Intracranial non-germinomatous germ cell tumors in children and adolescents: how can the experience from an uppermiddle-income country contribute to the worldwide effort to improve outcomes?

Intracranial non-germinomatous germ cell tumors in children and adolescents: how can the experience from an uppermiddle-income country contribute to the worldwide effort to improve outcomes?

BackgroundNon-germinomatous germ cell tumors (NGGCT) accounts for one third of intracranial GCT. While the germinoma group have an excellent overall survival, the standard of practice for children with NGGCT is still under evaluation.AimsDescribe the results of the of the Brazilian consortium protoc...

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Main Authors: Andrea M. Cappellano, Natalia Dassi, Bruna M. Mançano, Sidnei Epelman, Daniela B. Almeida, Sergio Cavalheiro, Patricia A. Dastoli, Maria T. S. Alves, Jardel M. Nicacio, Marcos D. S. Costa, Frederico A. Silva, Simone S. Aguiar, Maria L. Figueiredo, Michael Chen, Nasjla S. Silva, Jonathan L. Finlay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
intracranial germ cell tumors (iGCTs)
middle income countries (MIC)
reduced radiotherapy
autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT)
non-germinomatous cell tumor
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2024.1308128/full

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