TriangleFOR PATIENTS · SOURCE READING
Treatment of Childhood Pineoblastoma
Source: Childhood Medulloblastoma and Other Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumors Treatment (PDQ®)–Patient Version, National Cancer Institute.
Source updated: December 2, 2024 · Captured 2026-09-09.
Selected source text with whitespace normalised. This Triangle page is not an NCI PDQ summary. Independent clinical review is pending.
For information about the treatments listed below, see the Treatment Option Overview section.
Source links and citations
Children aged 3 years and younger
Treatment of newly diagnosed pineoblastoma in children aged 3 years and younger includes:
Source links and citations
Biopsy to diagnose pineoblastoma and surgery to remove as much of the tumor as possible. Chemotherapy is usually given after surgery.
Source links and citations
Surgery followed by high-dose chemotherapy with stem cell rescue.
Source links and citations
If the tumor responds to chemotherapy, radiation therapy is given when the child is older.
Source links and citations
Children older than 3 years
Treatment of newly diagnosed pineoblastoma in children older than 3 years includes:
Surgery to remove as much of the tumor as possible. This is followed by radiation therapy to the brain and spinal cord and chemotherapy.
Preserved source evidence · Independent clinical review pending · Not medical advice