Tumours of the central nervous system (CNS)
Primary tumours of the central nervous system (CNS-tumours) originate in the brain or the spinal cord. With about 410 newly diagnosed paediatric patients in Germany per year, CNS-tumours are the most common solid tumours. Following leukaemias, they account (with about 23%) for the second most frequent childhood cancer. There are many types of primary brain tumours, such as low-grade or high-grade gliomas, medulloblastomas, and ependymomas. Here, you will find information on primary brain tumours. Other pages will offer information on CNS metastases of other cancers.

Here, you will find our information on low-grade gliomas and current treatment concepts:

Here, you will find our information on high-grade gliomas and current treatment concepts:

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Here, you will find our information on medulloblastoma and stPNET and current treatment concepts:

Our information on ependymoma and current treatment concepts can be found here:

Almost all European
children and teenagers with brain tumours are treated according to standardised, continuously optimised protocols based on clinical trials. Currently active trials:

HIT 2000: Medulloblastoma, Ependymoma HIT 2000: Medulloblastoma, Ependymoma HIT-REZ 2005: Medulloblastoma, Ependymoma HIT-HGG-2007: High-grade glioma CPT-SIOP-Registry: Choroid plexus t. Kraniopharyngeom 2007

On how the brain works, treatment guidelines, follow-up plans, reports on clinical trials and more

Brain tumour diagnostics: guidelines Brain tumour diagnostics: guidelines Low-grade gliomas: guidelines for management High-grade gliomas: guidelines for management Ependymomas: guidelines for management Medulloblastomas: Guidelines for management Craniopharyngeomas: guidelines for management Follow-up plans Guidelines for aftercare Reports on clinical trials Checklists OncoWorkStation

you will find a selection of additional information on brain tumours provided by external sources here:

Ped. Brain Tumor Consortium (USA) Ped. Brain Tumor Consortium (USA) Advice from the German Cancer Foundation Cancer Information Service (Krebsinformationsdie... Infos from the German Childhood Cancer Foundatio... Nat. Cancer Inst. / CNS tumours Brain tumour treatment network