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Summary
April 2007, Vol. 7, No. 4, Pages 373-381
, DOI 10.1586/14737175.7.4.373
(doi:10.1586/14737175.7.4.373)
Review 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† † Author for correspondence 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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