Gross Total Resection of Childhood Intracranial Ependymoma is a Critically Important Factor in Survival.

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of prognostic factors and treatment on survival in childhood intracranial ependymoma. METHODS: In the past two decades, 28 patients with pediatric intracranial ependymoma who received postoperative radiotherapy in our institute were evaluated statis...

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Publicado en:Turkish Journal of Oncology / Türk Onkoloji Dergisi Vol. 37; no. 1; pp. 60 - 67
Autores principales: AKSOY, Rahmi Atıl, ŞENGÜN, Yasemin, AKSU, Melek Gamze, GÜLER, Elif, KAZAN, Saim, GENÇ, Mine
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Publicado: KARE Publishing 2022
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          AKSOY, Rahmi Atıl
          ŞENGÜN, Yasemin
          AKSU, Melek Gamze
          GÜLER, Elif
          KAZAN, Saim
          GENÇ, Mine
        affil: Department of Radiation Oncology, Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, Antalya-Turkey
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          Glioma Surgery
          Childhood Neoplasms Surgery
          Glioma Prognosis
          Human
          Progression-Free Survival
          Kaplan-Meier Estimator
          Turkiye
          Glioma Radiotherapy
          Infant
          Child, Preschool
          Child
          Adolescence
          Neoplasm Grading
          Infant: 1-23 months
          Child, Preschool: 2-5 years
          Child: 6-12 years
          Adolescent: 13-18 years
      ab: OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of prognostic factors and treatment on survival in childhood intracranial ependymoma. METHODS: In the past two decades, 28 patients with pediatric intracranial ependymoma who received postoperative radiotherapy in our institute were evaluated statistically in terms of prognostic factors and survival. Progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier method. Possible prognostic factors, such as sex, histopathological grade, the extent of resection, tumor location, spinal metastasis, and chemotherapy were also analyzed by log-rank test. RESULTS: Median age at diagnosis was 4 years (range, 1-17 years). Eighteen patients had infratentorial tumor, and 19 patients had Grade III tumor. Gross total resections (GTRs) were performed in 16 patients. The median clinical follow-up time was 66.9 months (range, 8-253 months). The estimated 5-year PFS and OS rates are 38% and 55%, respectively. The extent of resection was found the only prognostic factor associated with improved PFS and OS. Other factors, such as gender, histopathological grade, tumor location, spinal metastasis, and chemotherapy, showed no statistically significant effect on survival outcomes. CONCLUSION: A multidisciplinary approach is required in the management of pediatric intracranial ependymomas. GTR is a crucial prognostic factor on survival. The lack of aggressive salvage treatments may result in worse survival. Future trials are needed to investigate molecular classification and individualized treatment algorithms.
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