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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2026

Precision medicine directed therapy enabling long-term survival in medulloblastoma: a case report.

Laura Vazquez, Jonathan Lerch, Divya Gandra, Abigail Moore, Jessica Lincoln, Abhinav B Nagulapally, Suzanne Treadway, Krishnamoorthy Thamburaj, Valerie Brown, Giselle Saulnier Sholler

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02162732 (Molecular-guided Therapy for the Treatment of Patients With Relapsed and Refractory Childhood Cancers), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Molecular-guided Therapy for the Treatment of Patients With Relapsed and Refractory Childhood Cancers

TypeinterventionalSponsorGiselle ShollerRan2014 to 2024Enrolled186ConditionsNeuroblastoma, Medulloblastoma, Glioma, EpendymomaArmsGuided Therapy
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10 authors.

Laura VazquezPediatrics, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, United States.
Jonathan LerchPediatrics, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, United States.
Divya GandraPediatrics, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, United States.
Abigail MoorePediatrics, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, United States.
Jessica LincolnPediatrics, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, United States.
Abhinav B NagulapallyPediatrics, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, United States.
Suzanne TreadwayPediatrics, Penn State Health Golisano Children's Hospital, Hershey, PA, United States.
Krishnamoorthy ThamburajGeneral Diagnostic Radiology, Penn State Health Golisano Children's Hospital, Hershey, PA, United States.
Valerie BrownPediatrics, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, United States.
Giselle Saulnier ShollerPediatrics, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, United States.

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Abstract

Subgroup-SHH of medulloblastoma (MB) is primarily found in children, with an increased propensity for metastatic presentation that contributes to its poor prognosis. Current therapy approaches may include surgery, radiation, systematic chemotherapy, and autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT). At relapse, patients may receive additional chemotherapy and radiation if possible. The outcome for relapsed patients is 10-30% long term survival. Herein we present a case of a 6-year-old male with a pathologically confirmed diagnosis of subgroup-SHH MB, who was treated with upfront surgical resections, high-dose chemotherapy, and ASCT. Nine months after completion of upfront therapy, the subject relapsed. Subsequently, he was enrolled onto NMTRC009 (NCT02162732) and underwent biopsy with genomic sequencing (DNA whole exome and RNA transcriptome). A molecular tumor board, using precision medicine analysis, recommended vorinostat, vismodegib, curcumin, and palbociclib as targeted therapy. This therapy resulted in a complete tumor response and long-term survival. A cell line was derived from the subject's tumor and used for

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case reportmedulloblastomamolecularly-guidedprecisionShh

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PMID42523537
PMCPMC13407097

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