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. 2012 Sep 12;2:114. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2012.00114

Table 1.

Published reviews and clinical trials that included or were specific to atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumors.

Study time period n of patients Age Type of study Chemotherapy Radiation Survival
Tekautz et al. (2005) 31 22 patients <3 years (median 1 year)
9 patients ≥3 years
(median 3.9 years)
Retrospective review Multiple regimens <3 years 2 local, 1 CSI + boost <3 years (estimates)
2-year EFS 11 ± 6%
2-year OS 17 ± 8%
July 1984–June 2003 ≥3 years 7 patients CSI + boost ≥3 years (estimates)
2-year EFS 78 ± 14%
2-year OS 89 ± 11%
Geyer et al. (2005) 28 12 patients aged 0–11 months. Phase II/III Induction A (n = 16) VCR/CDDP/CTX/VP 2 patients prior to progression (1 focal, 1 CSI) 1-year EFS 32 ± 9% 2-year EFS 14 ± 7%
CCG9921 6 patients aged 12–17 months. Induction B (n = 12) VCR/CDDP/IFOS/VP 5-year EFS 14 ± 7% 5-year OS 29 ± 9%
April 1993–June 1997 10 patients aged 18–36 months. Maintenance VCR/CDDP/CTX/VP
Douglas Strother [personal communication 2011]
POG9233/34
1992–1998
33 All patients <3 years Phase III CTX/VCR/CDDP/VP Standard versus dose-intensified None 5 year OS 0% Median survival 6.7 months.
Lafay-Cousin et al. (2012) 50 Median age 16.7 months. Retrospective review Multiple regimens 21 patients at some point during therapy 2-year OS 36.4 ± 7.7%
17 patients aged <12 months. 22 conventional
21 patients aged 12–36 months. 18 high-dose chemo 6 patients at time of relapse
1995–2007 12 patients >36 months.
Chi et al. (2009) 20 Median 26 months (2.4 month–9.5 years) Phase II Modified IRS-III 54 Gy focal (n = 11) 2-year PFS 53 ± 13%
36 Gy CSI + boost (n = 4) 2-year OS 70± 10%
2004–2006

CDDP, cisplatin; CSI, craniospinal radiation; CTX, cyclophosphamide; EFS, event free survival; IFOS, ifosfamide; IRS, Intergroup rhabdomyosarcoma study; OS, overall survival; PFS, progress free survival; VCR, vincristine; VP, etoposide.