“Coming Full Circle”: Reintroduction of Radiotherapy Delaying Chemotherapy Followed by Craniospinal Radiotherapy for Infants With Medulloblastoma

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Disclosures: Dr. Gottardo has disclosed that he has not received any financial interests, arrangements, affiliations, or commercial interests with the manufacturers of any products discussed in this article or their competitors.

Correspondence: Nicholas G. Gottardo, MBChB, PhD, Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Oncology and Hematology, Perth Children’s Hospital, Perth, WA, Australia. Email: nick.gottardo@health.wa.gov.au
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