Central nervous system atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor: Results of therapy in children enrolled in a registry
Central nervous system atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor: Results of therapy in children enrolled in a registry
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DOI:
10.1200/jco.2004.07.073
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发表时间:
2004-07-15
影响因子:
45.3
通讯作者:
Biegel, JA
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作者:
Hilden, JM;Meerbaum, S;Biegel, JA
PurposeAtypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT) of the CNS is an extremely rare and aggressive tumor of early childhood. The poor outcome with conventional infant brain tumor therapy has resulted in a lack of clear treatment guidelines. A registry has been established to create an outcomes database and to facilitate biology studies for this tumor.Materials and MethodsA standardized data sheet was provided to treating physicians listing the reports that were to be sent to the registry for abstraction. Follow-up information was sought twice yearly.ResultsInformation was complete for 42 patients. Median age at diagnosis was 24 months. Nine patients (21%) had disseminated disease at diagnosis. Sixteen tumors were infratentorial; 26 were supratentorial. Twenty patients (48%) received a primary complete resection. Primary therapy included chemotherapy in all patients, radiotherapy in 13 patients (31%), stem-cell rescue in 13 patients (31%), and intrathecal chemotherapy in 16 patients (38%). Recurrent or progressive disease was reported in nine and 19 patients, respectively. Twenty-seven patients (64%) are dead of disease (3 to 62 months from diagnosis) and one patient died of toxicity. Fourteen patients (33%) show no evidence of disease (9.5 to 96 months from diagnosis). The median survival is 16.75 months and the median event-tree survival is 10 months.ConclusionAggressive therapy has prolonged the natural history in a subset of children. Prospective multi-institutional and national clinical trials designed specifically for AT/RT are needed. Enrollment onto the AT/RT registry should be continued. (C) 2004 by American Society of Clinical Oncology.