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@ARTICLE{Ghasemi:309603,
author = {D. R. Ghasemi$^*$ and D. Obrecht-Sturm and K. M. Wallgren
and M. U. Schuhmann and B. Timmermann$^*$ and S. Rutkowski
and U. Schüller and K. Pajtler$^*$},
title = {{A} brief history of ependymoma.},
journal = {Neuro-Oncology},
volume = {nn},
issn = {1522-8517},
address = {Oxford},
publisher = {Oxford Univ. Press},
reportid = {DKFZ-2026-00253},
pages = {nn},
year = {2026},
note = {#EA:B062#LA:B062# / #DKTKZFB26# / #NCTZFB26# / epub},
abstract = {Ependymoma represents a biologically and clinically
heterogeneous group of glial tumours that arise throughout
the whole neuroaxis and in all age groups. Whereas
intracranial ependymoma is usually found in children, adults
suffer mostly from spinal cord ependymoma. In comparison to
other neuro-oncological tumour entities, ependymoma has been
largely understudied for decades. However, the recent years
resulted in unprecedented progress with regard to the
understanding of the biological underpinnings and clinical
features of ependymoma. Here, we review the history of
ependymoma research with a focus on the development of
classification models throughout the years and a discussion
of the most important clinical trials that have led to the
current therapeutic standard, comprising maximal safe
resection and, in most cases, radiotherapy. Critically, the
evidence for effective drugs and chemotherapies in
ependymoma is still sparse. However, these important
questions may be soon addressed with the finalisation of the
currently unpublished last generation of multi-institutional
trials in Europe (SIOP EP II) and Northern America
(ACNS0831). Lastly, we discuss the current challenges in the
field of ependymoma research and the necessary next steps
towards the goal of findings cures for all types of
ependymal tumours.},
keywords = {Ependymal tumours (Other) / Ependymoma (Other) / Medical
history (Other) / Molecular classification (Other)},
cin = {B062 / ED01 / HD01 / HD02},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-He78)B062-20160331 / I:(DE-He78)ED01-20160331 /
I:(DE-He78)HD01-20160331 / I:(DE-He78)HD02-20160331},
pnm = {312 - Funktionelle und strukturelle Genomforschung
(POF4-312)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-312},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:41619789},
doi = {10.1093/neuonc/noag016},
url = {https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/309603},
}