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ReviewEuropean journal of pediatrics2024

Advances in pediatric gliomas: from molecular characterization to personalized treatments.

Sayanthen Sathyakumar, Matthew Martinez, Sébastien Perreault, Geneviève Legault, Eric Bouffet, Nada Jabado, Valérie Larouche, Samuele Renzi

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Review in European journal of pediatrics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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

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

  1. 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
  2. Bevacizumab in Pediatric Neuro-Oncology.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025
    Review
  3. Sustained response to trametinib in an adult patient with neurofibromatosis type 1 and high-grade glioma.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2025
    Article
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

8 authors.

Sayanthen SathyakumarSunnybrook Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Matthew MartinezDepartment of Social Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Sébastien PerreaultDivision of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Neurosciences, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, Québec, Canada.
Geneviève LegaultDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Neurology, Montreal Children's Hospital - McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Québec, Canada.
Eric BouffetThe Arthur and Sonia Labatt Brain Tumour Research Centre, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Nada JabadoDivision of Experimental Medicine, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University and McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Québec, Canada.
Valérie LaroucheDivision of Hemato-Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, CHU de Québec-Université Laval, 2705 Boulevard, Laurier, G1V 4G2, Québec, Canada.
Samuele RenziDivision of Hemato-Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, CHU de Québec-Université Laval, 2705 Boulevard, Laurier, G1V 4G2, Québec, Canada. Samuele.Renzi.med@ssss.gouv.qc.ca.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pediatric gliomas, consisting of both pediatric low-grade (pLGG) and high-grade gliomas (pHGG), are the most frequently occurring brain tumors in children. Over the last decade, several milestone advancements in treatments have been achieved as a result of stronger understanding of the molecular biology behind these tumors. This review provides an overview of pLGG and pHGG highlighting their clinical presentation, molecular characteristics, and latest advancements in therapeutic treatments.  Conclusion: The increasing understanding of the molecular biology characterizing pediatric low and high grade gliomas has revolutionized treatment options for these patients, especially in pLGG. The implementation of next generation sequencing techniques for these tumors is crucial in obtaining less toxic and more efficacious treatments. What is Known: • Pediatric Gliomas are the most common brain tumour in children. They are responsible for significant morbidity and mortality in this population. What is New: • Over the last two decades, there has been a significant increase in our global understanding of the molecular background of pediatric low and high grade gliomas. • The implementation of next generation sequencing techniques for these tumors is crucial in obtaining less toxic and more efficacious treatments, with the ultimate goal of improving both the survival and the quality of life of these patients.

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Brain NeoplasmsGliomaPrecision MedicineChildHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansNeoplasm GradingMolecular characterizationPediatric gliomasTargeted therapies

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