Factors influencing outcomes of older children with medulloblastoma over 15 years in Peru, a resource-limited setting.
Rosdali Diaz CoronadoJames Brandon ReineckeJoseph R StanekJonathan L FinlayEddy Hernández BroncanoSharon Chávez ParedesYesenia Miranda TunqueAdela Heredia ZelayaSandro Casavilca ZambranoPamela García-Corrochano MedinaLuis Ojeda MedinaEnrique Orrego PuellesEbert Torres MalcaRaymundo Sernaque QuintanaWilliam Quispe ValverdeJuan L García LeónDiana S OsorioPublished in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2022)
Outcomes for medulloblastoma at INEN were low compared with HIC. Anaplastic subtype, metastasis at diagnosis, delay in radiation therapy, and treatment in the period 2009-2013 negatively affected the outcomes in our study. Multidisciplinary teamwork, timely delivery of treatment, and partnerships with loco-regional groups and colleagues in HIC is likely beneficial.