Clinical and treatment factors determining long-term outcomes for adult survivors of childhood low-grade glioma: A population-based study.

In this month’s Featured Publication, Dr. Kieran and colleagues studied the outcomes of adult survivors of pediatric low-grade glioma over a 27 year span.  They found that overall, patients showed excellent long-term survival, but this was somewhat decreased in patients who had received upfront radiotherapy.  The article suggests that these observations be considered when treatment option are being weighed for low-grade glioma patients.