Comment on: Ketogenic diet treatment in recurrent diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma in children: A safety and feasibility study

Alexandre Perez^{1

2}, Laura Merlini³, Moatasem El-Ayadi^{1

2

4}, Christian Korff⁵, Marc Ansari^{1

2}, André O von Bueren^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
² Department of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, CANSEARCH Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
³ Department of Pediatric Radiology, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
⁴ Department of Pediatric Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
⁵ Department of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatric Neurology Unit, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.

Comment

Alexandre Perez et al. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2019 Jul.

. 2019 Jul;66(7):e27664.

doi: 10.1002/pbc.27664. Epub 2019 Feb 15.

Alexandre Perez^{1

2}, Laura Merlini³, Moatasem El-Ayadi^{1

2

4}, Christian Korff⁵, Marc Ansari^{1

2}, André O von Bueren^{1

2}

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
² Department of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, CANSEARCH Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
³ Department of Pediatric Radiology, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
⁴ Department of Pediatric Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
⁵ Department of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatric Neurology Unit, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.

No abstract available

Keywords: brain tumor; brainstem tumor; children; diet; ketogenic; metabolic alteration.

Comment on

Ketogenic diet treatment in recurrent diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma in children: A safety and feasibility study.
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