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ReviewCurrent issues in molecular biology2026

Medulloblastoma in Adolescents and Young Adults: Molecular Subgroups, Prognostic Biomarkers, and Age-Specific Therapeutic Challenges.

Antonio Ruggiero, Marco Gessi, Antonio d'Amati, Alessio Albanese, Giorgio Attinà

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Review in Current issues in molecular biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Antonio RuggieroPediatric Oncology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6052-3511
Marco GessiDepartment of Woman and Child Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Antonio d'AmatiDepartment of Woman and Child Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Alessio AlbaneseNeurosurgery Unit, Department of Neurosciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Giorgio AttinàPediatric Oncology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9053-8765

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Medulloblastoma is the most common malignant brain tumor in children, but it presents distinct challenges when occurring in adolescents and young adults (AYAs, aged 15-39 years). Recent molecular profiling has identified four principal medulloblastoma subgroups-WNT-activated, SHH-activated, Group 3, and Group 4-each demonstrating unique biological characteristics and clinical outcomes. AYA patients exhibit age-specific molecular patterns and therapeutic responses substantially different from those of younger children. This review synthesizes current evidence regarding epidemiology, diagnostic challenges, molecular characterization, risk stratification, treatment modalities, and outcomes specific to AYA medulloblastoma patients, highlighting the critical need for age-adapted therapeutic strategies and dedicated clinical research in this underserved population.

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adolescent and young adultmedulloblastomamolecular subgroupsMYCN amplificationprognosistargeted therapyTP53 mutations

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PMID41899451
PMCPMC13024765

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