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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujit Routray, M.D. [2]
Overview
Medical Therapy
The treatment options for pilocytic astrocytoma include the following:[1][2]
Treatment of subependymal giant cell astrocytoma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Surgery | Gamma knife radiosurgery | Chemotherapy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rapamycin | Everolimus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reference
- ↑ Sievert, A. J.; Fisher, M. J. (2009). "Pediatric Low-Grade Gliomas". Journal of Child Neurology. 24 (11): 1397–1408. doi:10.1177/0883073809342005. ISSN 0883-0738.
- ↑ Treatment Option Overview for Childhood Astrocytomas. National Cancer Institute 2015. http://www.cancer.gov/types/brain/hp/child-astrocytoma-treament-pdq#section/_35. Accessed on October 30, 2015