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ArticleCancer research and treatment2024

Long-term Outcomes of Protocol-Based Treatment for Newly Diagnosed Medulloblastoma.

Won Kee Ahn, Seung Min Hahn, Hong In Yoon, Jeongshim Lee, Eun Kyung Park, Kyu Won Shim, Dong Seok Kim, Chang-Ok Suh, Se Hoon Kim, Chuhl Joo Lyu and 1 more

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11 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Won Kee AhnDivision of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University Health System, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul.
Seung Min HahnDivision of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University Health System, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul.
Hong In YoonDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, Korea.
Jeongshim LeeDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Inha University Hospital, Incheon, Korea.
Eun Kyung ParkDepartment of Neurosurgery, Yonsei University Health System, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul.
Kyu Won ShimDepartment of Neurosurgery, Yonsei University Health System, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul.
Dong Seok KimDepartment of Neurosurgery, Yonsei University Health System, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul.
Chang-Ok SuhDepartment of Radiation Oncology, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University School of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea.
Se Hoon KimDepartment of Pathology, Yonsei University Health System, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Chuhl Joo LyuDivision of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University Health System, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul.
Jung Woo HanDivision of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University Health System, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul.
Yonsei University Health System · KRUniversity Health System · USCHA University Bundang Medical Center · KRInha University Hospital · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe Korean Society of Pediatric Neuro-Oncology (KSPNO) conducted treatment strategies for children with medulloblastoma (MB) by using alkylating agents for maintenance chemotherapy or tandem high-dose chemotherapy (HDC) with autologous stem cell rescue (ASCR) according to the risk stratification. The purpose of the study was to assess treatment outcomes and complications based on risk-adapted treatment and HDC. MATERIALS AND

methodsFifty-nine patients diagnosed with MB were enrolled in this study. Patients in the standard-risk (SR) group received radiotherapy (RT) after surgery and chemotherapy using the KSPNO M051 regimen. Patients in the high-risk (HR) group received two and four chemotherapy cycles according to the KSPNO S081 protocol before and after reduced RT for age following surgery and two cycles of tandem HDC with ASCR consolidation treatment.

resultsIn the SR group, 24 patients showed 5-year event-free survival (EFS) and overall survival (OS) estimates of 86.7% (95% confidence interval [CI], 73.6 to 100) and 95.8% (95% CI, 88.2 to 100), respectively. In the HR group, more infectious complications and mortality occurred during the second HDC than during the first. In the HR group, the 5-year EFS and OS estimates were 65.5% (95% CI, 51.4 to 83.4) and 72.3% (95% CI, 58.4 to 89.6), respectively.

conclusionHigh intensity of alkylating agents for SR resulted in similar outcomes but with a high incidence of hematologic toxicity. Tandem HDC with ASCR for HR induced favorable EFS and OS estimates compared to those reported previously. However, infectious complications and treatment-related mortalities suggest that a reduced chemotherapy dose is necessary, especially for the second HDC.

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Cerebellar NeoplasmsHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationMedulloblastomaAlkylating AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsChildCombined Modality TherapyHumansAlkylating AgentsAutologous stem cell rescueChildrenHigh-dose chemotherapyMedulloblastoma

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