Cite

Copy

Tap on and choose 'Add to Home Screen' to create a shortcut app

Tap on and choose 'Install/Install App' to create a shortcut app

Adjuvant Therapies for Cerebellar Astrocytomas in Children

This page was last updated on January 25th, 2023

After gross total surgical resection, adjuvant therapy is not indicated.  In general, reoperation is favored over either radiation therapy or chemotherapy for recurrent disease that is resectable.

Chemotherapy

  • Rarely used: Chemotherapy is an option for recurrent, unresectable cerebellar astrocytomas but is rarely necessary to consider. Malignant cerebellar astrocytomas are exceedingly rare and are treated with postoperative radiation therapy and chemotherapy (14).

Radiation

  • Used for unresectable and/or recurrent tumors: Either focal conformal radiation therapy or stereotactic radiosurgery may be considered for unresectable residual or recurrent tumor that progresses on serial imaging studies (1, 5).

Your donations keep us going

The ISPN Guide is free to use, but we rely on donations to fund our ongoing work and to maintain more than a thousand pages of information created to disseminate the most up-to-date knowledge in the field of paediatric neurosurgery.

By making a donation to The ISPN Guide you are also indirectly helping the many thousands of children around the world whose treatment depends on well-informed surgeons.

Please consider making a donation today.

Use the app

The ISPN Guide can be used as a standalone app, both on mobile devices and desktop computers. It’s quick and easy to use.

Fully featured

Free registration grants you full access to The Guide and host of featured designed to help further your own education.

Stay updated

The ISPN Guide continues to expand both in breadth and depth. Join our mailing list to stay up-to-date with our progress.