF to detect mutated genes. We also used liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry to characterize metabolites in CSF. We detected KIT and/or NRAS mutation, known as frequently mutated genes in GCTs, in 3/12 (25%) patients. We also found significant differences in the abundance of 15 metabolites between control and GCT, with unsupervised hierarchical clustering analysis. Metabolites related to the TCA cycle were increased in GCTs. Urea, ornithine, and short-chain acylcarnitines were decreased in GCTs. Moreover, we also detected several metabolites (e.g., betaine, guanidine acetic acid, and 2-aminoheptanoic acid) that displayed significant differences in abundance in patients with germinomas and NGGCTs. Our results suggest that ctDNA and metabolites in CSF can serve as novel biomarkers for CNS-GCTs and can be useful to differentiate germinomas from NGGCTs.
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Takayasu T,Shah M,Dono A,Yan Y,Borkar R,Putluri N,Zhu JJ,Hama S,Yamasaki F,Tahara H,Sugiyama K,Kurisu K,Esquenazi Y,Ballester LYdoi
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