1. Current Strategies for Management of Medulloblastoma
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Prados, Michael D
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Biomedical and Clinical Sciences ,Oncology and Carcinogenesis ,Patient Safety ,Orphan Drug ,Pediatric ,Cancer ,Pediatric Cancer ,Clinical Research ,Brain Cancer ,Neurosciences ,Rare Diseases ,Brain Disorders ,Evaluation of treatments and therapeutic interventions ,6.1 Pharmaceuticals ,Good Health and Well Being ,medulloblastoma ,treatment ,clinical trials ,Clinical sciences - Abstract
Medulloblastoma (MB) is the most common malignant central nervous system tumor of childhood, which includes multiple molecular subgroups (4) and subtypes (8 to 12), each with different outcomes and potential therapy options. Long-term survival remains poor for many of the subtypes, with high late mortality risks and poor health-related quality of life. Initial treatment strategies integrate molecular subgroup information with more standard clinical and phenotypic factors to risk stratify newly diagnosed patients. Clinical trials treating relapsed disease, often incurable, now include multiple new approaches in an attempt to improve progression-free and overall survival.
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- 2023