Chemotherapy of Medulloblastoma

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Chemotherapy is often used as a part of remedy. Evidence of gain, however, isn't always clean as of 2013. A few exceptional chemotherapeutic regimens for medulloblastoma are used; most involve a combination of lomustine, cisplatin, carboplatin, vincristine, or cyclophosphamide. In younger patients (much less than 3–4 years of age), chemotherapy can put off, or in a few instances likely even remove, the want for radiotherapy. However, both chemotherapy and radiotherapy frequently have lengthy-time period toxicity outcomes, such as delays in physical and cognitive development, better danger of second cancers, and accelerated cardiac disease risks.