All seven institutions used IGRT for treatment of ependymoma (cancer of the tissue of the brain or spinal cord), abdominal and pelvic sarcoma, and rhabdomyosarcoma (cancer of the muscles attached to the bones). (sciencedaily.com)
About half of pediatric ependymomas occur in children younger than 5 years. (utswmed.org)
Traditional prognostic markers based on tumor grade have proven unreliable for ependymomas. (sciencedaily.com)