Treatment Outcome and Prognostic Factors in Children with Medulloblastoma: A Retrospective Study of 53 Children in a Developing Country, Egypt

Ali, Nesreen

doi:10.4999/uhod.192871

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“…When there are difficulties, families can get social assistance from the government. In Table 4 , the current treatment outcomes in some centers in developing countries that treat patients without molecular analyses are summarized [ 15 – 27 ]. Some of these centers mention limited resources regarding treatment access [ 15 , 17 , 18 , 23 , 24 ].…”

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“…In Table 4 , the current treatment outcomes in some centers in developing countries that treat patients without molecular analyses are summarized [ 15 – 27 ]. Some of these centers mention limited resources regarding treatment access [ 15 , 17 , 18 , 23 , 24 ]. Some focused on the negative consequences of patients refusing or abandoning treatment [ 23 , 25 ].…”

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Treatment Outcomes of Childhood Medulloblastoma with the SIOP/UKCCSG PNET-3 Protocol

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Objectives To retrospectively compare the overall and event-free survival rates of patients with standard and high risk medulloblastoma who received postoperative radiotherapy (RT) followed by maintenance chemotherapy. Methods The study included 48 patients with medulloblastoma who were treated and followed-up between 2005 and 2021. Patients were classified according to the Chang classification because no molecular analysis was done. Immediately after surgery all patients received postoperative RT followed by eight cycles of chemotherapy (SIOP/UKCCSG PNET-3 protocol); if thrombocytopenia developed, carboplatin was replaced by cisplatin to avoid treatment delay. The clinical characteristics, risk categories and treatment outcomes of all patients were analyzed. Results The mean age of the 48 patients (26 males, 22 females) at diagnosis was 7.27±4.21 y. The median start time of RT after surgery was 37 (range 19–80) d. The median follow-up was 56 (3–216) mo. The 5-year event-free survival was 61.2±10% in the high-risk group and 82.5±11.5% in the standard-risk group. The 5-year overall survival was 73.2±7.1%; it was 61.2±10% and 92.9±6.9% for high- and standard-risk patients, respectively (p = 0.026). Conclusions The outcomes of patients who were started on the modified SIOP/UKCCSG PNET-3 chemotherapy protocol, in which RT was begun as soon as possible after surgery, were comparable to those of current treatment protocols. Although a definitive conclusion is difficult, given the limited number of patients in the present study, authors suggest that their treatment protocol is a viable option for centers with limited facilities (such as an inability to perform molecular analysis).

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