Radiation after surgery triples survival for a type of pediatric brain tumor

(St. Jude Children's Research Hospital) Radiation immediately following surgery in children with ependymoma, the third most common pediatric brain tumor, can nearly triple survival. The Phase II clinical trial was sponsored by COG, the world's largest cooperative pediatric cancer research organization. This was the first cooperative group study to give immediate postoperative radiation to children under age 3 with ependymoma. The clinical trial was open at more than 100 locations and enrolled ne...