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ReviewNeuro-oncology2024

Pediatric low-grade glioma: State-of-the-art and ongoing challenges.

Jason Fangusaro, David T Jones, Roger J Packer, David H Gutmann, Till Milde, Olaf Witt, Sabine Mueller, Michael J Fisher, Jordan R Hansford, Uri Tabori and 2 more

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Review in Neuro-oncology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 62 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
62citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
22.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

62 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 77 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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  3. Efficacy and safety of dabrafenib plus trametinib in pediatric versus adult gliomas: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2025
    Pooled it
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  5. Article
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  7. Advances in the management of pediatric low-grade glioma.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2026
    Review
  8. Article
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  10. RAS/MAPK inhibition in pediatric gliomas.Neuro-oncology advances · 2026
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2 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 10 institutions in 6 countries.

Jason FangusaroDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3099-5259
David T JonesTranslational Program, Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
Roger J PackerBrain Tumor Institute, Daniel and Jennifer Gilbert Neurofibromatosis Institute, Neuroscience and Behavioral Medicine, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
David H GutmannDepartment of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Till MildeTranslational Program, Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7267-1052
Olaf WittTranslational Program, Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
Sabine MuellerDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.
Michael J FisherDivision of Oncology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jordan R HansfordMichael Rice Centre for Hematology and Oncology, Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Uri TaboriThe Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-5019-2683
Darren HargraveUniversity College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK.
Pratiti BandopadhayayDepartment of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4175-4760
German Cancer Research Center · DEChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia · USChildren's National · USDana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center · USEmory University · USGreat Ormond Street Hospital · GBUniversity of California, San Francisco · USUniversity of Toronto · CAWashington University in St. Louis · USWomen's and Children's Hospital · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The most common childhood central nervous system (CNS) tumor is pediatric low-grade glioma (pLGG), representing 30%-40% of all CNS tumors in children. Although there is high associated morbidity, tumor-related mortality is relatively rare. pLGG is now conceptualized as a chronic disease, underscoring the importance of functional outcomes and quality-of-life measures. A wealth of data has emerged about these tumors, including a better understanding of their natural history and their molecular drivers, paving the way for the use of targeted inhibitors. While these treatments have heralded tremendous promise, challenges remain about how to best optimize their use, and the long-term toxicities associated with these inhibitors remain unknown. The International Pediatric Low-Grade Glioma Coalition (iPLGGc) is a global group of physicians and scientists with expertise in pLGG focused on addressing key pLGG issues. Here, the iPLGGc provides an overview of the current state-of-the-art in pLGG, including epidemiology, histology, molecular landscape, treatment paradigms, survival outcomes, functional outcomes, imaging response, and ongoing challenges. This paper also serves as an introduction to 3 other pLGG manuscripts on (1) pLGG preclinical models, (2) consensus framework for conducting early-phase clinical trials in pLGG, and (3) pLGG resistance, rebound, and recurrence.

Indexed as

Brain NeoplasmsGliomaChildHumansProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafMAPK/ERK pathwayoverviewpediatric low-grade gliomatargeted therapy

Identifiers

PMID37944912
PMCPMC10768984
OpenAlexW4388551842

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Registered trials

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