RARE-52. RB1 GENE DELETIONS ARE THE NOVEL MECHANISM OF CHOROID PLEXUS TUMORS (CPT) ONCOGENESIS

BACKGROUND: CPTs are known to be rare TP53-dependent neoplasms, while major molecular alterations underlying tumor progression, especially in TP53-wild type cases, are still unclear. METHODS: 18 primary CPT, including 16 choroid plexus carcinomas (CPC) and two atypical choroid plexus papillomas (CPP), were evaluated for copy number status of 87 major oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes by nCounter Cancer CNV assay by Nanostring and TP53 and RB1 by MLPA. Germline TP53 nucleotide substitutions were analyzed by Sanger sequencing. RESULTS: Pathogenic germline TP53 variants were present in 4 cases confirming Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS). Two patients have somatic TP53 substitutions. Only one patient with LFS harbored somatic TP53 deletion. In 7 patients, heterozygous deletions of RB1 involving from 3 exons to the whole coding sequence detected by MLPA were discovered. All these findings were validated by nCounter CNV assay. Additionally, four patients have WT1 deletions, two patients – BRCA2, and in 1 case - NF1, concomitant with RB1 deletions in 3 cases. Interestingly, in one patient who faced a progression of CPP to CPC germline, RB1 deletion was detected, and in both subsequent tumors, the length of the deleted region progressively increased. Notably, that RB1 deletions are mostly mutually exclusive to TP53 substitutions. 3 of 4 patients with RB1 deletions having follow-up period >1 year faced with tumor-related adverse events. CONCLUSIONS: Somatic or uncommon germline RB1 heterozygous deletions have been unraveled as a novel mechanism of aggressive CPT and could be implemented in prognosis definition schemes.