Neuroblastoma GD2 Expression and Computational Analysis of Aptamer-Based Bioaffinity Targeting

Neuroblastoma (NB) is a neuroectodermal embryonic cancer that originates from primordial neural crest cells, and amongst pediatric cancers with high mortality rates. NB is categorized into high-, intermediate-, and low-risk cases. A significant proportion of high-risk patients who achieve remission have a minimal residual disease (MRD) that causes relapse. Whilst there exists a myriad of advanced treatment options for NB, it is still characterized by a high relapse rate, resulting in a reduced chance of survival. Disialoganglioside (GD2) is a lipo-ganglioside containing a fatty acid derivative of sphingosine that is coupled to a monosaccharide and a sialic acid. Amongst pediatric solid tumors, NB tumor cells are known to express GD2; hence, it represents a unique antigen for subclinical NB MRD detection and analysis with implications in determining a response for treatment. This article discusses NB MRD expression and analytical assays for GD2 detection and quantification as well as computational approaches for GD2 characterization based on high-throughput image processing and genomic data analysis.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

Enthalten in:

International journal of molecular sciences - 22(2021), 16 vom: 23. Aug.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sabbih, Godfred O [VerfasserIn]
Danquah, Michael K [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

65988-71-8
Antineoplastic Agents
Aptamers, Nucleotide
Ganglioside, GD2
Gangliosides
Journal Article
Minimal residual disease
Neuroblastoma
Oncology
Review
Tumor biomarker

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 15.09.2021

Date Revised 15.09.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijms22169101

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM329887149