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Treatment of children aged 3 years and younger

Source: Childhood Medulloblastoma and Other Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumors Treatment (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version, National Cancer Institute.

Source updated: April 11, 2025 · Captured 2026-09-09.

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Context: Childhood Pineoblastoma / Treatment of Childhood Pineoblastoma

No standard treatment options currently exist for children aged 3 years and younger with pineoblastoma.[15] The following treatment approaches are available:

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Biopsy (for diagnosis) and total resection, if possible.

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Adjuvant chemotherapy.

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High-dose, marrow-ablative chemotherapy with autologous bone marrow rescue or peripheral stem cell rescue.

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