Wilms tumor
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Also known as Wilms tumor (nephroblastoma)Wilms tumour (nephroblastoma)Wilms' tumorWilms' tumour
Summary
Wilms tumor (MONDO:0006058) is a cancer with 11 cohort genes (8 CIViC-evidence somatic drivers; 14 ClinVar predisposition records) and 74 clinical trials. Top therapeutic interventions include cabozantinib, ensartinib, and erdafitinib.
At a glance
- Classification: Cancer
- Cohort genes: 11
- ClinVar variants: 14
- Clinical trials: 74
Clinical features
No curated clinical features (Orphanet) for this disease.
Identifiers
Disease identifiers
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Canonical name | Wilms tumor |
| Mondo ID | MONDO:0006058 |
| MeSH | D009396 |
| NCIT | C3267 |
| UMLS | C0027708 |
| MedGen | 10221 |
| GARD | 0027737 |
| Is cancer (heuristic) | yes |
Also known as: Wilms tumor · Wilms tumor (nephroblastoma) · Wilms tumour (nephroblastoma) · Wilms’ tumor · Wilms’ tumour
Data availability: 14 ClinVar variants · 7 cell lines · 8 intOGen driver records.
Disease family
An umbrella term covering 4 Mondo subtypes.
Classification path: disease › human disease › disease by etiologic mechanism › cancer or benign tumor › neoplastic disease or syndrome › neoplasm › embryonal neoplasm › Wilms tumor
Related subtypes (11): notochordal tumor, rhabdoid tumor, primitive neuroectodermal tumor, blastoma, testicular embryonal carcinoma, medulloblastoma, pineoblastoma, congenital mesoblastic nephroma, intraocular medulloepithelioma, hepatoblastoma, Ewing sarcoma/peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor
Subtypes (4): ovarian Wilms tumor, hereditary Wilms tumor, cervical Wilms tumor, kidney Wilms tumor
Genetics & variants
GWAS landscape
No GWAS associations recorded — common-variant (GWAS) studies don’t cover this disease (typical for Mendelian / rare diseases). See the curated gene cohort and Mendelian overlap below.
Variant details and genetic-evidence tiers
ClinVar germline variants
14 retrieved; paginated sample, class counts are floors:
4 conflicting classifications of pathogenicity, 4 pathogenic, 3 other, 2 pathogenic; other, 1 likely pathogenic
| ClinVar | Variant (HGVS) | Gene | Classification | Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 438773 | NM_007194.4(CHEK2):c.1100_1101del (p.Thr367fs) | CHEK2 | Pathogenic | no assertion criteria provided |
| 17576 | NM_001904.4(CTNNB1):c.133_135del (p.Ser45del) | CTNNB1 | Pathogenic; other | no assertion criteria provided |
| 17588 | NM_001904.4(CTNNB1):c.134C>T (p.Ser45Phe) | CTNNB1 | Pathogenic; other | no assertion criteria provided |
| 438765 | NM_003506.4(FZD6):c.346C>T (p.Arg116Ter) | FZD6 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 973190 | NM_005762.3(TRIM28):c.2101C>T (p.Gln701Ter) | TRIM28 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 3062359 | NM_024426.6(WT1):c.1032C>G (p.Tyr344Ter) | WT1 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 438774 | NM_152383.5(DIS3L2):c.2381_2382del (p.Arg794fs) | DIS3L2 | Likely pathogenic | no assertion criteria provided |
| 13961 | NM_004333.6(BRAF):c.1799T>A (p.Val600Glu) | BRAF | Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity | criteria provided, conflicting classifications |
| 2188763 | NM_000059.4(BRCA2):c.1556G>A (p.Ser519Asn) | BRCA2 | Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity | criteria provided, conflicting classifications |
| 406690 | NM_024426.6(WT1):c.411GCC[5] (p.Pro141dup) | LOC107982234 | Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity | criteria provided, conflicting classifications |
| 184326 | NM_005359.6(SMAD4):c.875C>T (p.Pro292Leu) | SMAD4 | Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity | criteria provided, conflicting classifications |
| 438758 | NM_001904.4(CTNNB1):c.770C>T (p.Thr257Ile) | CTNNB1 | other | no assertion criteria provided |
| 92220 | NM_005120.3(MED12):c.131G>A (p.Gly44Asp) | MED12 | other | no assertion criteria provided |
| 438791 | NM_001127208.3(TET2):c.4456T>C (p.Ser1486Pro) | TET2 | other | no assertion criteria provided |
Genes & proteins
Mendelian disease overlap and somatic drivers
GenCC: 0 · Orphanet: 73 · OMIM-shared: 0 · Dual-evidence (GWAS+Mendelian): 0
Somatic driver evidence (intOGen + CIViC, cohort fanout)
| Gene | intOGen role | Cancer types | CIViC |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAF | Act | BLCA,BRCA,CHOL,CLLSLL,COAD,COADREAD,CSCC,DLBCLNOS,GBM,GIST,HGGNOS,LGGNOS,LUAD,MEL,MLYM,NSCLC,OVT,PAST,PCM,PRAD,PRCC,PROSTATE,READ,SACA,SKCM,STAD,UCEC,WDTC | CIViC #5 |
| BRCA2 | LoF | BLCA,BRCA,CESC,CHOL,HCC,HNSC,LUSC,MBL,OVT,PAAD,PRAD,PROSTATE,RCC,VULVA | CIViC #7 |
| MED12 | Act | ALL,CESC,CLLSLL,GBM,LGGNOS,NBL,PRAD,PROSTATE,UCEC | |
| WT1 | LoF | AML,MEL,PAAD | CIViC #49 |
| CHEK2 | Act | BRCA | CIViC #8950 |
| CTNNB1 | Act | ACC,COAD,COADREAD,ESCA,HCC,LIHB,LUAD,MBL,MEL,NSCLC,OVT,PAST,PRAD,PROSTATE,RMS,SKIN,SOFT_TISSUE,STAD,UCEC,WT | CIViC #1290 |
| TET2 | LoF | AML,MDS,MLYM,NHL,PCM,RCC,SOFT_TISSUE | CIViC #55 |
| SMAD4 | LoF | BRCA,CESC,CHOL,COAD,COADREAD,ESCA,ESCC,GBC,HNSC,LUAD,NSCLC,PAAD,PANCREAS,PRAD,PROSTATE,READ,STAD,STOMACH | CIViC #77 |
Orphanet rare-disease linkage (cohort genes)
| Gene | Orphanet ID | Rare disease |
|---|---|---|
| BRAF | Orphanet:1340 | Cardiofaciocutaneous syndrome |
| BRAF | Orphanet:146 | Differentiated thyroid carcinoma |
| BRAF | Orphanet:251615 | Pilomyxoid astrocytoma |
| BRAF | Orphanet:389 | Langerhans cell histiocytosis |
| BRAF | Orphanet:500 | Noonan syndrome with multiple lentigines |
| BRAF | Orphanet:54595 | Craniopharyngioma |
| BRAF | Orphanet:58017 | Classic hairy cell leukemia |
| BRAF | Orphanet:626 | Large/giant congenital melanocytic nevus |
| BRAF | Orphanet:648 | Noonan syndrome |
| BRAF | Orphanet:840 | Syringocystadenoma papilliferum |
| BRAF | Orphanet:96253 | Cushing disease |
| BRCA2 | Orphanet:1331 | Familial prostate cancer |
| BRCA2 | Orphanet:1333 | Familial pancreatic carcinoma |
| BRCA2 | Orphanet:145 | Hereditary breast and/or ovarian cancer syndrome |
| BRCA2 | Orphanet:178 | Chordoma |
| BRCA2 | Orphanet:227535 | Hereditary breast cancer |
| BRCA2 | Orphanet:319462 | Inherited cancer-predisposing syndrome due to biallelic BRCA2 mutations |
| BRCA2 | Orphanet:440437 | Familial colorectal cancer Type X |
| BRCA2 | Orphanet:654 | Nephroblastoma |
| BRCA2 | Orphanet:667662 | Breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma |
| BRCA2 | Orphanet:694963 | Inflammatory breast cancer |
| BRCA2 | Orphanet:70567 | Cholangiocarcinoma |
| BRCA2 | Orphanet:84 | Fanconi anemia |
| MED12 | Orphanet:1415 | Hardikar syndrome |
| MED12 | Orphanet:293707 | Blepharophimosis-intellectual disability syndrome, MKB type |
| MED12 | Orphanet:776 | Lujan-Fryns syndrome |
| MED12 | Orphanet:777 | X-linked non-syndromic intellectual disability |
| MED12 | Orphanet:93932 | FG syndrome type 1 |
| WT1 | Orphanet:220 | Denys-Drash syndrome |
| WT1 | Orphanet:242 | 46,XY complete gonadal dysgenesis |
| WT1 | Orphanet:251510 | 46,XY partial gonadal dysgenesis |
| WT1 | Orphanet:3097 | Meacham syndrome |
| WT1 | Orphanet:347 | Frasier syndrome |
| WT1 | Orphanet:654 | Nephroblastoma |
| WT1 | Orphanet:656 | Hereditary steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome |
| WT1 | Orphanet:83469 | Desmoplastic small round cell tumor |
| WT1 | Orphanet:893 | WAGR syndrome |
| TRIM28 | Orphanet:654 | Nephroblastoma |
| CHEK2 | Orphanet:1331 | Familial prostate cancer |
| CHEK2 | Orphanet:145 | Hereditary breast and/or ovarian cancer syndrome |
| CHEK2 | Orphanet:440437 | Familial colorectal cancer Type X |
| CHEK2 | Orphanet:524 | Li-Fraumeni syndrome |
| CHEK2 | Orphanet:668 | Osteosarcoma |
| CTNNB1 | Orphanet:1501 | Adrenocortical carcinoma |
| CTNNB1 | Orphanet:210159 | Adult hepatocellular carcinoma |
| CTNNB1 | Orphanet:2780 | Osteopathia striata-cranial sclerosis syndrome |
| CTNNB1 | Orphanet:33402 | Pediatric hepatocellular carcinoma |
| CTNNB1 | Orphanet:404473 | Intellectual disability-eye abnormalities-microcephaly-peripheral spasticity syndrome |
| CTNNB1 | Orphanet:54595 | Craniopharyngioma |
| CTNNB1 | Orphanet:569248 | Microcystic stromal tumor |
Cohort genes → proteins
11 cohort genes, 11 distinct canonical proteins.
Evidence partition
| Subset | Genes |
|---|---|
| multi_evidence | 11 |
Cohort genes (full)
| Symbol | HGNC | Ensembl | UniProt | Name | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRAF | HGNC:1097 | ENSG00000157764 | P15056 | Serine/threonine-protein kinase B-raf | clinvar |
| BRCA2 | HGNC:1101 | ENSG00000139618 | P51587 | Breast cancer type 2 susceptibility protein | clinvar |
| MED12 | HGNC:11957 | ENSG00000184634 | Q93074 | Mediator of RNA polymerase II transcription subunit 12 | clinvar |
| WT1 | HGNC:12796 | ENSG00000184937 | P19544 | Wilms tumor protein | clinvar |
| TRIM28 | HGNC:16384 | ENSG00000130726 | Q13263 | Transcription intermediary factor 1-beta | clinvar |
| CHEK2 | HGNC:16627 | ENSG00000183765 | O96017 | Serine/threonine-protein kinase Chk2 | clinvar |
| CTNNB1 | HGNC:2514 | ENSG00000168036 | P35222 | Catenin beta-1 | clinvar |
| TET2 | HGNC:25941 | ENSG00000168769 | Q6N021 | Methylcytosine dioxygenase TET2 | clinvar |
| DIS3L2 | HGNC:28648 | ENSG00000144535 | Q8IYB7 | DIS3-like exonuclease 2 | clinvar |
| FZD6 | HGNC:4044 | ENSG00000164930 | O60353 | Frizzled-6 | clinvar |
| SMAD4 | HGNC:6770 | ENSG00000141646 | Q13485 | SMAD family member 4 | clinvar |
Cohort function summary
Lead sentence per gene, UniProt-curated.
| Symbol | Protein name | Function (lead sentence) |
|---|---|---|
| BRAF | Serine/threonine-protein kinase B-raf | Protein kinase involved in the transduction of mitogenic signals from the cell membrane to the nucleus. |
| BRCA2 | Breast cancer type 2 susceptibility protein | Involved in double-strand break repair and/or homologous recombination. |
| MED12 | Mediator of RNA polymerase II transcription subunit 12 | Component of the Mediator complex, a coactivator involved in the regulated transcription of nearly all RNA polymerase II-dependent genes. |
| WT1 | Wilms tumor protein | Transcription factor that plays an important role in cellular development and cell survival. |
| TRIM28 | Transcription intermediary factor 1-beta | Nuclear corepressor for KRAB domain-containing zinc finger proteins (KRAB-ZFPs). |
| CHEK2 | Serine/threonine-protein kinase Chk2 | Serine/threonine-protein kinase which is required for checkpoint-mediated cell cycle arrest, activation of DNA repair and apoptosis in response to the presence of DNA double-strand breaks. |
| CTNNB1 | Catenin beta-1 | Key downstream component of the canonical Wnt signaling pathway. |
| TET2 | Methylcytosine dioxygenase TET2 | Dioxygenase that catalyzes the conversion of the modified genomic base 5-methylcytosine (5mC) into 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC) and plays a key role in active DNA demethylation. |
| DIS3L2 | DIS3-like exonuclease 2 | 3’-5’-exoribonuclease that specifically recognizes RNAs polyuridylated at their 3’ end and mediates their degradation. |
| FZD6 | Frizzled-6 | Receptor for Wnt proteins. |
| SMAD4 | SMAD family member 4 | In muscle physiology, plays a central role in the balance between atrophy and hypertrophy. |
Protein-family classification
Druggable: 3 · Difficult: 2 · Unknown: 6 · Druggable fraction: 0.27
Family distribution
Cohort families vs a genome-wide background (hypergeometric, BH-FDR; fold = observed/expected). Counts kept; sorted by enrichment, so the catch-all Other/Unknown bucket no longer leads.
| Family | Genes | Fold | FDR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinase | 2 | 5.0× | 0.230 |
| GPCR | 1 | 2.2× | 0.523 |
| Transcription factor | 2 | 1.5× | 0.523 |
| Other/Unknown | 6 | 1.0× | 0.654 |
Per-gene assignment
| Symbol | Family | Druggable? | EC | InterPro (top 3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRAF | Kinase | yes | 2.7.10.2 | Prot_kinase_dom, Ser-Thr/Tyr_kinase_cat_dom, PKC_DAG/PE |
| BRCA2 | Other/Unknown | no | BRCA2_repeat, NA-bd_OB-fold, BRCA2_OB_1 | |
| MED12 | Other/Unknown | no | Mediator_Med12, Mediator_Med12_catenin-bd, Mediator_Med12_LCEWAV | |
| WT1 | Transcription factor | no | Wilms_tumour_N, Znf_C2H2_type, Znf_C2H2_sf | |
| TRIM28 | Transcription factor | no | Znf_B-box, Bromodomain, Znf_RING | |
| CHEK2 | Kinase | yes | 2.7.11.1 | FHA_dom, Prot_kinase_dom, Ser/Thr_kinase_AS |
| CTNNB1 | Other/Unknown | no | Armadillo, ARM-like, Beta-catenin | |
| TET2 | Other/Unknown | no | 2OGFeDO_JBP1/TET_oxygenase_dom, TET1/2/3, TET_oxygenase | |
| DIS3L2 | Other/Unknown | no | RNase_II/R, NA-bd_OB-fold, RNase_II/R_CS | |
| FZD6 | GPCR | yes | Frizzled/Smoothened_7TM, Frizzled/SFRP, GPCR_2-like_7TM | |
| SMAD4 | Other/Unknown | no | SMAD_dom, MAD_homology1_Dwarfin-type, SMAD_FHA_dom_sf |
Expression context
Cohort genes with no expression data: 0.
11 cohort genes are a single-cell marker in ≥1 SCXA experiment.
Breadth distribution (Bgee present_calls)
| Bucket | Genes |
|---|---|
| narrow (1-5 tissues) | 0 |
| moderate (6-20) | 0 |
| broad (>20) | 11 |
| unknown | 0 |
Top tissues across cohort
| Tissue | Cohort genes |
|---|---|
| ventricular zone | 4 |
| buccal mucosa cell | 2 |
| calcaneal tendon | 2 |
| male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis | 2 |
| colonic epithelium | 1 |
| secondary oocyte | 1 |
| left ovary | 1 |
| right adrenal gland | 1 |
| right adrenal gland cortex | 1 |
| germinal epithelium of ovary | 1 |
| metanephric glomerulus | 1 |
| renal glomerulus | 1 |
| left testis | 1 |
| right testis | 1 |
| lower esophagus mucosa | 1 |
| primordial germ cell in gonad | 1 |
| adrenal tissue | 1 |
| periodontal ligament | 1 |
| amniotic fluid | 1 |
| epithelium of nasopharynx | 1 |
Per-gene tissue summary (top 30)
| Symbol | Bgee breadth | FANTOM5 breadth | SCXA | Top tissues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRAF | 265 | ubiquitous | marker | buccal mucosa cell, colonic epithelium, calcaneal tendon |
| BRCA2 | 184 | ubiquitous | marker | male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis, secondary oocyte, ventricular zone |
| MED12 | 281 | ubiquitous | marker | right adrenal gland cortex, right adrenal gland, left ovary |
| WT1 | 168 | broad | marker | germinal epithelium of ovary, renal glomerulus, metanephric glomerulus |
| TRIM28 | 145 | ubiquitous | marker | left testis, right testis, ventricular zone |
| CHEK2 | 183 | ubiquitous | marker | primordial germ cell in gonad, lower esophagus mucosa, male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis |
| CTNNB1 | 295 | ubiquitous | marker | adrenal tissue, ventricular zone, periodontal ligament |
| TET2 | 249 | ubiquitous | marker | palpebral conjunctiva, amniotic fluid, epithelium of nasopharynx |
| DIS3L2 | 241 | ubiquitous | marker | sural nerve, sperm, buccal mucosa cell |
| FZD6 | 260 | ubiquitous | marker | bronchial epithelial cell, caput epididymis, epithelium of bronchus |
| SMAD4 | 288 | ubiquitous | marker | ventricular zone, ganglionic eminence, calcaneal tendon |
Protein interactions among cohort
Intra-cohort edges: 5.
Hub genes (top 10 by interactor count)
| Symbol | Interactor count |
|---|---|
| CTNNB1 | 15,668 |
| TRIM28 | 8,167 |
| BRAF | 7,394 |
| SMAD4 | 7,320 |
| BRCA2 | 4,839 |
| CHEK2 | 4,795 |
| WT1 | 3,938 |
| MED12 | 3,322 |
| DIS3L2 | 3,167 |
| TET2 | 2,965 |
Intra-cohort edges
| A | B | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| BRAF | BRCA2 | biogrid_interaction |
| BRCA2 | CHEK2 | string_interaction |
| CTNNB1 | MED12 | string_interaction |
| CTNNB1 | SMAD4 | string_interaction |
| TET2 | WT1 | intact |
Structural data
PDB: 11 · AlphaFold-only: 0 · No structure: 0
Cohort genes with PDB structures (top 30)
| Symbol | UniProt | PDB entries |
|---|---|---|
| BRAF | P15056 | 131 |
| CTNNB1 | P35222 | 50 |
| CHEK2 | O96017 | 38 |
| WT1 | P19544 | 28 |
| BRCA2 | P51587 | 14 |
| SMAD4 | Q13485 | 12 |
| TRIM28 | Q13263 | 10 |
| TET2 | Q6N021 | 6 |
| DIS3L2 | Q8IYB7 | 4 |
| MED12 | Q93074 | 3 |
| FZD6 | O60353 | 2 |
Function
Pathway analysis
Distinct Reactome pathways touched by cohort: 191. Enrichment computed across 11 evidence-associated genes (11 with Reactome annotation).
Pathways by enrichment
Over-representation of cohort genes vs the genome-wide background (hypergeometric test, Benjamini-Hochberg FDR; fold = observed/expected over 11 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.
| Pathway | Cohort genes | Fold | FDR | Sample cohort genes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formation of definitive endoderm | 2 | 129.8× | 0.011 | CTNNB1, SMAD4 |
| Germ layer formation at gastrulation | 2 | 122.1× | 0.011 | CTNNB1, SMAD4 |
| Cardiogenesis | 2 | 76.9× | 0.019 | CTNNB1, SMAD4 |
| Epigenetic regulation of gene expression | 3 | 19.5× | 0.020 | MED12, TRIM28, TET2 |
| Disease | 5 | 6.0× | 0.031 | BRAF, BRCA2, MED12, TRIM28, SMAD4 |
| Loss of Function of SMAD4 in Cancer | 1 | 346.1× | 0.039 | SMAD4 |
| SMAD4 MH2 Domain Mutants in Cancer | 1 | 346.1× | 0.039 | SMAD4 |
| SMAD2/3 MH2 Domain Mutants in Cancer | 1 | 346.1× | 0.039 | SMAD4 |
| Impaired BRCA2 translocation to the nucleus | 1 | 346.1× | 0.039 | BRCA2 |
| Impaired BRCA2 binding to SEM1 (DSS1) | 1 | 346.1× | 0.039 | BRCA2 |
| Reproduction | 2 | 34.6× | 0.039 | BRCA2, TET2 |
| Ca2+ pathway | 2 | 32.4× | 0.039 | CTNNB1, FZD6 |
| Adipogenesis | 2 | 28.4× | 0.039 | MED12, SMAD4 |
| Gene expression (Transcription) | 4 | 6.5× | 0.039 | MED12, TRIM28, TET2, SMAD4 |
| TET1,2,3 and TDG demethylate DNA | 1 | 259.6× | 0.046 | TET2 |
| Signaling by MRAS-complex mutants | 1 | 259.6× | 0.046 | BRAF |
| Signalling to p38 via RIT and RIN | 1 | 207.6× | 0.046 | BRAF |
| LRR FLII-interacting protein 1 (LRRFIP1) activates type I IFN production | 1 | 207.6× | 0.046 | CTNNB1 |
| RUNX3 regulates BCL2L11 (BIM) transcription | 1 | 207.6× | 0.046 | SMAD4 |
| Loss of Function of SMAD2/3 in Cancer | 1 | 173.0× | 0.046 | SMAD4 |
| Signaling by TGF-beta Receptor Complex in Cancer | 1 | 173.0× | 0.046 | SMAD4 |
| Negative feedback regulation of MAPK pathway | 1 | 173.0× | 0.046 | BRAF |
| ARMS-mediated activation | 1 | 148.3× | 0.046 | BRAF |
| RUNX3 regulates CDKN1A transcription | 1 | 148.3× | 0.046 | SMAD4 |
| CDH11 homotypic and heterotypic interactions | 1 | 148.3× | 0.046 | CTNNB1 |
| Prolonged ERK activation events | 1 | 129.8× | 0.046 | BRAF |
| SHOC2 M1731 mutant abolishes MRAS complex function | 1 | 129.8× | 0.046 | BRAF |
| Gain-of-function MRAS complexes activate RAF signaling | 1 | 129.8× | 0.046 | BRAF |
| Regulation of CDH19 Expression and Function | 1 | 129.8× | 0.046 | CTNNB1 |
| Signaling by RNF43 mutants | 1 | 115.3× | 0.046 | FZD6 |
GO biological processes by enrichment
Over-representation of cohort genes vs the genome-wide background (hypergeometric test, Benjamini-Hochberg FDR; fold = observed/expected over 11 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.
| GO term | Cohort genes | Fold | FDR | Sample cohort genes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription | 7 | 17.8× | 8e-06 | BRCA2, MED12, WT1, TRIM28, CHEK2, CTNNB1, SMAD4 |
| branching involved in ureteric bud morphogenesis | 3 | 99.9× | 6e-04 | WT1, CTNNB1, SMAD4 |
| epithelial to mesenchymal transition | 3 | 85.1× | 6e-04 | TRIM28, CTNNB1, SMAD4 |
| mesenchymal to epithelial transition | 2 | 278.6× | 0.002 | WT1, CTNNB1 |
| gastrulation with mouth forming second | 2 | 170.2× | 0.004 | CTNNB1, SMAD4 |
| male genitalia development | 2 | 161.3× | 0.004 | WT1, CTNNB1 |
| embryonic brain development | 2 | 145.9× | 0.004 | MED12, CTNNB1 |
| negative regulation of canonical Wnt signaling pathway | 3 | 32.1× | 0.004 | CTNNB1, FZD6, SMAD4 |
| negative regulation of cell population proliferation | 4 | 15.3× | 0.004 | WT1, CTNNB1, DIS3L2, SMAD4 |
| adrenal gland development | 2 | 122.6× | 0.004 | WT1, SMAD4 |
| positive regulation of gene expression | 4 | 14.1× | 0.004 | BRAF, WT1, CTNNB1, SMAD4 |
| negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II | 5 | 8.1× | 0.006 | WT1, TRIM28, CTNNB1, FZD6, SMAD4 |
| intrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway in response to DNA damage by p53 class mediator | 2 | 90.1× | 0.006 | BRCA2, CHEK2 |
| Wnt signaling pathway, planar cell polarity pathway | 2 | 82.8× | 0.007 | MED12, FZD6 |
| regulation of DNA-templated transcription | 4 | 11.5× | 0.007 | BRCA2, WT1, CHEK2, SMAD4 |
| negative regulation of DNA-templated transcription | 4 | 11.5× | 0.007 | WT1, TRIM28, CTNNB1, SMAD4 |
| stem cell population maintenance | 2 | 76.6× | 0.007 | CTNNB1, DIS3L2 |
| T cell differentiation in thymus | 2 | 74.7× | 0.007 | BRAF, CTNNB1 |
| obsolete positive regulation of cell proliferation involved in heart valve morphogenesis | 1 | 1532.0× | 0.008 | SMAD4 |
| glial cell fate determination | 1 | 1532.0× | 0.008 | CTNNB1 |
| canonical Wnt signaling pathway involved in mesenchymal stem cell differentiation | 1 | 1532.0× | 0.008 | CTNNB1 |
| female gonad morphogenesis | 1 | 1532.0× | 0.008 | SMAD4 |
| cranial ganglion development | 1 | 1532.0× | 0.008 | CTNNB1 |
| negative regulation of metanephric glomerular mesangial cell proliferation | 1 | 1532.0× | 0.008 | WT1 |
| negative regulation of cardiac myofibril assembly | 1 | 1532.0× | 0.008 | SMAD4 |
| DNA damage response, signal transduction by p53 class mediator | 2 | 65.2× | 0.008 | BRCA2, CHEK2 |
| thymus development | 2 | 61.3× | 0.008 | BRAF, CTNNB1 |
| positive regulation of epithelial to mesenchymal transition | 2 | 57.8× | 0.008 | CTNNB1, SMAD4 |
| ERK1 and ERK2 cascade | 2 | 57.8× | 0.008 | BRAF, SMAD4 |
| embryonic digit morphogenesis | 2 | 54.7× | 0.008 | CTNNB1, SMAD4 |
Therapeutics
Drugs indicated for this disease
1 approved, 1 in late-stage (phase 3) trials. Disease-direct ChEMBL indications, not inferred from the associated-gene cohort below.
| Drug | Development status |
|---|---|
| Dactinomycin | Approved (phase 4) |
| Etoposide | Phase 3 (in late-stage trials) |
Earlier-phase candidates (phase 2, investigational — efficacy not yet established): Carboplatin, Doxorubicin, Filgrastim, Ifosfamide, Irinotecan, Pegfilgrastim, Topotecan, Vincristine.
Drug target analysis
Approved (phase 4): 4 · Phase ≥3: 4 · Phased (≥1): 5 · Undrugged: 6
Druggability breadth: 9 of 11 evidence-associated genes (82%) have a ChEMBL target (buckets above are over the deeply-mined display cohort).
Genes with an approved drug
The molecule shown is one approved compound that hits the gene — not necessarily a drug of choice or one indicated for this disease.
| Symbol | Example approved molecule |
|---|---|
| BRAF | VEMURAFENIB |
| CHEK2 | NERATINIB |
| CTNNB1 | DITHIAZANINE IODIDE |
| TET2 | VADADUSTAT |
Top cohort targets by molecule count
| Symbol | Molecules | Max phase |
|---|---|---|
| BRAF | 48 | 4 |
| CHEK2 | 30 | 4 |
| CTNNB1 | 4 | 4 |
| TET2 | 3 | 4 |
| MED12 | 1 | 2 |
| BRCA2 | 0 | 0 |
| WT1 | 0 | 0 |
| TRIM28 | 0 | 0 |
| DIS3L2 | 0 | 0 |
| FZD6 | 0 | 0 |
Drugs targeting cohort genes (top 30)
| Molecule | Max phase | Targets in cohort |
|---|---|---|
| VEMURAFENIB | 4 | BRAF |
| PONATINIB | 4 | BRAF |
| FEDRATINIB | 4 | BRAF |
| SORAFENIB | 4 | BRAF |
| DASATINIB ANHYDROUS | 4 | BRAF |
| RUXOLITINIB | 4 | BRAF |
| INFIGRATINIB PHOSPHATE | 4 | BRAF |
| INFIGRATINIB | 4 | BRAF |
| REGORAFENIB | 4 | BRAF |
| DABRAFENIB | 4 | BRAF |
| COBIMETINIB | 4 | BRAF |
| NILOTINIB | 4 | BRAF |
| ABEMACICLIB | 4 | BRAF |
| ENCORAFENIB | 4 | BRAF |
| TOVORAFENIB | 4 | BRAF |
| PAZOPANIB | 4 | BRAF |
| DASATINIB | 4 | BRAF |
| ERLOTINIB | 4 | BRAF |
| GEFITINIB | 4 | BRAF, CHEK2 |
| IMATINIB | 4 | BRAF |
| NERATINIB | 4 | CHEK2 |
| BOSUTINIB | 4 | CHEK2 |
| BRIGATINIB | 4 | CHEK2 |
| SUNITINIB | 4 | CHEK2 |
| DITHIAZANINE IODIDE | 4 | CTNNB1 |
| VADADUSTAT | 4 | TET2 |
| PANOBINOSTAT | 4 | TET2 |
| DEFEROXAMINE | 4 | TET2 |
| MASITINIB | 3 | BRAF |
| AVUTOMETINIB | 3 | BRAF |
Bioactivity and enzyme data
Enzyme cohort genes (≥1 EC): 2.
Cohort genes with ChEMBL bioactivity (full, sorted by assay count)
| Symbol | Assays | Type breakdown |
|---|---|---|
| BRAF | 1,442 | Binding:1400, Functional:37, ADMET:5 |
| CHEK2 | 690 | Binding:687, Functional:2, ADMET:1 |
| CTNNB1 | 361 | Binding:358, Functional:3 |
| TET2 | 24 | Binding:24 |
| TRIM28 | 19 | Binding:19 |
| MED12 | 6 | Binding:6 |
| SMAD4 | 6 | Binding:6 |
| DIS3L2 | 2 | Binding:2 |
Cohort enzymes (BRENDA EC)
| Symbol | EC numbers | Names |
|---|---|---|
| BRAF | 2.7.10.2, 2.7.11.1 | non-specific protein-tyrosine kinase, non-specific serine/threonine protein kinase |
| CHEK2 | 2.7.11.1 | non-specific serine/threonine protein kinase |
Cohort genes with high screening signal
≥100 ChEMBL assays — a studied-ness signal; see Therapeutics for approved-drug status.
| Symbol | ChEMBL assays |
|---|---|
| BRAF | 1,442 |
| CHEK2 | 690 |
| CTNNB1 | 361 |
Pharmacogenomics
Cohort genes with a PharmGKB record: 11; with CPIC/DPWG dosing guidelines: 0.
No cohort gene has a CPIC/DPWG genotype-guided dosing guideline (PharmGKB).
Drug repurposing candidates
29 approved/phased drugs hit cohort targets but don’t yet appear in disease-level clinical trials. Target-inhibition rationale is strongest for cancer driver genes; a bioactivity hit is a screening signal, not a treatment claim.
| Compound | Max phase | Cohort target (bioactivity) |
|---|---|---|
| PONATINIB | 4 | BRAF |
| FEDRATINIB | 4 | BRAF |
| SORAFENIB | 4 | BRAF |
| DASATINIB ANHYDROUS | 4 | BRAF |
| RUXOLITINIB | 4 | BRAF |
| INFIGRATINIB PHOSPHATE | 4 | BRAF |
| INFIGRATINIB | 4 | BRAF |
| REGORAFENIB | 4 | BRAF |
| DABRAFENIB | 4 | BRAF |
| COBIMETINIB | 4 | BRAF |
| NILOTINIB | 4 | BRAF |
| ABEMACICLIB | 4 | BRAF |
| ENCORAFENIB | 4 | BRAF |
| TOVORAFENIB | 4 | BRAF |
| PAZOPANIB | 4 | BRAF |
| DASATINIB | 4 | BRAF |
| ERLOTINIB | 4 | BRAF |
| GEFITINIB | 4 | BRAF, CHEK2 |
| IMATINIB | 4 | BRAF |
| NERATINIB | 4 | CHEK2 |
| BOSUTINIB | 4 | CHEK2 |
| BRIGATINIB | 4 | CHEK2 |
| SUNITINIB | 4 | CHEK2 |
| DITHIAZANINE IODIDE | 4 | CTNNB1 |
| VADADUSTAT | 4 | TET2 |
| PANOBINOSTAT | 4 | TET2 |
| DEFEROXAMINE | 4 | TET2 |
| MASITINIB | 3 | BRAF |
| AVUTOMETINIB | 3 | BRAF |
Druggability pyramid
Cohort genes binned by druggability tier (high → low):
| Tier | Definition | Genes | Symbols |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Approved (phase 4 drug) | 4 | BRAF, CHEK2, CTNNB1, TET2 |
| B | Phased (≥1) drug, not yet approved | 1 | MED12 |
| C | Druggable family + PDB, no drug | 1 | FZD6 |
| D | Druggable family + AlphaFold only, no drug | 0 | |
| E | Difficult family or no structure, no drug | 5 | BRCA2, WT1, TRIM28, DIS3L2, SMAD4 |
Undrugged target profiles
6 cohort genes are undrugged. Ranked by ‘starting-point quality’ (assay depth + drugged-partner adjacency).
| Symbol | ChEMBL assays | Drugged partners (top 3) |
|---|---|---|
| SMAD4 | 6 | CTNNB1 |
| BRCA2 | 0 | — |
| WT1 | 0 | — |
| TRIM28 | 19 | — |
| DIS3L2 | 2 | — |
| FZD6 | 0 | — |
Clinical trials & evidence
Clinical trials
Clinical trials: 74.
Phase distribution (across all retrieved trials)
| Phase | Trials |
|---|---|
| PHASE1 | 25 |
| PHASE2 | 22 |
| Not specified | 21 |
| PHASE1/PHASE2 | 4 |
| PHASE4 | 1 |
| EARLY_PHASE1 | 1 |
Top trials by phase / activity
| NCT | Phase | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCT00336531 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | Efficacy of Prophylactic Itraconazole in High-Dose Chemotherapy and Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation |
| NCT02867592 | PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Cabozantinib-S-Malate in Treating Younger Patients With Recurrent, Refractory, or Newly Diagnosed Sarcomas, Wilms Tumor, or Other Rare Tumors |
| NCT03155620 | PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Targeted Therapy Directed by Genetic Testing in Treating Pediatric Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Advanced Solid Tumors, Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas, or Histiocytic Disorders (The Pediatric MATCH Screening Trial) |
| NCT03210714 | PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Erdafitinib in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Advanced Solid Tumors, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, or Histiocytic Disorders With FGFR Mutations (A Pediatric MATCH Treatment Trial) |
| NCT03213652 | PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Ensartinib in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Advanced Solid Tumors, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, or Histiocytic Disorders With ALK or ROS1 Genomic Alterations (A Pediatric MATCH Treatment Trial) |
| NCT03698994 | PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Ulixertinib in Treating Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, or Histiocytic Disorders With MAPK Pathway Mutations (A Pediatric MATCH Treatment Trial) |
| NCT04195555 | PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Ivosidenib in Treating Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors, Lymphoma, or Histiocytic Disorders With IDH1 Mutations (A Pediatric MATCH Treatment Trial) |
| NCT04320888 | PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Selpercatinib for the Treatment of Advanced Solid Tumors, Lymphomas, or Histiocytic Disorders With Activating RET Gene Alterations, a Pediatric MATCH Treatment Trial |
| NCT04851119 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | RECRUITING | Tegavivint for the Treatment of Recurrent or Refractory Solid Tumors, Including Lymphomas and Desmoid Tumors |
| NCT04901702 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | RECRUITING | Study of Onivyde With Talazoparib or Temozolomide in Children With Recurrent Solid Tumors and Ewing Sarcoma |
| NCT04968990 | PHASE2 | RECRUITING | Treatment of Newly Diagnosed Patient’s With Wilm’s Tumor Requiring Abdominal Radiation Delivered With Proton Beam Irradiation |
| NCT05384821 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | RECRUITING | Metronomic Chemotherapy in Wilms Tumor (MetroWilms-1906) |
| NCT05985161 | PHASE2 | RECRUITING | A Study of Selinexor in People With Wilms Tumors and Other Solid Tumors |
| NCT00038207 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Liposomal Vincristine for Pediatric and Adolescent Patients With Relapsed Malignancies |
| NCT00141765 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Study of High-Dose Chemotherapy With Bone Marrow or Stem Cell Transplant for Rare Poor-Prognosis Cancers |
| NCT00187031 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | A Phase II Study of Topotecan in Children With Recurrent Wilms Tumor |
| NCT01095926 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Pharmacokinetic Study of Doxorubicin in Children With Cancer |
| NCT02452554 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Lorvotuzumab Mertansine in Treating Younger Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Wilms Tumor, Rhabdomyosarcoma, Neuroblastoma, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor, or Synovial Sarcoma |
| NCT02581384 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | TERMINATED | Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) for Pulmonary Metastases in Ewing Sarcoma, Rhabdomyosarcoma, and Wilms Tumors |
| NCT02624388 | PHASE2 | TERMINATED | Study of Genistein in Pediatric Oncology Patients (UVA-Gen001) |
| NCT02689336 | PHASE2 | WITHDRAWN | Erlotinib in Combination With Temozolomide in Treating Relapsed/Recurrent/Refractory Pediatric Solid Tumors |
| NCT03213665 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Tazemetostat in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Advanced Solid Tumors, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, or Histiocytic Disorders With EZH2, SMARCB1, or SMARCA4 Gene Mutations (A Pediatric MATCH Treatment Trial) |
| NCT03213678 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Samotolisib in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Advanced Solid Tumors, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, or Histiocytic Disorders With TSC or PI3K/MTOR Mutations (A Pediatric MATCH Treatment Trial) |
| NCT03220035 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Vemurafenib in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Advanced Solid Tumors, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, or Histiocytic Disorders With BRAF V600 Mutations (A Pediatric MATCH Treatment Trial) |
| NCT03233204 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Olaparib in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Advanced Solid Tumors, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, or Histiocytic Disorders With Defects in DNA Damage Repair Genes (A Pediatric MATCH Treatment Trial) |
| NCT04791228 | PHASE2 | WITHDRAWN | A Pilot Study of Thermodox and MR-HIFU for Treatment of Relapsed Solid Tumors |
| NCT05302921 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Neoadjuvant Dual Checkpoint Inhibition and Cryoablation in Relapsed/Refractory Pediatric Solid Tumors |
| NCT03618381 | PHASE1 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | EGFR806 CAR T Cell Immunotherapy for Recurrent/Refractory Solid Tumors in Children and Young Adults |
| NCT04308330 | PHASE1 | RECRUITING | Vorinostat in Combination With Chemotherapy in Relapsed/Refractory Solid Tumors and CNS Malignancies |
| NCT04377932 | PHASE1 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Interleukin-15 Armored Glypican 3-specific Chimeric Antigen Receptor Expressed in T Cells for Pediatric Solid Tumors |
| NCT04483778 | PHASE1 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | B7H3 CAR T Cell Immunotherapy for Recurrent/Refractory Solid Tumors in Children and Young Adults |
| NCT04715191 | PHASE1 | RECRUITING | Interleukin-15 and -21 Armored Glypican-3-specific Chimeric Antigen Receptor Expressed in T Cells for Pediatric Solid Tumors |
| NCT04897321 | PHASE1 | RECRUITING | B7-H3-Specific Chimeric Antigen Receptor Autologous T-Cell Therapy for Pediatric Patients With Solid Tumors (3CAR) |
| NCT05103631 | PHASE1 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Interleukin-15 Armored Glypican 3-specific Chimeric Antigen Receptor Expressed in Autologous T Cells for Solid Tumors |
| NCT06198296 | PHASE1 | RECRUITING | Immunotherapy For Adults With GPC3-Positive Solid Tumors Using IL-15 and IL-21 Armored GPC3-CAR T Cells |
| NCT07148050 | PHASE1 | RECRUITING | Immunotherapy for Solid Tumor Malignancies in Pediatrics Using Interleukin-15 and -21 Armored Glypican-3-specific Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cells |
| NCT07172958 | PHASE1 | RECRUITING | Selective Antigen Specific T Cells and CAR T Cells in Subjects With Relapsed/Refractory Embryonal Tumors (SABRE) |
| NCT07584499 | PHASE1 | RECRUITING | Phase I Study of Becotatug Vedotin for Safety and Efficacy in EGFR-Positive Pediatric Relapsed/Refractory or Metastatic Solid Tumors |
| NCT00011414 | PHASE1 | COMPLETED | Phase I Trial of Tariquidar (XR9576) in Combination With Doxorubicin, Vinorelbine, or Docetaxel in Pediatric Patients With Solid Tumors |
| NCT00436657 | PHASE1 | COMPLETED | Continuous Hyperthermic Peritoneal Perfusion (CHPP) With Cisplatin for Children With Peritoneal Cancer |
Drugs tested across these trials (top 30)
| Molecule | Max phase | Trials referencing |
|---|---|---|
| CABOZANTINIB | 4 | 3 |
| ENSARTINIB | 4 | 2 |
| ERDAFITINIB | 4 | 2 |
| IVOSIDENIB | 4 | 2 |
| LAROTRECTINIB | 4 | 2 |
| SELPERCATINIB | 4 | 2 |
| SELUMETINIB | 4 | 2 |
| TAZEMETOSTAT | 4 | 2 |
| VEMURAFENIB | 4 | 2 |
| ITRACONAZOLE | 4 | 1 |
| PEGFILGRASTIM | 4 | 1 |
| SELINEXOR | 4 | 1 |
| TOPOTECAN | 4 | 1 |
| BECOTATUG VEDOTIN | 3 | 1 |
| DOCIPARSTAT SODIUM | 3 | 1 |
| GALINPEPIMUT-S | 3 | 1 |
| TARIQUIDAR | 3 | 1 |
| TIPIFARNIB | 3 | 1 |
| SAMOTOLISIB | 2 | 2 |
| ULIXERTINIB | 2 | 2 |
| ENOBLITUZUMAB | 2 | 1 |
| GENISTEIN | 2 | 1 |
| LORVOTUZUMAB MERTANSINE | 2 | 1 |
| TEGAVIVINT | 2 | 1 |
| CHEMBL3415553 | 0 | 2 |
| CHEMBL4209555 | 0 | 2 |
| CHEMBL5398431 | 0 | 2 |
| CHEMBL5430810 | 0 | 2 |
| PLX-4720 | 0 | 2 |
| CHEMBL4215501 | 0 | 1 |
Related Atlas pages
- Cohort genes: BRAF, BRCA2, MED12, WT1, CHEK2, CTNNB1, TET2, SMAD4, TRIM28, DIS3L2, FZD6
- Drugs: Cabozantinib, Ensartinib, Erdafitinib, Ivosidenib, Larotrectinib, Selpercatinib, Selumetinib, Tazemetostat, Vemurafenib, Itraconazole, Pegfilgrastim, Selinexor, Topotecan, Becotatug Vedotin, Dociparstat, Galinpepimut-S, Tariquidar, Tipifarnib