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. 2019 Nov 15;9:1224. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2019.01224

Table 11.

Pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma: Included studies evaluating the use of RT for LMD.

Reference Study type Study Pop with LMD (n) Treatment era (years) Median age, years Treatment Median OS (months) Conclusions
De et al. (82) Obs 21 1999–2016 15 48% CSI; 14% C; 19% WBRT; 5% ITC; 14% surgery; 5% SRS 5
  • Conformal RT techniques, such as proton CSI, may help limit overlap of RT fields and reduce toxicities

RT, radiotherapy; LMD, leptomeningeal disease; Pop, population; Obs, observational study; PP, practice patterns; NR, not reported; BSC, best supportive care; C, chemotherapy alone; ITC, intrathecal chemotherapy; WBRT, whole brain radiotherapy; FSRT, spine RT; CSI, craniospinal RT.