RAPNO efforts in Brain Tumour Outcomes

Assessing treatment efficacy for brain tumours has evolved since its inception with the introduction of MacDonald’s criteria, which pioneered the utility of imaging to determine an objective and quantifiable response to treatment. This criterion failed to distinguish pseudo response or progression...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Qurat-ul-Ain Virani, Zanib Javed, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pakistan Medical Association 2024-04-01
Series:Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Online Access:https://jpma.org.pk/index.php/public_html/article/view/20778
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Assessing treatment efficacy for brain tumours has evolved since its inception with the introduction of MacDonald’s criteria, which pioneered the utility of imaging to determine an objective and quantifiable response to treatment. This criterion failed to distinguish pseudo response or progression from progression and did not account for non-enhancing disease therefore; the response assessment in neuro-oncology (RANO) working group was established to account for these limitations. Since, its commencement it has worked to determine response assessment for multiple tumours. As paediatric tumours exhibit heterogeneous and variable-enhancing characteristics, the response assessment in paediatric neuro-oncology (RAPNO) working group was formed to create separate criteria. Six response criteria have been published to date, and the article summarizes them. Keywords: RAPNO, neuro-oncology, response assessment
ISSN:0030-9982