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Childhood kidney Wilms tumor

MedGen UID:
232073
•Concept ID:
C1333015
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Childhood Kidney Nephroblastoma; Childhood Kidney Wilms Tumor; childhood kidney Wilms tumor; Childhood Renal Wilms Tumor; childhood renal Wilms tumor; childhood renal Wilms tumour; Childhood Renal Wilms' Tumor; childhood renal Wilms' tumor; childhood renal Wilms' tumour; childhood Wilms tumor; childhood Wilms tumour
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0024676

Definition

A Wilms tumor of the kidney which occurs in children. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVChildhood kidney Wilms tumor

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Cardiomyopathy in Children: Classification and Diagnosis: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.
Lipshultz SE, Law YM, Asante-Korang A, Austin ED, Dipchand AI, Everitt MD, Hsu DT, Lin KY, Price JF, Wilkinson JD, Colan SD
Circulation 2019 Jul 2;140(1):e9-e68. Epub 2019 May 28 doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000682. PMID: 31132865
Management of bilateral Wilms tumours.
Millar AJW, Cox S, Davidson A
Pediatr Surg Int 2017 Jul;33(7):737-745. Epub 2017 May 17 doi: 10.1007/s00383-017-4091-6. PMID: 28516188
Management of bilateral Wilms tumours.
Millar AJ, Cox S, Davidson A
Pediatr Surg Int 2017 Apr;33(4):461-469. Epub 2017 Jan 4 doi: 10.1007/s00383-016-4047-2. PMID: 28054101

Curated

NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®), Wilms Tumor (Nephroblastoma), 2023

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Wilms Tumor.
Saltzman AF, Cost NG, Romao RLP
Urol Clin North Am 2023 Aug;50(3):455-464. Epub 2023 May 18 doi: 10.1016/j.ucl.2023.04.008. PMID: 37385707
Wilms tumour.
Spreafico F, Fernandez CV, Brok J, Nakata K, Vujanic G, Geller JI, Gessler M, Maschietto M, Behjati S, Polanco A, Paintsil V, Luna-Fineman S, Pritchard-Jones K
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2021 Oct 14;7(1):75. doi: 10.1038/s41572-021-00308-8. PMID: 34650095
Wilms Tumor: Challenges and Newcomers in Prognosis.
Parsons LN
Surg Pathol Clin 2020 Dec;13(4):683-693. doi: 10.1016/j.path.2020.08.007. PMID: 33183727
Imaging of Wilms tumor: an update.
Servaes SE, Hoffer FA, Smith EA, Khanna G
Pediatr Radiol 2019 Oct;49(11):1441-1452. Epub 2019 Oct 16 doi: 10.1007/s00247-019-04423-3. PMID: 31620845
Wilms tumor.
Green DM, D'Angio GJ, Beckwith JB, Breslow NE, Grundy PE, Ritchey ML, Thomas PR
CA Cancer J Clin 1996 Jan-Feb;46(1):46-63. doi: 10.3322/canjclin.46.1.46. PMID: 8548525

Diagnosis

Wilms Tumor.
Saltzman AF, Cost NG, Romao RLP
Urol Clin North Am 2023 Aug;50(3):455-464. Epub 2023 May 18 doi: 10.1016/j.ucl.2023.04.008. PMID: 37385707
Wilms tumour.
Spreafico F, Fernandez CV, Brok J, Nakata K, Vujanic G, Geller JI, Gessler M, Maschietto M, Behjati S, Polanco A, Paintsil V, Luna-Fineman S, Pritchard-Jones K
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2021 Oct 14;7(1):75. doi: 10.1038/s41572-021-00308-8. PMID: 34650095
Frequency of Pathogenic Germline Variants in Cancer-Susceptibility Genes in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study.
Kim J, Gianferante M, Karyadi DM, Hartley SW, Frone MN, Luo W, Robison LL, Armstrong GT, Bhatia S, Dean M, Yeager M, Zhu B, Song L, Sampson JN, Yasui Y, Leisenring WM, Brodie SA, de Andrade KC, Fortes FP, Goldstein AM, Khincha PP, Machiela MJ, McMaster ML, Nickerson ML, Oba L, Pemov A, Pinheiro M, Rotunno M, Santiago K, Wegman-Ostrosky T, Diver WR, Teras L, Freedman ND, Hicks BD, Zhu B, Wang M, Jones K, Hutchinson AA, Dagnall C, Savage SA, Tucker MA, Chanock SJ, Morton LM, Stewart DR, Mirabello L
JNCI Cancer Spectr 2021 Apr;5(2) Epub 2021 Jan 23 doi: 10.1093/jncics/pkab007. PMID: 34308104Free PMC Article
An organoid biobank for childhood kidney cancers that captures disease and tissue heterogeneity.
Calandrini C, Schutgens F, Oka R, Margaritis T, Candelli T, Mathijsen L, Ammerlaan C, van Ineveld RL, Derakhshan S, de Haan S, Dolman E, Lijnzaad P, Custers L, Begthel H, Kerstens HHD, Visser LL, Rookmaaker M, Verhaar M, Tytgat GAM, Kemmeren P, de Krijger RR, Al-Saadi R, Pritchard-Jones K, Kool M, Rios AC, van den Heuvel-Eibrink MM, Molenaar JJ, van Boxtel R, Holstege FCP, Clevers H, Drost J
Nat Commun 2020 Mar 11;11(1):1310. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-15155-6. PMID: 32161258Free PMC Article
Renal dysplasia.
Chen RY, Chang H
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2015 Apr;139(4):547-51. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2013-0660-RS. PMID: 25822765

Therapy

Clinical Care for People Who Survive Childhood Cancer: A Review.
Bhatia S, Tonorezos ES, Landier W
JAMA 2023 Sep 26;330(12):1175-1186. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.16875. PMID: 37750876
The B7-H3-Targeting Antibody-Drug Conjugate m276-SL-PBD Is Potently Effective Against Pediatric Cancer Preclinical Solid Tumor Models.
Kendsersky NM, Lindsay J, Kolb EA, Smith MA, Teicher BA, Erickson SW, Earley EJ, Mosse YP, Martinez D, Pogoriler J, Krytska K, Patel K, Groff D, Tsang M, Ghilu S, Wang Y, Seaman S, Feng Y, Croix BS, Gorlick R, Kurmasheva R, Houghton PJ, Maris JM
Clin Cancer Res 2021 May 15;27(10):2938-2946. Epub 2021 Feb 22 doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-20-4221. PMID: 33619171Free PMC Article
Progress toward liquid biopsies in pediatric solid tumors.
Weiser DA, West-Szymanski DC, Fraint E, Weiner S, Rivas MA, Zhao CWT, He C, Applebaum MA
Cancer Metastasis Rev 2019 Dec;38(4):553-571. doi: 10.1007/s10555-019-09825-1. PMID: 31836951Free PMC Article
Pharmacotherapeutic Management of Wilms Tumor: An Update.
Oostveen RM, Pritchard-Jones K
Paediatr Drugs 2019 Feb;21(1):1-13. doi: 10.1007/s40272-018-0323-z. PMID: 30604241
Management of bilateral Wilms tumours.
Millar AJ, Cox S, Davidson A
Pediatr Surg Int 2017 Apr;33(4):461-469. Epub 2017 Jan 4 doi: 10.1007/s00383-016-4047-2. PMID: 28054101

Prognosis

Alternative RNA splicing defects in pediatric cancers: new insights in tumorigenesis and potential therapeutic vulnerabilities.
Venkataramany AS, Schieffer KM, Lee K, Cottrell CE, Wang PY, Mardis ER, Cripe TP, Chandler DS
Ann Oncol 2022 Jun;33(6):578-592. Epub 2022 Mar 23 doi: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.03.011. PMID: 35339647
Wilms tumour.
Spreafico F, Fernandez CV, Brok J, Nakata K, Vujanic G, Geller JI, Gessler M, Maschietto M, Behjati S, Polanco A, Paintsil V, Luna-Fineman S, Pritchard-Jones K
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2021 Oct 14;7(1):75. doi: 10.1038/s41572-021-00308-8. PMID: 34650095
Overgrowth syndromes.
Neylon OM, Werther GA, Sabin MA
Curr Opin Pediatr 2012 Aug;24(4):505-11. doi: 10.1097/MOP.0b013e3283558995. PMID: 22705997
The epidemiology of osteosarcoma.
Ottaviani G, Jaffe N
Cancer Treat Res 2009;152:3-13. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0284-9_1. PMID: 20213383
Wilms tumor.
Green DM, D'Angio GJ, Beckwith JB, Breslow NE, Grundy PE, Ritchey ML, Thomas PR
CA Cancer J Clin 1996 Jan-Feb;46(1):46-63. doi: 10.3322/canjclin.46.1.46. PMID: 8548525

Clinical prediction guides

Clinical Care for People Who Survive Childhood Cancer: A Review.
Bhatia S, Tonorezos ES, Landier W
JAMA 2023 Sep 26;330(12):1175-1186. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.16875. PMID: 37750876
Evaluation of the DLL3-targeting antibody-drug conjugate rovalpituzumab tesirine in preclinical models of neuroblastoma.
Krytska K, Casey CE, Pogoriler J, Martinez D, Rathi KS, Farrel A, Berko ER, Tsang M, Sano RR, Kendsersky N, Erickson SW, Teicher BA, Isse K, Saunders L, Smith MA, Maris JM, Mossé YP
Cancer Res Commun 2022 Jul;2(7):616-623. Epub 2022 Jul 11 doi: 10.1158/2767-9764.crc-22-0137. PMID: 36381237Free PMC Article
Alternative RNA splicing defects in pediatric cancers: new insights in tumorigenesis and potential therapeutic vulnerabilities.
Venkataramany AS, Schieffer KM, Lee K, Cottrell CE, Wang PY, Mardis ER, Cripe TP, Chandler DS
Ann Oncol 2022 Jun;33(6):578-592. Epub 2022 Mar 23 doi: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.03.011. PMID: 35339647
The B7-H3-Targeting Antibody-Drug Conjugate m276-SL-PBD Is Potently Effective Against Pediatric Cancer Preclinical Solid Tumor Models.
Kendsersky NM, Lindsay J, Kolb EA, Smith MA, Teicher BA, Erickson SW, Earley EJ, Mosse YP, Martinez D, Pogoriler J, Krytska K, Patel K, Groff D, Tsang M, Ghilu S, Wang Y, Seaman S, Feng Y, Croix BS, Gorlick R, Kurmasheva R, Houghton PJ, Maris JM
Clin Cancer Res 2021 May 15;27(10):2938-2946. Epub 2021 Feb 22 doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-20-4221. PMID: 33619171Free PMC Article
Wilms tumor genetics.
Huff V
Am J Med Genet 1998 Oct 2;79(4):260-7. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8628(19981002)79:4<260::aid-ajmg6>3.0.co;2-q. PMID: 9781905

Recent systematic reviews

Evidence-based surgical guidelines for treating children with Wilms tumor in low-resource settings.
Abdelhafeez AH, Reljic T, Kumar A, Banu T, Cox S, Davidoff AM, Elgendy A, Ghandour K, Gerstle JT, Karpelowsky J, Kaste SC, Kechiche N, Esiashvili N, Nasir A, Ngongola A, Marollano J, Moreno AA, Muzira A, Parkes J, Saldaña LJ, Shalkow J, Vujanić GM, Velasquez T, Lakhoo K, Mukkada S, Abib S
Pediatr Blood Cancer 2022 Dec;69(12):e29906. Epub 2022 Aug 5 doi: 10.1002/pbc.29906. PMID: 35929184
Maternal lifestyle characteristics and Wilms tumor risk in the offspring: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Doganis D, Katsimpris A, Panagopoulou P, Bouka P, Bouka E, Moschovi M, Polychronopoulou S, Papakonstantinou E, Tragiannidis A, Katzilakis N, Dana H, Antoniadi K, Stefanaki K, Strantzia K, Dessypris N, Schüz J, Petridou ET
Cancer Epidemiol 2020 Aug;67:101769. Epub 2020 Jul 10 doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2020.101769. PMID: 32659726
Clinical features, treatment, and outcomes of bilateral Wilms' tumor: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Han Q, Li K, Dong K, Xiao X, Yao W, Liu G
J Pediatr Surg 2018 Dec;53(12):2465-2469. Epub 2018 Sep 1 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2018.08.022. PMID: 30274708
Biomarkers for Wilms Tumor: A Systematic Review.
Cone EB, Dalton SS, Van Noord M, Tracy ET, Rice HE, Routh JC
J Urol 2016 Nov;196(5):1530-1535. Epub 2016 May 31 doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2016.05.100. PMID: 27259655Free PMC Article
Risk of Wilms' tumour with multicystic kidney disease: a systematic review.
Narchi H
Arch Dis Child 2005 Feb;90(2):147-9. doi: 10.1136/adc.2004.051243. PMID: 15665166Free PMC Article

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