Pegylated interferon-α-2b for children with recurrent craniopharyngioma.
Yeung JT, Pollack IF, Panigrahy A, Jakacki RI. Pegylated interferon-α-2b for children with recurrent craniopharyngioma. Journal Of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2012, 10: 498-503. PMID: 23061825, DOI: 10.3171/2012.9.peds12225.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonths of treatmentGross total resectionPatient experienced recurrenceRecurrent craniopharyngiomaExperienced recurrenceSubtotal resectionComplete responseRadiation therapyUse of PIDisease 19 monthsDisease 6 monthsDisease 10 yearsInterferon α-2bStable diseaseDurable responsesIntralesional administrationCystic tumorTumor sizeTumor responseSubcutaneous injectionCystic componentFurther interventionCraniopharyngiomaRecurrenceSustained exposure