Thomas Traunwieser, Elena Loos, Holger Ottensmeier, Katharina Gastberger, Karolina Nemes, Martin Mynarek, Brigitte Bison, Daniela Kandels, Petra Neumayer, Anne Neumann-Holbeck, Peggy Lüttich, Katja Baust, Kristin Faulstich-Ritter, Rainer John, Andrea Kreisch, Judyta Landmann, Eva Manteufel, Alexandra Nest, Jenny Prüfe, Lisa Schubert, Walther Stamm, Beate Timmermann, Joachim Gerss, Stefan Rutkowski, Paul-Gerhardt Schlegel, Matthias Eyrich, Astrid K Gnekow, Michael C Frühwald
BACKGROUND: The contribution of tumor type, multimodal treatment, and other patient-related factors upon long-term cognitive sequelae in infant brain tumor survivors remains undefined. We add our retrospective analysis of neuropsychological and quality of survival (QoS) outcome data of survivors of atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors (ATRT) and extracranial malignant rhabdoid tumors of the soft tissues (eMRT) and kidneys (RTK) treated within the same framework. Neuropsychological data from children with ATRT were compared to data from children with non-irradiated low-grade glioma (LGG)...
February 11, 2024: Pediatric Blood & Cancer