paediatrics Brussels 17

Intracranial ependymoma

HIT 91 random. study / Sandwich vs. maintenance

Event-free survival / R1 / n = 18

1

0.8

Sandwich – chx.

n = 13, 46% +/- 14%

0.6

0.4 probability

Maintenance – chx. (8 x cispl, VCR, CCNU)

0.2

n = 5, 0%

Up-front chx. after incomplete resection ?

p = 0.002

0

years

3

0

6

9

12

HIT – study group, 2007, unpublished