MDM4 and central nervous system cancer: The mutant genes in metastatic brain tumor group included ALK, MDM2, ATM, BRCA1, FGFR1, MDM4 and KRAS; however, there were no glioma-related mutant genes including MGMT, IDH1, IDH2, 1p/19q, and BRAF et al. Interesteringly, only two patient (28.3%) was detected blood ctDNA in metastatic brain tumor group; In contrast, blood ctDNA was found in ten glioma patients (47.6%) including 1p/19q, MDM2, ERBB2, IDH1, CDKN2A, CDK4, PDGFRA, CCNE1, MET.