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Influence of Prognostic Factors on Survival Rate of Medulloblastoma Patient with Chemotherapy  

Shin, Kyung Mi (Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
Choi, Sung Yeon (Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
Won, Sung Chul (Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
Yang, Chang Hyun (Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
Lyu, Chuhl Joo (Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
Suh, Chang Ok (Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
Choi, Joong Uhn (Department of Neurosurgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
Kim, Byung Soo (Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
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Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics / v.46, no.2, 2003 , pp. 178-182 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose : Brain tumors are the second most common tumor in childhood, and medulloblastomas comprise 15-25% of brain tumors. The well known prognostic factors are age at diagnosis, stage of disease, and extent of surgical excision. In this study, we analysed the prognostic factors in patients who received chemotherapy after excision. Methods : We reviewed the medical records of 61 patients who received chemotherapy among the 94 patients who were diagnosed and treated between Jan 1985 and Sep 2001 in the Department of Pediatrics and Neurosurgery at Severance Hospital. Results : Among the total survival rate of patients who underwent chemotherapy, the 3-yr progression-free survival rate was $66.5{\pm}6.3%$ and the 15-yr progression-free survival rate was $60.3{\pm}6.7%$. The progression-free survival rate for patients with age at diagnosis over 3 yrs old and under 3 yrs old, was $64.5{\pm}7.7%$ and $48.2{\pm}12.9%$ respectively and there was no statistically significant difference. The survival rate of the high vs low risk group by staging was $72.7{\pm}10.5%$ and $54.6{\pm}8.3%$ respectively, and there was no significant difference. The survival rate of patients with total removal vs subtotal removal was $65.8{\pm}11.8%$ and $56.8{\pm}8.2%$ respectively, showing no statistical difference. Conclusion : The reason there is no difference in survival rate according to the traditional prognostic factors is that chemotherapy has improved not only the total survival rate but also the survival rate in patients with poor traditional prognostic factors. So, sufficient removal of tumor followed by proper chemotherapy and radiotherapy is an important factor which influences the survival rate of medulloblastoma patients.
Keywords
Medulloblastoma; Chemotherapy; Prognostic factors; Survival rate;
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