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Recurrent Childhood Visual Pathway Glioma

MedGen UID:
137884
•Concept ID:
C0338336
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Recurrent Glioma of Childhood Visual Pathway; Recurrent Glioma of Pediatric Visual Pathway; Recurrent Glioma of the Childhood Visual Pathway; Recurrent Glioma of the Pediatric Visual Pathway; Recurrent Pediatric Visual Pathway Glioma; Relapsed Childhood Visual Pathway Glioma; Relapsed Glioma of Childhood Visual Pathway; Relapsed Glioma of Pediatric Visual Pathway; Relapsed Glioma of the Childhood Visual Pathway; Relapsed Glioma of the Pediatric Visual Pathway; Relapsed Pediatric Visual Pathway Glioma

Definition

The reemergence of visual pathway glioma in childhood after a period of remission. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Current and emerging treatment strategies for children with progressive chiasmatic-hypothalamic glioma diagnosed as infants: a web-based survey.
Azizi AA, Schouten-van Meeteren AYN
J Neurooncol 2018 Jan;136(1):127-134. Epub 2017 Oct 25 doi: 10.1007/s11060-017-2630-6. PMID: 29071540Free PMC Article
Neuroophthalmological management of optic pathway gliomas.
Lee AG
Neurosurg Focus 2007;23(5):E1. doi: 10.3171/FOC-07/11/E1. PMID: 18004957
Management of chiasmal and hypothalamic gliomas of infancy and childhood with chemotherapy.
Petronio J, Edwards MS, Prados M, Freyberger S, Rabbitt J, Silver P, Levin VA
J Neurosurg 1991 May;74(5):701-8. doi: 10.3171/jns.1991.74.5.0701. PMID: 1901597

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Very long-term outcomes of pediatric patients treated for optic pathway gliomas: A longitudinal cohort study.
Morin A, Allodji R, Kariyawasam D, Touraine P, Puget S, Beccaria K, De Carli E, Kieffer V, Rivollet S, Abbou S, Fayech C, Souchard V, Dufour C, De Vathaire F, Bolle S, Grill J, Fresneau B
Neuro Oncol 2024 Jul 5;26(7):1310-1324. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noae045. PMID: 38465768Free PMC Article
Pediatric Optic Pathway Gliomas: A Report From Northern Greece.
Panagopoulou P, Athanasiadis D, Αnastasiou Α, Zafeiriou D, Papakonstantinou Ε
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2023 Nov 1;45(8):445-451. Epub 2023 Sep 9 doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000002753. PMID: 37696004
Recurrent contracted sockets treated with personalized, three-dimensionally printed conformers and buccal grafts.
Groot A, Remmers JS, Kloos RJ, Saeed P, Hartong DT
Eur J Ophthalmol 2022 Jan;32(1):717-724. Epub 2021 Mar 11 doi: 10.1177/11206721211000013. PMID: 33706571Free PMC Article
Optic pathway-hypothalamic glioma hemorrhage: a series of 9 patients and review of the literature.
van Baarsen K, Roth J, Serova N, Packer RJ, Shofty B, Thomale UW, Cinalli G, Toledano H, Michowiz S, Constantini S
J Neurosurg 2018 Dec 1;129(6):1407-1415. doi: 10.3171/2017.8.JNS163085. PMID: 29424646
Neuroophthalmological management of optic pathway gliomas.
Lee AG
Neurosurg Focus 2007;23(5):E1. doi: 10.3171/FOC-07/11/E1. PMID: 18004957

Diagnosis

Very long-term outcomes of pediatric patients treated for optic pathway gliomas: A longitudinal cohort study.
Morin A, Allodji R, Kariyawasam D, Touraine P, Puget S, Beccaria K, De Carli E, Kieffer V, Rivollet S, Abbou S, Fayech C, Souchard V, Dufour C, De Vathaire F, Bolle S, Grill J, Fresneau B
Neuro Oncol 2024 Jul 5;26(7):1310-1324. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noae045. PMID: 38465768Free PMC Article
Pediatric Optic Pathway Gliomas: A Report From Northern Greece.
Panagopoulou P, Athanasiadis D, Αnastasiou Α, Zafeiriou D, Papakonstantinou Ε
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2023 Nov 1;45(8):445-451. Epub 2023 Sep 9 doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000002753. PMID: 37696004
Optic pathway-hypothalamic glioma hemorrhage: a series of 9 patients and review of the literature.
van Baarsen K, Roth J, Serova N, Packer RJ, Shofty B, Thomale UW, Cinalli G, Toledano H, Michowiz S, Constantini S
J Neurosurg 2018 Dec 1;129(6):1407-1415. doi: 10.3171/2017.8.JNS163085. PMID: 29424646
Opticochiasmatic apoplexy in a five-year-old.
Ball BG, Wetmore C, Giannini C, Wetjen NM, Meyer FB
Pediatr Neurosurg 2011;47(4):279-83. Epub 2012 Mar 23 doi: 10.1159/000334309. PMID: 22456272
Cancer stem cells in pediatric brain tumors.
Lasky JL 3rd, Choe M, Nakano I
Curr Stem Cell Res Ther 2009 Dec;4(4):298-305. doi: 10.2174/157488809789649278. PMID: 19500067

Therapy

Benign optic nerve gliomas in an adult: A case report.
Cao Y, Tang X, Zan X, Li S
Medicine (Baltimore) 2022 Aug 26;101(34):e30132. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000030132. PMID: 36042601Free PMC Article
A phase II trial of selumetinib in children with recurrent optic pathway and hypothalamic low-grade glioma without NF1: a Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium study.
Fangusaro J, Onar-Thomas A, Poussaint TY, Wu S, Ligon AH, Lindeman N, Campagne O, Banerjee A, Gururangan S, Kilburn LB, Goldman S, Qaddoumi I, Baxter P, Vezina G, Bregman C, Patay Z, Jones JY, Stewart CF, Fisher MJ, Doyle LA, Smith M, Dunkel IJ, Fouladi M
Neuro Oncol 2021 Oct 1;23(10):1777-1788. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noab047. PMID: 33631016Free PMC Article
Transtentorial dissemination of optic nerve glioblastoma: case report.
Mastorakos P, Hays MA, Caruso JP, Chen CJ, Ding D, Taylor DG, Beatriz Lopes M, Shaffrey ME
J Neurosurg 2018 Feb;128(2):406-413. Epub 2017 Feb 17 doi: 10.3171/2016.10.JNS161443. PMID: 28298017
Separation of outer retinal layers secondary to selumetinib.
Avery RA, Trimboli-Heidler C, Kilburn LB
J AAPOS 2016 Jun;20(3):268-71. Epub 2016 Apr 21 doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2016.01.012. PMID: 27108842Free PMC Article
Neuroophthalmological management of optic pathway gliomas.
Lee AG
Neurosurg Focus 2007;23(5):E1. doi: 10.3171/FOC-07/11/E1. PMID: 18004957

Prognosis

Very long-term outcomes of pediatric patients treated for optic pathway gliomas: A longitudinal cohort study.
Morin A, Allodji R, Kariyawasam D, Touraine P, Puget S, Beccaria K, De Carli E, Kieffer V, Rivollet S, Abbou S, Fayech C, Souchard V, Dufour C, De Vathaire F, Bolle S, Grill J, Fresneau B
Neuro Oncol 2024 Jul 5;26(7):1310-1324. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noae045. PMID: 38465768Free PMC Article
Pediatric Optic Pathway Gliomas: A Report From Northern Greece.
Panagopoulou P, Athanasiadis D, Αnastasiou Α, Zafeiriou D, Papakonstantinou Ε
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2023 Nov 1;45(8):445-451. Epub 2023 Sep 9 doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000002753. PMID: 37696004
A phase II trial of selumetinib in children with recurrent optic pathway and hypothalamic low-grade glioma without NF1: a Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium study.
Fangusaro J, Onar-Thomas A, Poussaint TY, Wu S, Ligon AH, Lindeman N, Campagne O, Banerjee A, Gururangan S, Kilburn LB, Goldman S, Qaddoumi I, Baxter P, Vezina G, Bregman C, Patay Z, Jones JY, Stewart CF, Fisher MJ, Doyle LA, Smith M, Dunkel IJ, Fouladi M
Neuro Oncol 2021 Oct 1;23(10):1777-1788. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noab047. PMID: 33631016Free PMC Article
Optic pathway-hypothalamic glioma hemorrhage: a series of 9 patients and review of the literature.
van Baarsen K, Roth J, Serova N, Packer RJ, Shofty B, Thomale UW, Cinalli G, Toledano H, Michowiz S, Constantini S
J Neurosurg 2018 Dec 1;129(6):1407-1415. doi: 10.3171/2017.8.JNS163085. PMID: 29424646
Cancer stem cells in pediatric brain tumors.
Lasky JL 3rd, Choe M, Nakano I
Curr Stem Cell Res Ther 2009 Dec;4(4):298-305. doi: 10.2174/157488809789649278. PMID: 19500067

Clinical prediction guides

Very long-term outcomes of pediatric patients treated for optic pathway gliomas: A longitudinal cohort study.
Morin A, Allodji R, Kariyawasam D, Touraine P, Puget S, Beccaria K, De Carli E, Kieffer V, Rivollet S, Abbou S, Fayech C, Souchard V, Dufour C, De Vathaire F, Bolle S, Grill J, Fresneau B
Neuro Oncol 2024 Jul 5;26(7):1310-1324. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noae045. PMID: 38465768Free PMC Article
Pediatric Optic Pathway Gliomas: A Report From Northern Greece.
Panagopoulou P, Athanasiadis D, Αnastasiou Α, Zafeiriou D, Papakonstantinou Ε
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2023 Nov 1;45(8):445-451. Epub 2023 Sep 9 doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000002753. PMID: 37696004
Re-irradiation for recurrent glioma- the NCI experience in tumor control, OAR toxicity and proposal of a novel prognostic scoring system.
Krauze AV, Peters C, Cheng J, Ning H, Mackey M, Rowe L, Cooley-Zgela T, Smart DD, Camphausen K
Radiat Oncol 2017 Nov 29;12(1):191. doi: 10.1186/s13014-017-0930-9. PMID: 29187219Free PMC Article
Opticochiasmatic apoplexy in a five-year-old.
Ball BG, Wetmore C, Giannini C, Wetjen NM, Meyer FB
Pediatr Neurosurg 2011;47(4):279-83. Epub 2012 Mar 23 doi: 10.1159/000334309. PMID: 22456272
Neuroophthalmological management of optic pathway gliomas.
Lee AG
Neurosurg Focus 2007;23(5):E1. doi: 10.3171/FOC-07/11/E1. PMID: 18004957

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