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Radiation therapy

Source: Childhood Ependymoma Treatment (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version, National Cancer Institute.

Source updated: January 6, 2025 · Captured 2026-09-09.

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Context: Treatment of Childhood Intracranial Ependymoma / Adjuvant Therapy / Treatment of residual disease, no disseminated disease

The rationale for radiation therapy, as described in the Treatment of no residual disease, no disseminated disease section above, also pertains to the treatment of children with residual nondisseminated ependymoma. In patients who had a subtotal resection, treatment with radiation therapy results in a 5-year PFS rate of 25%. Outcome is particularly poor for patients with PF-EPN-A,[8] although the outcome may be better for patients with residual tumor within the spinal canal.[27]

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