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ArticleChild's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery2016

High-grade glioma in children and adolescents: a single-center experience.

Gozde Yazici, Faruk Zorlu, Mustafa Cengiz, Gokhan Ozyigit, Gulnihan Eren, Deniz Yüce, Ali Varan, Canan Akyuz, Nejat Akalan, Murat Gurkaynak

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Article in Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Gozde YaziciDepartment of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Sihhiye, 06100, Ankara, Turkey.
Faruk ZorluDepartment of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Sihhiye, 06100, Ankara, Turkey. yazicig@gmail.com.
Mustafa CengizDepartment of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Sihhiye, 06100, Ankara, Turkey.
Gokhan OzyigitDepartment of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Sihhiye, 06100, Ankara, Turkey.
Gulnihan ErenDepartment of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Sihhiye, 06100, Ankara, Turkey.
Deniz YüceDepartment of Preventive Oncology, School of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Ali VaranDepartment of Pediatric Oncology, School of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Canan AkyuzDepartment of Pediatric Oncology, School of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Nejat AkalanDepartment of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Murat GurkaynakDepartment of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Sihhiye, 06100, Ankara, Turkey.
Hacettepe University · TR

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Abstract

purposeThe aim of this study was to report the outcome in children with high-grade astrocytoma outside the brain stem and spinal cord that were treated at a single center. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe study included 26 patients with anaplastic astrocytoma and 37 patients with glioblastoma; all patients were aged ≤18 years. At initial diagnosis, 18 of the patients with glioblastoma received only temozolomide (TMZ), 14 received other chemotherapies, and 5 did not receive any chemotherapy. Among the patients with anaplastic astrocytoma, 9 received TMZ, 9 received other chemotherapy regimens, and 8 patients did not receive any chemotherapy. The median radiotherapy dose in all patients was 60 Gy.

resultsMedian age of the patients was 12.5 years. Median overall survival was 20 months and mean progression-free survival was 4.7-11.3 months (median: 8 months) in all patients. Patients with a Karnofsky performance score (KPS) ≥70 had median overall survival of 32 months, versus 7 months in those with a KPS < 70. Patients aged <15 years had median survival of 38 months, versus 16 months in those aged 15-18 years. Patients with anaplastic astrocytoma that received TMZ, other chemotherapy regimens, and no chemotherapy had median survival of 21 months, 132 months, and 11 months, respectively. Patients with glioblastoma that received TMZ, other chemotherapy regimens, and no chemotherapy had median survival of 32 months, 12 months, and 8 months, respectively.

conclusionIn the present study, patients with anaplastic astrocytoma treated with chemotherapy protocols other than TMZ had the longest OS; however, in the glioblastoma group, OS was 32 months in those treated with standard TMZ and 12 months in those treated with other protocols (P = 0.493). Although TMZ is less toxic than PCV, it was not shown to be superior.

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Neurosurgical ProceduresRadiotherapyAdolescentAntineoplastic Agents, AlkylatingAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsAstrocytomaBrain NeoplasmsChildCombined Modality TherapyDacarbazineDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleGlioblastomaHumansKarnofsky Performance StatusLomustineAntineoplastic Agents, AlkylatingDacarbazineLomustineProcarbazineTemozolomideVincristineAnaplastic astrocytomaChildrenGlioblastomaHigh-grade gliomaTemozolomide

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