Abstract
Background:Ependymomas are rare primary gliomas that commonly affect both children and adults, but unique as survival is worse in children.Methods:Data on brain and central nervous system primary malignant and non-malignant ependymal tumours from the Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States analytic data set and primary malignant ependymal tumours from the SEER 13 registries research data file were used to evaluate incidence and survival, respectively.Results:The 2004–2009 average annual age-adjusted incidence rate of ependymal tumours was 0.41/100 000. Spinal cord/cauda equina was the primary site at diagnosis for 50–60% of ependymal tumours in adult age groups in contrast to about 20% in children and adolescents. Ependymoma was the most frequent histology in all age groups; however, anaplastic ependymoma comprised about 30% in cases 0–19 years of age compared with about 3–5% in adult age groups. Overall, relative survival was favourable with rates at ∼85% and 75% at 3 and 10 years post diagnosis, respectively. However, children and adolescents, the oldest adult age group, cases diagnosed with anaplastic ependymoma and/or tumour location in a brain site had lowest survival rates.Conclusion:Paediatric cases had worse outcomes compared with adults for numerous reasons including having a higher percentage of anaplastic ependymomas and greater percentage of cases of intracranial disease.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2367-2371 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | British Journal of Cancer |
| Volume | 108 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 11 2013 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We thank Bridget J McCarthy, PhD, for discussions that led to initial analysis and for being a good friend, colleague and mentor. Funding for Therese Dolecek was in part by the Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States (CBTRUS), which received support from the American Brain Tumor Association, the National Brain Tumor Society, the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under contract no. HHSN261201000576P, and from the Cooperative Agreement 1U58DP003831 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Funding
We thank Bridget J McCarthy, PhD, for discussions that led to initial analysis and for being a good friend, colleague and mentor. Funding for Therese Dolecek was in part by the Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States (CBTRUS), which received support from the American Brain Tumor Association, the National Brain Tumor Society, the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under contract no. HHSN261201000576P, and from the Cooperative Agreement 1U58DP003831 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | U58DP003831 |
| U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | 1U58DP003831, HHSN261201000576P |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | |
| National Childhood Cancer Registry – National Cancer Institute | |
| American Brain Tumor Association | |
| National Brain Tumor Society | |
| Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation |
Keywords
- Brain tumour
- Ependymoma
- Epidemiology
- Incidence
- Survival
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology
- Cancer Research
