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==Overview==
==Overview==
The predominant therapy for subependymal giant cell astrocytoma is surgical resection. Adjunctive chemotherapy may be required.<ref name="pmid21465222">{{cite journal| author=Campen CJ, Porter BE| title=Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma (SEGA) Treatment Update. | journal=Curr Treat Options Neurol | year= 2011 | volume= 13 | issue= 4 | pages= 380-5 | pmid=21465222 | doi=10.1007/s11940-011-0123-z | pmc=PMC3130084 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21465222  }} </ref><ref name="pmid23391693">{{cite journal| author=Jóźwiak S, Nabbout R, Curatolo P, participants of the TSC Consensus Meeting for SEGA and Epilepsy Management| title=Management of subependymal giant cell astrocytoma (SEGA) associated with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC): Clinical recommendations. | journal=Eur J Paediatr Neurol | year= 2013 | volume= 17 | issue= 4 | pages= 348-52 | pmid=23391693 | doi=10.1016/j.ejpn.2012.12.008 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23391693  }} </ref>
The mainstay therapy for subependymal giant cell astrocytoma is [[surgery]], but medical therapy is preferred in some cases. [[Mammalian target of rapamycin]] (mTOR) inhibitors, [[everolimus]] and [[rapamycin]], are the medications used. They are capable of reducing the size of the [[tumor]] and in some cases, the [[Tumor|tumors]] grow back after upon cessation of use. The most common [[side effects]] associated with the use of mTOR inhibitors are [[stomatitis]] and [[Upper respiratory tract infection|upper respiratory tract infections]].


==Medical Therapy==
==Medical Therapy==
* The mainstay treatment of subependymal giant cell astrocytoma is surgery but medical therapy can be used certain cases such as:  
* The mainstay treatment of subependymal giant cell astrocytoma is [[surgical resection]] but medical therapy may be used in certain cases such as:
 
:*Bilaterally located subependymal giant cell astrocytomas
:*Bilaterally located subependymal giant cell astrocytomas
:*Invasive lesions to the neighboring structures  
:*Invasive [[Lesion|lesions]] to the neighboring structures
:*Growing residual tumors
:*Growing residual [[Tumor|tumors]]
:*Lesions unlikely to be treated with gross total resection
:*Multiple [[Lesion|lesions]]
 
*The goal of medical therapy is to shrink or stabilize the [[tumor]].<ref name="pmid21465222">{{cite journal| author=Campen CJ, Porter BE| title=Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma (SEGA) Treatment Update. | journal=Curr Treat Options Neurol | year= 2011 | volume= 13 | issue= 4 | pages= 380-5 | pmid=21465222 | doi=10.1007/s11940-011-0123-z | pmc=3130084 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21465222  }} </ref>
*Contraindications to treating subependymal giant cell astrocytoma with medical therapy include:<ref name="pmid21465222">{{cite journal| author=Campen CJ, Porter BE| title=Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma (SEGA) Treatment Update. | journal=Curr Treat Options Neurol | year= 2011 | volume= 13 | issue= 4 | pages= 380-5 | pmid=21465222 | doi=10.1007/s11940-011-0123-z | pmc=3130084 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21465222  }} </ref>
 
:*The [[Tumor|tumors]] that cause significant [[hydrocephalus]] with impending [[herniation]]
:*Patients with severe acute [[Infection|infections]]


===mTOR inhibitors===
===mTOR inhibitors===


*'''Rapamycin'''
*'''Everolimus'''
:*Rapamycin may be associated with a decrease in size of the tumor.<ref name="pmid18952591">{{cite journal| author=Koenig MK, Butler IJ, Northrup H| title=Regression of subependymal giant cell astrocytoma with rapamycin in tuberous sclerosis complex. | journal=J Child Neurol | year= 2008 | volume= 23 | issue= 10 | pages= 1238-9 | pmid=18952591 | doi=10.1177/0883073808321764 | pmc=3072698 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18952591  }} </ref>
:*In adults, this regimen could be used: Rapamycin PO 0.2 mg/kg/day.<ref name="pmid18952591">{{cite journal| author=Koenig MK, Butler IJ, Northrup H| title=Regression of subependymal giant cell astrocytoma with rapamycin in tuberous sclerosis complex. | journal=J Child Neurol | year= 2008 | volume= 23 | issue= 10 | pages= 1238-9 | pmid=18952591 | doi=10.1177/0883073808321764 | pmc=3072698 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18952591  }} </ref>
:*However, if the drug is stopped, the tumors may regrow.<ref name="pmid16453317">{{cite journal| author=Franz DN, Leonard J, Tudor C, Chuck G, Care M, Sethuraman G et al.| title=Rapamycin causes regression of astrocytomas in tuberous sclerosis complex. | journal=Ann Neurol | year= 2006 | volume= 59 | issue= 3 | pages= 490-8 | pmid=16453317 | doi=10.1002/ana.20784 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16453317  }} </ref>
*Approximately 65% of the tumor mass is reduced by the rapamycin therapy.
*Patients from the initial report of rapamycin for subependymal giant cell astrocytoma have been receiving this agent for in excess of 10 years with acceptable adverse events.<ref name="RothRoach2013">{{cite journal|last1=Roth|first1=Jonathan|last2=Roach|first2=E. Steve|last3=Bartels|first3=Ute|last4=Jóźwiak|first4=Sergiusz|last5=Koenig|first5=Mary Kay|last6=Weiner|first6=Howard L.|last7=Franz|first7=David N.|last8=Wang|first8=Henry Z.|title=Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma: Diagnosis, Screening, and Treatment. Recommendations From the International Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Consensus Conference 2012|journal=Pediatric Neurology|volume=49|issue=6|year=2013|pages=439–444|issn=08878994|doi=10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2013.08.017}}</ref>
*It may be possible to reduce the dose of rapamycin after an initial response with preservation of tumor volume reduction.
*Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma growth during the [[rapamycin]] therapy is extremely uncommon and most of the individuals who exhibit such growth have remained asymptomatic.


*'''Everolimus'''
:*[[Everolimus]] may be associated with marked volume reduction of the [[tumor]] and a reduction in the frequency of [[Seizure|seizures]]. The reduction in the primary tumor is more rapid during the first three months of treatment.<ref name="KruegerCare2010">{{cite journal|last1=Krueger|first1=Darcy A.|last2=Care|first2=Marguerite M.|last3=Holland|first3=Katherine|last4=Agricola|first4=Karen|last5=Tudor|first5=Cynthia|last6=Mangeshkar|first6=Prajakta|last7=Wilson|first7=Kimberly A.|last8=Byars|first8=Anna|last9=Sahmoud|first9=Tarek|last10=Franz|first10=David Neal|title=Everolimus for Subependymal Giant-Cell Astrocytomas in Tuberous Sclerosis|journal=New England Journal of Medicine|volume=363|issue=19|year=2010|pages=1801–1811|issn=0028-4793|doi=10.1056/NEJMoa1001671}}</ref>
:*[[Everolimus]] was approved for the treatment of subependymal giant cell astrocytoma by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in 2012.<ref name=everolimustreatmentforsega1>FDA Approval for Everolimus. National cancer institute 2015. http://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/drugs/fda-everolimus. Accessed on November 5, 2015</ref>
:*It may be associated with an improvement in the quality of life and [[cognition]] score overtime.<ref name="KruegerCare2010">{{cite journal|last1=Krueger|first1=Darcy A.|last2=Care|first2=Marguerite M.|last3=Holland|first3=Katherine|last4=Agricola|first4=Karen|last5=Tudor|first5=Cynthia|last6=Mangeshkar|first6=Prajakta|last7=Wilson|first7=Kimberly A.|last8=Byars|first8=Anna|last9=Sahmoud|first9=Tarek|last10=Franz|first10=David Neal|title=Everolimus for Subependymal Giant-Cell Astrocytomas in Tuberous Sclerosis|journal=New England Journal of Medicine|volume=363|issue=19|year=2010|pages=1801–1811|issn=0028-4793|doi=10.1056/NEJMoa1001671}}</ref>
:*Everolimus may be associated with marked volume reduction of the tumor and a reduction in the frequency of seizures. The reduction in the primary tumor is more rapid during the first three months of treatment.<ref name="KruegerCare2010">{{cite journal|last1=Krueger|first1=Darcy A.|last2=Care|first2=Marguerite M.|last3=Holland|first3=Katherine|last4=Agricola|first4=Karen|last5=Tudor|first5=Cynthia|last6=Mangeshkar|first6=Prajakta|last7=Wilson|first7=Kimberly A.|last8=Byars|first8=Anna|last9=Sahmoud|first9=Tarek|last10=Franz|first10=David Neal|title=Everolimus for Subependymal Giant-Cell Astrocytomas in Tuberous Sclerosis|journal=New England Journal of Medicine|volume=363|issue=19|year=2010|pages=1801–1811|issn=0028-4793|doi=10.1056/NEJMoa1001671}}</ref>
:*It may be associated with an improvement in the quality of life and cognition score overtime.<ref name="KruegerCare2010">{{cite journal|last1=Krueger|first1=Darcy A.|last2=Care|first2=Marguerite M.|last3=Holland|first3=Katherine|last4=Agricola|first4=Karen|last5=Tudor|first5=Cynthia|last6=Mangeshkar|first6=Prajakta|last7=Wilson|first7=Kimberly A.|last8=Byars|first8=Anna|last9=Sahmoud|first9=Tarek|last10=Franz|first10=David Neal|title=Everolimus for Subependymal Giant-Cell Astrocytomas in Tuberous Sclerosis|journal=New England Journal of Medicine|volume=363|issue=19|year=2010|pages=1801–1811|issn=0028-4793|doi=10.1056/NEJMoa1001671}}</ref>
:*The chemical composition of [[everolimus]] is similar to [[rapamycin]].<ref name="pmid21465222">{{cite journal| author=Campen CJ, Porter BE| title=Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma (SEGA) Treatment Update. | journal=Curr Treat Options Neurol | year= 2011 | volume= 13 | issue= 4 | pages= 380-5 | pmid=21465222 | doi=10.1007/s11940-011-0123-z | pmc=PMC3130084 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21465222  }} </ref>
:*The chemical composition of [[everolimus]] is similar to [[rapamycin]].<ref name="pmid21465222">{{cite journal| author=Campen CJ, Porter BE| title=Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma (SEGA) Treatment Update. | journal=Curr Treat Options Neurol | year= 2011 | volume= 13 | issue= 4 | pages= 380-5 | pmid=21465222 | doi=10.1007/s11940-011-0123-z | pmc=PMC3130084 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21465222  }} </ref>
:*Everolimus has a greater [[bioavailability]] and shorter [[half life]] in comparison to rapamycin.
:*[[Everolimus]] has a greater [[bioavailability]] and shorter [[half life]] in comparison to [[rapamycin]].
:*The dosing of [[everolimus]] depends on the [[body surface area]] of the patient:<ref name="pmid21465222">{{cite journal| author=Campen CJ, Porter BE| title=Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma (SEGA) Treatment Update. | journal=Curr Treat Options Neurol | year= 2011 | volume= 13 | issue= 4 | pages= 380-5 | pmid=21465222 | doi=10.1007/s11940-011-0123-z | pmc=3130084 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21465222  }} </ref>
                0.5 m2 to 1.2 m2: 2.5 mg once daily
 
                1.3 m2 to 2.1 m2: 5 mg once daily
 
                >2.2 m2: 7.5 mg once daily
 
*'''Rapamycin'''


*The dose of mTORi can be reduced after an initial response with the tumor volume reduction retained. <ref name="pmid23325902">{{cite journal| author=Krueger DA, Care MM, Agricola K, Tudor C, Mays M, Franz DN| title=Everolimus long-term safety and efficacy in subependymal giant cell astrocytoma. | journal=Neurology | year= 2013 | volume= 80 | issue= 6 | pages= 574-80 | pmid=23325902 | doi=10.1212/WNL.0b013e3182815428 | pmc=3589289 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23325902 }} </ref>
:*[[Rapamycin]] may be associated with a decrease in size of the [[tumor]].<ref name="pmid18952591">{{cite journal| author=Koenig MK, Butler IJ, Northrup H| title=Regression of subependymal giant cell astrocytoma with rapamycin in tuberous sclerosis complex. | journal=J Child Neurol | year= 2008 | volume= 23 | issue= 10 | pages= 1238-9 | pmid=18952591 | doi=10.1177/0883073808321764 | pmc=3072698 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18952591 }} </ref>
Chemotherapeutic agents ([[Mammalian target of rapamycin|mTOR]] inhibitors; '''mTORi''' therapy) for subependymal giant cell astrocytoma include [[rapamycin]] and [[everolimus]].<ref name="pmid21465222">{{cite journal| author=Campen CJ, Porter BE| title=Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma (SEGA) Treatment Update. | journal=Curr Treat Options Neurol | year= 2011 | volume= 13 | issue= 4 | pages= 380-5 | pmid=21465222 | doi=10.1007/s11940-011-0123-z | pmc=PMC3130084 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21465222  }} </ref><ref name="RothRoach2013">{{cite journal|last1=Roth|first1=Jonathan|last2=Roach|first2=E. Steve|last3=Bartels|first3=Ute|last4=Jóźwiak|first4=Sergiusz|last5=Koenig|first5=Mary Kay|last6=Weiner|first6=Howard L.|last7=Franz|first7=David N.|last8=Wang|first8=Henry Z.|title=Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma: Diagnosis, Screening, and Treatment. Recommendations From the International Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Consensus Conference 2012|journal=Pediatric Neurology|volume=49|issue=6|year=2013|pages=439–444|issn=08878994|doi=10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2013.08.017}}</ref>
:*The standard [[Dose|dosage]] is 1.5 mg/m2 per day. <ref name="pmid21465222">{{cite journal| author=Campen CJ, Porter BE| title=Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma (SEGA) Treatment Update. | journal=Curr Treat Options Neurol | year= 2011 | volume= 13 | issue= 4 | pages= 380-5 | pmid=21465222 | doi=10.1007/s11940-011-0123-z | pmc=3130084 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21465222  }} </ref>
:*In adults, this regimen could be used: [[Rapamycin]] PO 0.2 mg/kg/day.<ref name="pmid18952591">{{cite journal| author=Koenig MK, Butler IJ, Northrup H| title=Regression of subependymal giant cell astrocytoma with rapamycin in tuberous sclerosis complex. | journal=J Child Neurol | year= 2008 | volume= 23 | issue= 10 | pages= 1238-9 | pmid=18952591 | doi=10.1177/0883073808321764 | pmc=3072698 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18952591  }} </ref>
:*If the [[drug]] is stopped, the [[Tumor|tumors]] may regrow.<ref name="pmid16453317">{{cite journal| author=Franz DN, Leonard J, Tudor C, Chuck G, Care M, Sethuraman G et al.| title=Rapamycin causes regression of astrocytomas in tuberous sclerosis complex. | journal=Ann Neurol | year= 2006 | volume= 59 | issue= 3 | pages= 490-8 | pmid=16453317 | doi=10.1002/ana.20784 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16453317  }} </ref>


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*The dose of mTORi can be reduced after an initial response with the [[tumor]] volume reduction retained. <ref name="pmid23325902">{{cite journal| author=Krueger DA, Care MM, Agricola K, Tudor C, Mays M, Franz DN| title=Everolimus long-term safety and efficacy in subependymal giant cell astrocytoma. | journal=Neurology | year= 2013 | volume= 80 | issue= 6 | pages= 574-80 | pmid=23325902 | doi=10.1212/WNL.0b013e3182815428 | pmc=3589289 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23325902  }} </ref>
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*[[Stomatitis]] and [[upper respiratory infections]] are the most common adverse effects of mTOR inhibitors. This is due to suppression of the [[immune system]] by the medications. Other [[Adverse effect (medicine)|adverse effects]] include [[bronchitis]], [[leukopenia]], [[vomiting]], [[thrombocytopenia]], acneiform rash, [[hypercholesterolemia]], and impaired [[wound healing]].<ref name="pmid24276039">{{cite journal| author=Aguilera D, Flamini R, Mazewski C, Schniederjan M, Hayes L, Boydston W et al.| title=Response of subependymal giant cell astrocytoma with spinal cord metastasis to everolimus. | journal=J Pediatr Hematol Oncol | year= 2014 | volume= 36 | issue= 7 | pages= e448-51 | pmid=24276039 | doi=10.1097/MPH.0000000000000005 | pmc=4009394 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24276039  }} </ref><ref name="pmid21465222">{{cite journal| author=Campen CJ, Porter BE| title=Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma (SEGA) Treatment Update. | journal=Curr Treat Options Neurol | year= 2011 | volume= 13 | issue= 4 | pages= 380-5 | pmid=21465222 | doi=10.1007/s11940-011-0123-z | pmc=3130084 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21465222  }} </ref>
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'''Indications'''
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:*Lesion(s) for which gross total resection is unlikely
:*Invading to neighbouring structures ([[fornix of brain|fornix]], [[hypothalamus]], [[basal ganglia]], or [[genu of internal capsule]])
:*Deeply seated tumor
:*Large-sized tumors (higher bleeding risk with surgery)
:*Recurrent tumors
:*Multiple, bilateral tumors
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'''Contraindications'''
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:*Significant [[hydrocephalus]] and impending [[brain herniation|herniation]]
:*[[infection|Severe infections]]
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'''Adverse effects'''
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:*[[Aphthous ulcers]]
:*[[Hypercholesterolemia]]
:*[[acne|Acneiform rash]]
:*[[wound healing|Delayed wound healing]]
:*[[Thrombocytopenia]]
:*[[Immunosuppression]]
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Overview

The mainstay therapy for subependymal giant cell astrocytoma is surgery, but medical therapy is preferred in some cases. Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors, everolimus and rapamycin, are the medications used. They are capable of reducing the size of the tumor and in some cases, the tumors grow back after upon cessation of use. The most common side effects associated with the use of mTOR inhibitors are stomatitis and upper respiratory tract infections.

Medical Therapy

  • The mainstay treatment of subependymal giant cell astrocytoma is surgical resection but medical therapy may be used in certain cases such as:
  • Bilaterally located subependymal giant cell astrocytomas
  • Invasive lesions to the neighboring structures
  • Growing residual tumors
  • Lesions unlikely to be treated with gross total resection
  • Multiple lesions
  • The goal of medical therapy is to shrink or stabilize the tumor.[1]
  • Contraindications to treating subependymal giant cell astrocytoma with medical therapy include:[1]

mTOR inhibitors

  • Everolimus
                0.5 m2 to 1.2 m2: 2.5 mg once daily
                1.3 m2 to 2.1 m2: 5 mg once daily
                >2.2 m2: 7.5 mg once daily
  • Rapamycin

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Campen CJ, Porter BE (2011). "Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma (SEGA) Treatment Update". Curr Treat Options Neurol. 13 (4): 380–5. doi:10.1007/s11940-011-0123-z. PMC 3130084. PMID 21465222.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Krueger, Darcy A.; Care, Marguerite M.; Holland, Katherine; Agricola, Karen; Tudor, Cynthia; Mangeshkar, Prajakta; Wilson, Kimberly A.; Byars, Anna; Sahmoud, Tarek; Franz, David Neal (2010). "Everolimus for Subependymal Giant-Cell Astrocytomas in Tuberous Sclerosis". New England Journal of Medicine. 363 (19): 1801–1811. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1001671. ISSN 0028-4793.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Koenig MK, Butler IJ, Northrup H (2008). "Regression of subependymal giant cell astrocytoma with rapamycin in tuberous sclerosis complex". J Child Neurol. 23 (10): 1238–9. doi:10.1177/0883073808321764. PMC 3072698. PMID 18952591.
  4. Franz DN, Leonard J, Tudor C, Chuck G, Care M, Sethuraman G; et al. (2006). "Rapamycin causes regression of astrocytomas in tuberous sclerosis complex". Ann Neurol. 59 (3): 490–8. doi:10.1002/ana.20784. PMID 16453317.
  5. Krueger DA, Care MM, Agricola K, Tudor C, Mays M, Franz DN (2013). "Everolimus long-term safety and efficacy in subependymal giant cell astrocytoma". Neurology. 80 (6): 574–80. doi:10.1212/WNL.0b013e3182815428. PMC 3589289. PMID 23325902.
  6. Aguilera D, Flamini R, Mazewski C, Schniederjan M, Hayes L, Boydston W; et al. (2014). "Response of subependymal giant cell astrocytoma with spinal cord metastasis to everolimus". J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 36 (7): e448–51. doi:10.1097/MPH.0000000000000005. PMC 4009394. PMID 24276039.


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