Changes to This Summary (11/26/2008)
The PDQ cancer information summaries are reviewed regularly and updated as
new information becomes available. This section describes the latest
changes made to this summary as of the date above.
General Information
Added text to state that some reference citations are accompanied by a level-of-evidence designation that is intended to help readers assess the strength of evidence supporting specific interventions or approaches.
Added Pezzolo et al. as reference 5 and level of evidence 3iiiB.
Stage Information
Added text to state that some reference citations are accompanied by a level-of-evidence designation that is intended to help readers assess the strength of evidence supporting specific interventions or approaches.
Added Tihan et al. as reference 10 and level of evidence 3iiiDi.
Treatment Option Overview
Added text to state that some reference citations are accompanied by a level-of-evidence designation that is intended to help readers assess the strength of evidence supporting specific interventions or approaches.
Added von Hoff et al. as reference 9 and level of evidence 3iiiC.
Treatment of Newly Diagnosed Childhood Ependymoma
Added text to state that up to 40% of infants and young children with totally resected disease may achieve long-term survival with chemotherapy alone (cited Grundy et al. as reference 18 and level of evidence 2Di).
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