If a specific chromosomal instability pattern could be identified, where key genes on that chromosome exert pathogenic effects and drive disease occurrence and progression, establishing a precise relationship between this subgroup of tumors and unique biological characteristics would be highly significant.
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CNS Germ Cell Tumors: Molecular Advances, Significance in Risk Stratification and Future Directions.
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observed in their study that germinomas with KIT/RAS alterations demonstrated a trend towards shorter progression-free survival (PFS), although the results did not reach statistical significance [ 30 ].
suggested that germinomas with MAPK pathway mutations showed a trend towards prolonged OS, albeit statistically nonsignificant, while the opposite trend was noted in NGGCTs.