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The cochlear dose and the age at radiotherapy predict severe hearing loss after passive scattering proton therapy and cisplatin in children with medulloblastoma.
This study identified two risk factors associated with severe hearing loss (HL) in children with medulloblastoma treated with PSPT, which are patient age <7 years at radiotherapy and a mean cochlear dose (Dmc) ≥36 Gy. Among the 79 patients included in this study, 27 patients (34%) had grade 3-4 HL. The predicted 3-year incidence of grade 3-4 HL was 40.0% and 66.7% for children with Dmc ≥36 Gy and age at radiotherapy ≥7 and <7 years (p=0.042). It was 8.9% and 15.6% for children with Dmc <36 Gy and age at radiotherapy ≥7 and <7 years (p=0.78).