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Childhood Visual Pathway and Hypothalamic Glioma Treatment (PDQ®) - Recurrent Childhood Visual Pathway Glioma

Treatment for recurrent disease depends on the type of tumor, whether the tumor comes back in the same place or in another part of the brain, and the treatment that was given before.

If possible, the tumor may be removed during surgery. Radiation therapy may be given, especially if it was not given before. Chemotherapy may be used, and clinical trials are evaluating new chemotherapy drugs. You may wish to consider having your child treated with new methods on a clinical trial.

Check for clinical trials from NCI's PDQ Cancer Clinical Trials Registry that are now accepting patients with recurrent childhood visual pathway glioma.

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Last Updated: April 04, 2008

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