Pediatric brain tumors

YT Udaka, RJ Packer - Neurologic clinics, 2018 - neurologic.theclinics.com
Pediatric central nervous system (CNS) tumors are the second most common childhood
malignancy and the most common solid tumor in children. The incidence rate of childhood …

Tyrosine kinase inhibitors for glioblastoma multiforme: challenges and opportunities for drug delivery

HK Brar, J Jose, Z Wu, M Sharma - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is an aggressive brain tumor with high mortality rates. Due to
its invasiveness, heterogeneity, and incomplete resection, the treatment is very challenging …

Advances in the classification of pediatric brain tumors through DNA methylation profiling: from research tool to frontline diagnostic

R Kumar, APY Liu, BA Orr, PA Northcott… - Cancer, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Despite significant improvements in pediatric brain tumor therapy and outcome, too many
children still die of disease, and too many survivors experience significant sequelae as a …

A pediatric brain tumor atlas of genes deregulated by somatic genomic rearrangement

Y Zhang, F Chen, LA Donehower, ME Scheurer… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The global impact of somatic structural variants (SSVs) on gene expression in pediatric brain
tumors has not been thoroughly characterised. Here, using whole-genome and RNA …

Pediatric glioma: an update of diagnosis, biology, and treatment

Y Funakoshi, N Hata, D Kuga, R Hatae, Y Sangatsuda… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Recent research has enhanced our understanding of the diverse
biological processes that occur in pediatric gliomas; and molecular genetic analysis has …

DNA 5-hydroxymethylcytosine in pediatric central nervous system tumors may impact tumor classification and is a positive prognostic marker

N Azizgolshani, CL Petersen, Y Chen, JJ Levy… - Clinical …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Nucleotide-specific 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC) remains
understudied in pediatric central nervous system (CNS) tumors. 5hmC is abundant in the …

Radiomics and artificial intelligence applications in pediatric brain tumors

F Pacchiano, M Tortora, C Doneda, G Izzo… - World Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Background The study of central nervous system (CNS) tumors is particularly relevant in the
pediatric population because of their relatively high frequency in this demographic and the …

Novel pharmacological treatment options in pediatric glioblastoma—a systematic review

J Wyss, NA Frank, J Soleman, K Scheinemann - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Childhood glioblastoma is an aggressive brain tumor in children that has a
very poor prognosis. Standard therapy includes surgery, irradiation and chemotherapy with …

Indian Society of Neuro-Oncology consensus guidelines for the contemporary management of medulloblastoma

T Gupta, C Sarkar, V Rajshekhar, S Chatterjee… - Neurology …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Methods: The Indian Society of Neuro-Oncology (ISNO) constituted an expert multi-
disciplinary panel with adequate representation from all stakeholders to prepare national …

Genetics of common pediatric brain tumors

F Malbari, H Lindsay - Pediatric Neurology, 2020 - Elsevier
Central nervous system tumors are the most common solid tumors in pediatrics and
represent the largest cause of childhood cancer-related mortality. Improvements have …