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General Information
Current Clinical Trials
The National Cancer Institute provides the PDQ pediatric cancer treatment information summaries as a public service to increase the availability of evidence-based cancer information to health professionals, patients, and the public.
Primary brain tumors are a diverse group of diseases that together constitute
the most common solid tumor of childhood. Brain tumors are classified
according to histology, but tumor location and extent of spread are important
factors that affect treatment and prognosis. Immunohistochemical analysis,
cytogenetic and molecular genetic findings, and measures of mitotic activity
are increasingly used in tumor diagnosis and classification.
Refer to the PDQ Childhood Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors Treatment summary for information about the general classification of childhood brain and spinal cord tumors.
Current Clinical Trials
Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's PDQ Cancer Clinical Trials Registry that are now accepting patients with childhood cerebellar astrocytoma. The list of clinical trials can be further narrowed by location, drug, intervention, and other criteria.
General information about clinical trials is also available from the NCI Web site.
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