title: Etoposide treatment in recurrent medulloblastoma.
abstract: Five consecutive patients with recurrent medulloblastoma received etoposide 120 mg/m2 for 5 to 7 days at 2 to 4-week intervals. Three patients with neuroaxis dissemination received additional intrathecal chemotherapy with methotrexate, cytosine arabinoside and prednisone. Toxicity consisted of alopecia and mild neutropenia. Complete response was registered in two patients, partial response in one. Median survival was 19 months with the 3 responders living 6, 30 and 60+ months. Etoposide seems to be an active agent in medulloblastoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Mainz, Germany.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Boor
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Huber
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gutjahr
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005047:Etoposide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008527:Medulloblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D011379:Prognosis; D012008:Recurrence; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D005047:Etoposide