Successful Treatment of Recurrent Li-Fraumeni Syndrome-related Choroid Plexus Carcinoma

J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2017 Nov;39(8):e473-e475. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000000965.

Abstract

The management of choroid plexus carcinoma (CPC) is challenging and multifaceted. Here, we discuss a 3-year-old girl with CPC and Li-Fraumeni syndrome who achieved full remission after surgery and chemotherapy, with radiation therapy spared. At recurrence, we used a novel, standard-dose cytotoxic chemotherapy regimen, focal proton radiation therapy, and targeted agents based on morphoproteomic analysis to achieve long-term survival. We highlight the rationale for our therapy at recurrence, as well as the risk-benefit analyses necessary in decision making for these patients. Our strategy may be effective in managing other patients with recurrent CPC and Li-Fraumeni syndrome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma / diagnosis
  • Carcinoma / etiology*
  • Carcinoma / therapy*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Choroid Plexus Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Choroid Plexus Neoplasms / etiology*
  • Choroid Plexus Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Female
  • Genes, p53
  • Germ-Line Mutation
  • Humans
  • Li-Fraumeni Syndrome / complications*
  • Li-Fraumeni Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Li-Fraumeni Syndrome / genetics
  • Li-Fraumeni Syndrome / therapy
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Neoplasm Grading
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome

Supplementary concepts

  • Choroid Plexus Carcinoma