Postoperative Radiotherapy Patterns of Care and Survival Implications for Medulloblastoma in Young Children
Kann BH, Park HS, Lester-Coll NH, Yeboa DN, Benitez V, Khan AJ, Bindra RS, Marks AM, Roberts KB. Postoperative Radiotherapy Patterns of Care and Survival Implications for Medulloblastoma in Young Children. JAMA Oncology 2016, 2: 1574-1581. PMID: 27491009, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.2547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative radiotherapyOverall survivalMultivariable logistic regressionNational Cancer Data BaseLogistic regressionAdjuvant chemotherapy strategyLow facility volumeNational treatment patternsMultivariable Cox regressionLong-term morbidityYear of diagnosisDay of surgeryKaplan-Meier analysisNational database analysisPoor overall survivalLog-rank testYoung childrenAge 3Adjuvant chemotherapyRadiotherapy patternsRadiotherapy utilizationWorse survivalDistant metastasisMultivariable analysisTreatment patternsAdjuvant chemotherapy and overall survival in adult medulloblastoma
Kann BH, Lester-Coll NH, Park HS, Yeboa DN, Kelly JR, Baehring JM, Becker KP, Yu JB, Bindra RS, Roberts KB. Adjuvant chemotherapy and overall survival in adult medulloblastoma. Neuro-Oncology 2016, 19: 259-269. PMID: 27540083, PMCID: PMC5464064, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/now150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCerebellar NeoplasmsChemoradiotherapy, AdjuvantChemotherapy, AdjuvantCraniospinal IrradiationFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMedulloblastomaMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPrognosisRadiotherapy, AdjuvantSurvival RateYoung AdultConceptsGy craniospinal irradiationCraniospinal irradiationOverall survivalM0 patientsAdjuvant chemotherapyAdult MBMultivariable Cox proportional hazard modelingHigh-dose craniospinal irradiationNational Cancer Data BaseCox proportional hazard modelingSuperior overall survivalPlanned subgroup analysisMultivariable logistic regressionNational database analysisLog-rank testProportional hazard modelingPediatric medulloblastoma patientsCSI dosesPostoperative chemotherapySurgical resectionSurvival impactYear OSMultivariable analysisSubgroup analysisRisk factors