Phase II study of pre‐irradiation chemotherapy for childhood intracranial ependymoma. Children's Cancer Group protocol 9942: A report from the Children's Oncology Group

Abstract

Children with near total resection of ependymoma may benefit from pre-irradiation chemotherapy. Patients with subtotal resection have inferior outcome despite responses to chemotherapy, and should be considered for second-look surgery prior to irradiation. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2012; 59: 1183-1189. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.