Aggressive chemotherapy aimed at obviating radiation in two very young infants with disseminated anaplastic ependymoma

• Main Authors: Maria Carter-Febres (Author), Emily A. Sloan (Author), Melike Pekmezci (Author), Angelica R. Putnam (Author), Luke Linscott (Author), Samuel Cheshier (Author), Kenneth Aldape (Author), Carol S. Bruggers (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Ependymomas account for nearly 10% of pediatric intracranial tumors. Surgical resection followed by focal radiation constitutes standard management for children older than 1 year when diagnosed. No standard therapy exists for the extremely vulnerable population of infants diagnosed under 12 months-o...