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ReviewNeuro-oncology2025

Central nervous system tumors in adolescents and young adults: A Society for Neuro-Oncology Consensus Review on diagnosis, management, and future directions.

Mary Jane Lim-Fat, Julie Bennett, Quinn Ostrom, Mehdi Touat, Enrico Franceschi, Jessica Schulte, Ranjit S Bindra, Jason Fangusaro, Girish Dhall, James Nicholson and 30 more

Abstract readReviewConsensus Statement
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Review in Neuro-oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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21citing papers in PubMed, 1 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

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

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  16. Central Nervous System Tumors in Adolescents and Young Adults.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2025
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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

40 authors.

Mary Jane Lim-FatDivision of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-4317-5770
Julie BennettDivision of Haematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-4146-1511
Quinn OstromThe Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Mehdi TouatSorbonne Université, Inserm, CNRS, UMR S 1127, Institut du Cerveau, ICM, AP-HP, Hôpitaux Universitaires La Pitié Salpêtrière - Charles Foix, Service de Neuro-oncologie, Paris, France.
Enrico FranceschiNervous System Medical Oncology Department, IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna / AUSL di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Jessica SchulteNeurosciences Department, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA.
Ranjit S BindraDepartment of Therapeutic Radiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Jason FangusaroChildren's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University, and the Aflac Cancer Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Girish DhallDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4918-0167
James NicholsonPaediatric Oncology, Cambridge University Hospitals and Department of Paediatrics, Cambridge University, UK.
Sadhana JacksonSurgical Neurology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6700-5621
Tom Belle DavidsonCancer and Blood Disease Institute, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Gabriele CalaminusPaediatric Haematology and Oncology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7893-7982
Giles RobinsonDepartment of Oncology, Neurobiology and Brain Tumor Program, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
James R WhittleDepartment of Medical Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Peter HauDepartment of Neurology and Wilhelm Sander-Neuro-Oncology Unit, Regensburg University Hospital, Regensburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3894-5053
Vijay RamaswamyDivision of Haematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-6557-895X
Kristian W PajtlerHopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ) and National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3562-6121
Roberta RudàDivision of Neuro-Oncology, Department Neuroscience Rita Levi Montalcini, University of Turin and City of Health and Science University Hospital, Turin, Italy.
Nicholas K ForemanCenter for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
Shawn L Hervey-JumperDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.
Sunit DasDivision of Neurosurgery, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Peter DirksDivision of Neurosurgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Wenya Linda BiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Annie HuangDivision of Haematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Thomas E MerchantDepartment of Radiation Oncology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0412-6255
Maryam FouladiDivision of Hematology/Oncology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5693-035X
Kenneth AldapeLaboratory of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5119-7550
Martin J Van den BentThe Brain Tumor Center, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Roger J PackerBrain Tumor Institute, Gilbert Family Neurofibromatosis Institute, Center for Neuroscience and Behavioral Medicine, Children's National Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
Julie J MillerCenter for Neuro-Oncology, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
David A ReardonCenter For Neuro-Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6674-0157
Susan M ChangDivision of Neuro-Oncology, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.
Daphne Haas-KoganBrigham and Women's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston Children's Hospital, Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2378-4800
Uri TaboriDivision of Haematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-5019-2683
Cynthia HawkinsDepartment of Pathology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-2618-4402
Michelle MonjeDepartment of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.
Patrick Y WenCenter For Neuro-Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Eric BouffetDivision of Haematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-6832-6539
Kee Kiat YeoDepartment of Pediatric Oncology, Dana Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0713-6384

Funding

Cancer Research UK 12124
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adolescents and young adults (AYAs; ages 15-39 years) are a vulnerable population facing challenges in oncological care, including access to specialized care, transition of care, unique tumor biology, and poor representation in clinical trials. Brain tumors are the second most common tumor type in AYA, with malignant brain tumors being the most common cause of cancer-related death. The 2021 WHO Classification for central nervous system (CNS) Tumors highlights the importance of integrated molecular characterization with histologic diagnosis in several tumors relevant to the AYA population. In this position paper from the Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO), the diagnosis and management of CNS tumors in AYA is reviewed, focusing on the most common tumor types in this population, namely glioma, medulloblastoma, ependymoma, and CNS germ cell tumor. Current challenges and future directions specific to AYA are also highlighted. Finally, possible solutions to address barriers in the care of AYA patients are discussed, emphasizing the need for multidisciplinary and collaborative approaches that span the pediatric and adult paradigms of care, and incorporating advanced molecular testing, targeted therapy, and AYA-centered care.

Indexed as

Central Nervous System NeoplasmsMedical OncologyAdolescentAdultDisease ManagementHumansSocieties, MedicalYoung Adultadolescents and young adultsbrain tumorsprecision medicinesurvivorship

Identifiers

PMID39441704
PMCPMC11726256

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