Treatment of Recurrent Intracranial Ependymoma in Adults and Children

Clinical Scenario

This protocol applies to patients — adults or children — with recurrent intracranial ependymoma, where disease has returned following prior treatment and a structured re-treatment approach is required.

Treatment Approach

Management of recurrent disease centres on reassessing eligibility for local interventional options. The specific interventions considered, the criteria that determine feasibility, and the full decision pathway are detailed in the complete protocol.

Complete regimen, eligibility criteria, and sequencing available in the structured protocol below.

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References

DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nox166

Key recommendations for the treatment of recurrent intracranial ependymomas in adults and children
Re-operation and/or re-irradiation should be proposed whenever possible.
However, re-operation as well as re-irradiation are increasingly employed.

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