Remarkable efficacy of temozolomide for relapsed spinal myxopapillary ependymoma with multiple recurrence and cerebrospinal dissemination: a case report and literature review.
Yasushi FujiwaraHideki ManabeBunichiro IzumiTakayuki ShimaNobuo AdachiPublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2017)
TMZ is usually used in the treatment of glioblastoma and, recently, it has been reported to be effective for the lower grade spinal gliomas including spinal intramedullary ependymomas. However, for myxopapillary ependymomas, there has been no report that TMZ is effective. According to our results, TMZ could be one of the possible candidates for adjuvant therapy in multiple recurrent myxopapillary ependymomas.