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    Characteristics of children ≤36 months of age with DIPG: A report from the international DIPG registry
    (Oxford University Press, 2022) Bartlett, Allison L.; Lane, Adam; Chaney, Brooklyn; Yanez Escorza, Nancy; Black, Katie; Cochrane, Anne; Minturn, Jane; Bartels, Ute; Warren, Kathy; Hansford, Jordan; Ziegler, David; Diez, Blanca; Goldman, Stewart; Packer, Roger; Kieran, Mark; DeWire-Schottmiller, Mariko; Erker, Craig; Monje-Deisseroth, Michelle; Wagner, Lars; Koschmann, Carl; Dorris, Kathleen; Shih, Chie-Schin; Hassall, Tim; Fisher, Paul; Wang, Stacie S.; Tsui, Karen; Sevlever, Gustavo; Zhu, Xiaoting; Dexheimer, Phillip; Asher, Anthony; Fuller, Christine; Drissi, Rachid; Jones, Blaise; Leach, James; Fouladi, Maryam; Pediatrics, School of Medicine
    Background: Children ≤36 months with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) have increased long-term survival (LTS, overall survival (OS) ≥24 months). Understanding distinguishing characteristics in this population is critical to improving outcomes. Methods: Patients ≤36 months at diagnosis enrolled on the International DIPG Registry (IDIPGR) with central imaging confirmation were included. Presentation, clinical course, imaging, pathology and molecular findings were analyzed. Results: Among 1183 patients in IDIPGR, 40 were eligible (median age: 29 months). Median OS was 15 months. Twelve patients (30%) were LTS, 3 (7.5%) very long-term survivors ≥5 years. Among 8 untreated patients, median OS was 2 months. Patients enrolled in the registry but excluded from our study by central radiology review or tissue diagnosis had median OS of 7 months. All but 1 LTS received radiation. Among 32 treated patients, 1-, 2-, 3-, and 5-year OS rates were 68.8%, 31.2%, 15.6% and 12.5%, respectively. LTS had longer duration of presenting symptoms (P = .018). No imaging features were predictive of outcome. Tissue and genomic data were available in 18 (45%) and 10 patients, respectively. Among 9 with known H3K27M status, 6 had a mutation. Conclusions: Children ≤36 months demonstrated significantly more LTS, with an improved median OS of 15 months; 92% of LTS received radiation. Median OS in untreated children was 2 months, compared to 17 months for treated children. LTS had longer duration of symptoms. Excluded patients demonstrated a lower OS, contradicting the hypothesis that children ≤36 months with DIPG show improved outcomes due to misdiagnosis.