Brain Tumours

Radiotherapy in low grade glioma / children

HIT LGG 2004 PFS – astrocytoma WHO I vs WHO II survival function

pilocyt. astro. ° I n = 81; 3 y PFS 72.2 %

Astro. ° II n = 21; 3 y PFS 50.1 %

3 d conformal RT 5 x 1.8Gy, 54 Gy RT in progressive disease

Cumulative survival

PFS

P=0.004

Kortmann et al., unpublished, last update Nov 2011