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Childhood Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors Treatment Overview (PDQ®)
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General Information About Childhood Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors






Stages of Childhood Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors






Recurrent Childhood Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors






Treatment Option Overview







Treatment Options by Type of Childhood Brain and Spinal Cord Tumor






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Treatment Options by Type of Childhood Brain and Spinal Cord Tumor

Childhood Astrocytoma
Childhood Brain Stem Glioma
Childhood Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumors
Childhood Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumors
Childhood Craniopharyngioma
Childhood Ependymoma
Childhood Medulloblastoma
Childhood Spinal Cord Tumors
Childhood Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors and Pineoblastoma
Childhood Visual Pathway and Hypothalamic Glioma

A link to a list of current clinical trials is included for each treatment section. For some types or stages of cancer, there may not be any trials listed. Check with your doctor for clinical trials that are not listed here but may be right for you.

Childhood Astrocytoma

Childhood astrocytomas include both low-grade and high-grade astrocytomas. See the PDQ summaries on Childhood Cerebral Astrocytoma/Malignant Glioma Treatment, Childhood Cerebellar Astrocytoma Treatment, and Childhood Visual Pathway and Hypothalamic Glioma Treatment.

Childhood Brain Stem Glioma

See the PDQ summary on Childhood Brain Stem Glioma Treatment for information.

Childhood Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumors

Childhood central nervous system (CNS) embryonal tumors include ependymoblastoma, medulloblastoma, medulloepithelioma, pineal parenchymal tumors, pineoblastoma, and supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumors.(See the PDQ summaries on Childhood Medulloblastoma Treatment and Childhood Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors and Pineoblastoma Treatment for information.)

Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's PDQ Cancer Clinical Trials Registry that are now accepting patients with childhood embryonal tumor.

Childhood Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumors

Treatment of childhood CNS germ cell tumors may include:

Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's PDQ Cancer Clinical Trials Registry that are now accepting patients with childhood central nervous system germ cell tumor.

Childhood Craniopharyngioma

Treatment of childhood craniopharyngioma may include the following:

Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's PDQ Cancer Clinical Trials Registry that are now accepting patients with childhood craniopharyngioma.

Childhood Ependymoma

See the PDQ summary on Childhood Ependymoma Treatment for information.

Childhood Medulloblastoma

See the PDQ summary on Childhood Medulloblastoma Treatment for information.

Childhood Spinal Cord Tumors

Treatment of childhood spinal cord tumors may include the following:

Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's PDQ Cancer Clinical Trials Registry that are now accepting patients with childhood spinal cord neoplasm.

Childhood Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors and Pineoblastoma

See the PDQ treatment summary on Childhood Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors and Pineoblastoma Treatment for information.

Childhood Visual Pathway and Hypothalamic Glioma

See the PDQ summary on Childhood Visual Pathway and Hypothalamic Glioma Treatment for information.

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