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April 2007, Vol. 7, No. 4, Pages 373-381 , DOI 10.1586/14737175.7.4.373
(doi:10.1586/14737175.7.4.373)

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What is the best adjuvant treatment for very young patients with medulloblastoma?
James W Clarke, Mersiha Hadziahmetovic, Katherine Tzou, Ching C Lau, Arnold C Paulino, John C Grecula, Joseph F Montebello, Nina A Mayr and Simon S Lo
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The standard treatment for medulloblastoma is surgery followed by adjuvant chemotherapy and external beam radiotherapy to the craniospinal axis and posterior fossa. However, in very young children, craniospinal irradiation has a more significant detrimental effect in terms of neurocognitive function and growth. This article reviews the different strategies used for very young patients with medulloblastoma.

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