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@ARTICLE{Haselmann:306611,
author = {J. Haselmann and S. Roohani$^*$ and D. Wasilewski$^*$ and
J. Onken$^*$ and D. Capper$^*$ and D. Kaul$^*$ and F.
Ehret$^*$},
title = {{T}he interdisciplinary management of craniopharyngioma -
practice patterns, outcomes, and insights.},
journal = {BMC cancer},
volume = {25},
number = {1},
issn = {1471-2407},
address = {London},
publisher = {BioMed Central},
reportid = {DKFZ-2025-02648},
pages = {1837},
year = {2025},
note = {2025 Nov 28;25(1):1837},
abstract = {Craniopharyngiomas are rare, mostly benign brain tumors,
and their management remains challenging due to the limited
data from large cohorts. This study evaluates the practice
patterns and outcomes for craniopharyngioma patients managed
at a tertiary care center.This retrospective cohort study
included patients with histologically confirmed
craniopharyngioma treated between 1996 and 2022. Patient,
tumor, and treatment variables were analyzed for their
association with local control (LC), progression-free
survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS) using
multivariable Cox regression models.A total of 88 patients
were analyzed. The median clinical and radiographic
follow-up periods were 62.0 and 42.5 months, respectively.
Fifty-three recurrences and twelve deaths were observed.
After primary treatment, the 2-, 4, and 6-year LC and PFS
rates were 69.1, 50.7, $37.7\%$ and 71.5, 55.4, and
$47.3\%,$ respectively. For patients undergoing primary
treatment, multivariable Cox regression showed an
association between the extent of resection, i.e., gross
total resection (GTR), and PFS (hazard ratio (HR): 0.36, p =
0.01) with weaker evidence for LC (HR: 0.40, p = 0.053). Age
was the only variable associated with OS (HR: 1.05, p =
0.01). Seventeen patients received radiotherapy, which was
not formally associated with LC, PFS, and OS. The majority
of patients required hormone replacement therapy after
treatment.This study underlines the role of GTR in delaying
disease progression and the need for hormone replacement
after treatment. While radiotherapy was not formally
associated with any benefit in this series, its use might be
helpful in candidates after subtotal resection and for
treating recurrences. Further prospective research is needed
to refine treatment algorithms, improve long-term outcomes,
and optimize the quality of life of affected patients.},
keywords = {Craniopharyngioma (Other) / Hypothalamus (Other) /
Neurocognitive deficits (Other) / Neurosurgery (Other) /
Pediatrics (Other) / Pituitary gland (Other) / Quality of
life (Other) / Radiation therapy (Other) / Radiotherapy
(Other) / Reirradiation (Other) / Stereotactic radiosurgery
(Other)},
cin = {BE01},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-He78)BE01-20160331},
pnm = {899 - ohne Topic (POF4-899)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-899},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:41310495},
doi = {10.1186/s12885-025-14991-3},
url = {https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/306611},
}