Childhood Supratentorial Ependymoma

April 25, 2005 (Press Release) -- Childhood Supratentorial Ependymoma

Treatment for childhood supratentorial ependymoma may be surgery followed by radiation therapy. Clinical trials are evaluating surgery followed by chemotherapy with or without radiation therapy. For children younger than 3 years of age, chemotherapy may be given to delay or modify the use of radiation therapy. Clinical trials evaluating radiation therapy with or without chemotherapy are ongoing.