May 24, 2022: Posterior Fossa Ependymoma: Current Upfront and Relapse Management Strategies in the Molecular Era
Pediatric Tumor Board Quarterly Series - May 24, 2022, 12:30-2:00 pm ET
Posterior fossa ependymoma: Current upfront and relapse management strategies in the molecular era
The Pediatric Special Interest Track of the Society for Neuro-Oncology is pleased to present the Pediatric Tumor Board series. Registration is free and limited to the first 1,000 participants. All SNO webinars are recorded, so if you miss one, you will be able to view it on-demand through the Neuro-Oncology Academy.
Please email pedstumorboard@soc-neuro-onc.org for technical issues.
Target Audience
Oncologists, Neuro-Oncologists, Neurosurgeons, Radiation Oncologists, Neurologists, Pathologists, Oncology and Neuro-oncology trainees, Oncology nurses and Nurse Practitioners. There is a pediatric focus to the presented material.
Learning Objectives
- Review the relative therapeutic role and importance of surgery, radiation and chemotherapy for primary and recurrent posterior fossa ependymoma
- Understand the biological and clinical significance of molecular sub-types and copy number alterations in posterior fossa ependymoma
Pediatric Tumor Board Series Leadership Team
![]() Annie Hwang, MD, PhD The Hospital for Sick Children | ![]() Craig Erker, MD, MS The Dalhousie and IWK Health Center | ![]() Holly Lindsay, MD, MS Texas Children's Hospital |
Presenters:
Andrea Cappellano, GRAACC Hospital/Federal University of Sao Paulo-Brazil
Lorena Baroni, Hospital de Pediatria J P Garrahan-Argentina
Inci Yaman, The Hospital for Sick Children with Turkish affiliation
Foo Jen Chun, The Hospital for Sick Children, University Malaya Medical Centre
Expert Panelists:
Nick Foreman, Children’s Hospital of Colorado
Maura Massimino, Istituto Nazionale dei Tumouri
Vijay Ramaswamy, The Hospital for Sick Children
Richard Grundy, Queen’s Medical Centre Nottingham
David Ellison, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Tom Merchant, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Peter Dirks, The Hospital for Sick Children
Birgit Ertl-Wagner, The Hospital for Sick Children
Sergio Cavalheiro. GRAACC Hospital/Federal University of Sao Paulo-Brazil