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. 2017 Jun 9;57(7):343–355. doi: 10.2176/nmc.ra.2017-0003

Table 4.

Treatment results of radiotherapy for pediatric intracranial germinoma

Authors (year) Number of patients Follow-up Radiotherapy Additional treatment Result Late toxicity
Bamberg et al., 199974) 60 118 months (30–180) Photon; CSI 36 Gy + Focal 14 Gy (2 Gy / Fr) CSI 30 Gy + Focal 15 Gy (1.5 Gy / Fr) RT alone 5y-OS 93.7% 5y-EFS 87.6% 23 patients had endocrine abnormality requiring hormone replacement.
Calaminus et al., 201370) 190 6 years (2.7–14) Photon; CSI 24 Gy + Focal 16Gy (1.6 Gy / Fr) RT alone 5y-OS 95% 5y-PFS 97% -
Photon; Focal 40 Gy (1.6 Gy / Fr) ICE 5y-OS 96% 5y-PFS 88% -
Macdonald et al., 201177) 22 28 months (30–180) Proton; Total dose 30.6–57.6 GyE CSI/WVRT 19.5–35 GyE Focal 50.4 (n = 1) WVRT + Focal (n = 8) CSI + Focal (n = 13) ICE for NGGCT (9/9) Platinum based chemo for GCT (11/13) OS 100% PFS 95% -

CSI: craniospinal irradiation, Fr: fraction, ICE: ifosfamide + carboplatin + etoposide, NGGCT: nongerminomatous germ cell tumor, y-EFS: year event free survival, y-OS: year overall survival, y-PFS: year progression free survival.