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ReviewPediatric investigation2020

Challenges and opportunities for managing pediatric central nervous system tumors in China.

Anthony Pak-Yin Liu, Daniel C Moreira, Chenchen Sun, Lisa Krull, Yijin Gao, Bo Yang, Chenran Zhang, Kejun He, Xiaojun Yuan, Godfrey Chi-Fung Chan and 3 more

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Review in Pediatric investigation, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  5. Paediatric Primary Intracranial Tumours: A 14-year Clinicopathologic Study in North-Central Nigeria.Nigerian medical journal : journal of the Nigeria Medical Association
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Anthony Pak-Yin LiuDepartment of Oncology St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Memphis TN USA.
Daniel C MoreiraDepartment of Oncology St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Memphis TN USA.
Chenchen SunDepartment of Global Pediatric Medicine St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Memphis TN USA.
Lisa KrullDepartment of Global Pediatric Medicine St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Memphis TN USA.
Yijin GaoDepartment of Hematology/Oncology Shanghai Children's Medical Center School of Medicine Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai China.
Bo YangDepartment of Neurosurgery Shanghai Children's Medical Center School of Medicine Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai China.
Chenran ZhangPediatric Neurological Disease Centre Xinhua Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Shanghai China.
Kejun HeDepartment of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Xinhua Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Shanghai China.
Xiaojun YuanDepartment of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Xinhua Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Shanghai China.
Godfrey Chi-Fung ChanDepartment of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China.
Xiaofei SunDepartment of Pediatric Oncology State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center Guangzhou China.
Xiaoli MaHematology Oncology Center Beijing Children's Hospital Capital Medical University Beijing China.
Ibrahim A QaddoumiDepartment of Oncology St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Memphis TN USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Central nervous system (CNS) tumors represent the most deadly cancer in pediatric age group. In China, thousands of children are diagnosed with CNS tumors every year. Despite the improving socioeconomic status and availability of medical expertise within the country, unique challenges remain for the delivery of pediatric neuro-oncology service. In this review, we discuss the existing hurdles for improving the outcome of children with CNS tumors in China. Need for precise disease burden estimation, lack of intra- and inter-hospital collaborative networks, high probability of treatment abandonment, along with financial toxicities from treatment represent the key challenges that Chinese healthcare providers encounter. The tremendous opportunities for advancing the status of pediatric neuro-oncology care in and beyond the country are explored.

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Central nervous system tumorChinaCollaborationMulti‐disciplinary teamPediatric cancer

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PMID33150316
PMCPMC7520110

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