Treatment Options by Type of Childhood Brain and Spinal Cord Tumor
A link to a list of current clinical trials is included for each treatment section. For some types or stages of cancer, there may not be any trials listed. Check with your doctor for clinical trials that are not listed here but may be right for you.
Childhood Astrocytoma
See the PDQ summary on Childhood Astrocytomas Treatment for more information.
Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's list of cancer clinical trials that are now accepting patients with childhood astrocytoma. For more specific results, refine the search by using other search features, such as the location of the trial, the type of treatment, or the name of the drug. General information about clinical trials is available from the NCI Web site.
Childhood Brain Stem Glioma
See the PDQ summary on Childhood Brain Stem Glioma Treatment for information.
Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's list of cancer clinical trials that are now accepting patients with childhood brain stem glioma. For more specific results, refine the search by using other search features, such as the location of the trial, the type of treatment, or the name of the drug. General information about clinical trials is available from the NCI Web site.
Childhood Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumors
See the PDQ summary on Childhood Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumors Treatment for information.
Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's list of cancer clinical trials that are now accepting patients with childhood embryonal tumor. For more specific results, refine the search by using other search features, such as the location of the trial, the type of treatment, or the name of the drug. General information about clinical trials is available from the NCI Web site.
Childhood Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumors
Treatment of childhood central nervous systemgerm cell tumors may include:
- Radiation therapy, usually to the whole brain and spine.
- Chemotherapy.
Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's list of cancer clinical trials that are now accepting patients with childhood central nervous system germ cell tumor. For more specific results, refine the search by using other search features, such as the location of the trial, the type of treatment, or the name of the drug. General information about clinical trials is available from the NCI Web site.
Childhood Central Nervous System Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors
See the PDQ treatment summary on Childhood Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumors Treatment for information.
Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's list of cancer clinical trials that are now accepting patients with childhood supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumor. For more specific results, refine the search by using other search features, such as the location of the trial, the type of treatment, or the name of the drug. General information about clinical trials is available from the NCI Web site.
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