title: Tumoral TP53 and/or CDKN2A alterations are not reliable prognostic biomarkers in patients with localized Ewing sarcoma: a report from the Children's Oncology Group.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A growing collection of retrospective studies have suggested that TP53 mutations and/or CDKN2A deletions have prognostic significance in Ewing sarcoma. We sought to evaluate these variables in patients with localized disease treated prospectively on a single Children's Oncology Group protocol.
  
  
  METHODS
  Of the 568 patients enrolled on Children's Oncology Group protocol AEWS0031 (NCT00006734), 112 had tumor specimens of sufficient quality and quantity to allow for analysis of TP53 mutations status by DNA sequencing, and CDKN2A deletion by dual color fluorescent in situ hybridization.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Eight of 93 cases (8.6%) were found to have TP53 point mutations and 12 of 107 cases (11.2%) demonstrated homozygous CDKN2A deletion. Two cases were found to have an alteration in both genes. There was no significant difference in event-free survival of patients with TP53 mutations and/or CDKN2A deletions compared to patients with normal TP53/CDKN2A gene status, as demonstrated by log rank test (p = 0.58).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although previous retrospective studies suggest their significance, TP53 mutation and/or CDKN2A deletion are not reliable prognostic biomarkers in localized Ewing sarcoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; Center for Children's Cancer Research, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
authors.forename: Daniel M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Lerman
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Monument
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: McIlvaine
authors.forename: Xiao-qiong
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Dali
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Monovich
authors.forename: Natalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Beeler
authors.forename: Richard G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Gorlick
authors.forename: Neyssa M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Marina
authors.forename: Richard B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Womer
authors.forename: Julia A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Bridge
authors.forename: Mark D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Krailo
authors.forename: R Lor
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Randall
authors.forename: Stephen L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Lessnick
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000235:genetics*; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D019941:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16 / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D017353:Gene Deletion; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D008297:Male; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012512:Sarcoma, Ewing / Q000235:genetics* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D015996:Survival Rate; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D019941:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16; C495901:TP53 protein, human; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53
keywords: Ewing sarcoma; biomarker; outcomes; prognosis