Mohamed El Beltagy

Publications

• Case Study   
  Adjuvant Radiation Therapy on Outcomes of G2 Localized Intracranial Ependymoma: A Single Lower-Middle-Income Country Center Report
  Author(s): Mohamed Saad Zaghloul, Eman Eldebawy, Amal Refaat, Hala Taha, Marwa Magdy, Mohamed El Beltagy and Marwa Aboalsoud*
  
  Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of ART on survival outcomes in G2 ependymomas, as well as to identify key prognostic factors in children treated at a single institution in a lower-middle-income country (LMIC). Methods: A retrospective study included 131 children with pathologically confirmed grade 2 intracranial ependymoma treated in a single LMIC institution. Children were diagnosed between January 2008 and December 2022. Approval of Scientific and Medical Advisory Committee (SMAC) and the Institutional Review Board (IRB) was obtained. Results: After a median follow-up of 3.7 years, 81.7% were alive, and 70.2% were free of disease. The 5-year event-free survival (EFS) rate was 69% of those who received ART, compared with 57% in those who received surgery alone (P = 0.017). Gross total resection (GTR) was associated with a higher 5-year overall survival (OS) of 85% compar.. Read More»
  

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