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Treatment for Children with Brain Tumours BMJ 311:1213-1214, Stevens,M.C.G.,et al, 1995 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract The overall survival for children with malignant brain tumours has not greatly improved in recent years,so that apparently innovative treatments may seem attractive,especially in cases with a poor prognosis.Problems associated with treating such children include balancing the need to provide optimum treatment for individual patients with the need to properly evaluate advances in treatment in clinical trials and determining who should be responsible for decisions about funding such treatments. Treatment abroad is rarely justified when judged on the basis of whether the treatment is available in Britain(or European Community)and whether there is accepted evidence for its clinical benefit.However,referral to specialist pediatric centres is essential.The range of daily experience in such centres allows an educated choice between established and new treatments.Close collaboration between these centres is essential for clinical trials.

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