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1p19q codeletion

Changed by Calum Worsley, 6 Oct 2022
Disclosures - updated 12 Apr 2022: Nothing to disclose

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1p19q codeletion stands for the combined loss of the short arm chromosome 1 (i.e. 1p) and the long arm of chromosome 19 (i.e. 19q) and is recognised as a genetic marker predictive of therapeutic response to both chemotherapy and combined chemoradiotherapy and overall longer survival in patients with diffuse gliomas, especially those with oligodendroglial components 1,2,4

Historically, the 1p19q codeletion was present in up to 70-85% of oligodendrogliomas and 50% of oligoastrocytomas 1,4. Since the updated 4th edition of the WHO classification of CNS tumours (2016), the importance of 1p19q codeletion had become essential for the diagnosis of oligodendroglioma (along with the IDH mutation). 

In other words: 

When diffuse adult gliomas have non-mutated IDH (i.e. ‘wild-type’) the status of 1p19q is of uncertain clinical significance and the tumour is considered to be not elsewhere classified (NEC) 6,7.

Similarly, if deletion is partial e(e.g. 1p loss with 19q retention), then tumours should also be considered NEC 7

  • -<li>IDH positive + 1p19q codeletion = <a href="/articles/oligodendroglioma">oligodendroglioma</a> = better prognosis</li>
  • -<li>IDH positive + <strong>no</strong> 1p19q codeletion = <a href="/articles/astrocytoma-idh-mutant-1">astrocytoma</a>
  • -</li>
  • -</ul><p>When diffuse adult gliomas have non-mutated IDH (i.e. ‘wild-type’) the status of 1p19q is of uncertain clinical significance and the tumour is considered to be <a href="/articles/elsewhere-classified-nec">not elsewhere classified (NEC)</a> <sup>6,7</sup>.</p><p>Similarly, if deletion is partial e.g. 1p loss with 19q retention, then tumours should also be considered NEC <sup>7</sup>. </p>
  • +<li><p>IDH positive + 1p19q codeletion = <a href="/articles/oligodendroglioma">oligodendroglioma</a> = better prognosis</p></li>
  • +<li><p>IDH positive + <strong>no</strong> 1p19q codeletion = <a href="/articles/astrocytoma-idh-mutant-1">astrocytoma</a></p></li>
  • +</ul><p>When diffuse adult gliomas have non-mutated IDH (i.e. ‘wild-type’) the status of 1p19q is of uncertain clinical significance and the tumour is considered to be <a href="/articles/not-elsewhere-classified-nec" title="Not elsewhere classified (NEC)">not elsewhere classified (NEC)</a> <sup>6,7</sup>.</p><p>Similarly, if deletion is partial (e.g. 1p loss with 19q retention), then tumours should also be considered NEC <sup>7</sup>. </p>

References changed:

  • 1. Gadji M, Fortin D, Tsanaclis A, Drouin R. Is the 1p/19q Deletion a Diagnostic Marker of Oligodendrogliomas? Cancer Genet Cytogenet. 2009;194(1):12-22. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cancergencyto.2009.05.004">doi:10.1016/j.cancergencyto.2009.05.004</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19737649">Pubmed</a>
  • 6. Zheng L, Zhang M, Hou J et al. High-Grade Gliomas with Isocitrate Dehydrogenase Wild-Type and 1p/19q Codeleted: Atypical Molecular Phenotype and Current Challenges in Molecular Diagnosis. Neuropathology. 2020;40(6):599-605. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/neup.12672">doi:10.1111/neup.12672</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32761642">Pubmed</a>
  • 7. Louis D, Ellison D, Brat D et al. CIMPACT-NOW: A Practical Summary of Diagnostic Points from Round 1 Updates. Brain Pathol. 2019;29(4):469-72. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/bpa.12732">doi:10.1111/bpa.12732</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31038238">Pubmed</a>
  • 1. Gadji M, Fortin D, Tsanaclis A, Drouin R. Is the 1p/19q Deletion a Diagnostic Marker of Oligodendrogliomas? Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics. 2009;194(1):12-22. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cancergencyto.2009.05.004">doi:10.1016/j.cancergencyto.2009.05.004</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19737649">Pubmed</a>
  • 6. Zheng L, Zhang M, Hou J et al. High‐grade Gliomas with Isocitrate Dehydrogenase Wild‐type and 1p/19q Codeleted: Atypical Molecular Phenotype and Current Challenges in Molecular Diagnosis. Neuropathology. 2020;40(6):599-605. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/neup.12672">doi:10.1111/neup.12672</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32761642">Pubmed</a>
  • 7. Louis D, Ellison D, Brat D et al. CIMPACT‐NOW: A Practical Summary of Diagnostic Points from Round 1 Updates. Brain Pathol. 2019;29(4):469-72. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/bpa.12732">doi:10.1111/bpa.12732</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31038238">Pubmed</a>

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