EPEN-01. OUTCOME OF YOUNG CHILDREN WITH SUPRATENTORIAL EPENDYMOMA TREATED WITH RADICAL SURGICAL RESECTION AND INTENSIVE CHEMOTHERAPY: FINAL REPORT OF THE HEAD START I-III TRIALS 1991–2009

摘要

BACKGROUNDThe optimal management of young children with newly-diagnosed supratentorial ependymomas remains poorly-defined. We report outcomes of young children under 7 years old at diagnosis prospectively treated on three sequential multi-center trials of intensive chemotherapy with intent of avoiding irradiation.