Infant medulloblastoma — learning new lessons from old strata

Infant medulloblastoma — learning new lessons from old strataInfant medulloblastoma — learning new lessons from old strata, Published online: 20 July 2018; doi:10.1038/s41571-018-0071-6Comprehensive molecular characterization of infant medulloblastoma has uncovered the high degree of heterogeneity of this disease. Recent results from the SJYC07 study elegantly reveal that risk stratification can be improved if DNA methylation profiling data are incorporated into clinicopathological criteria. Importantly, the delineation of disease subgroups potentially has major clinical implications.

Source: Nature Clinical Practice Oncology - July 20, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Marc Remke Vijay Ramaswamy Source Type: research