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Personalized combination therapy for diffuse midline glioma: A case report

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    • Mengqi Sun
    • Jizhou Zheng
    • Long Gong
    • Zihuang Li
    • Lijun Wang
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    Affiliations: Department of Radiation Oncology, Shenzhen People's Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College of Jinan University, The First Affiliated Hospital of Southern University of Science and Technology), Shenzhen, Guangdong 518000, P.R. China
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Abstract

The present study aimed to analyze the efficacy of personalized combination therapy for patients with H3K27M mutant diffuse midline glioma (DMG) so as to explore new treatment options for further clinical research. The clinical data and prognosis of a patient with H3K27M mutant DMG are summarized and discussed in the context of the relevant literature. The patient was a 20‑year‑old female diagnosed with DMG treated with a combination of surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, electric field therapy, immunotherapy and targeted therapy. An overall survival time of 28 months was achieved. In summary, personalized treatment strategies are expected to provide longer‑lasting survival benefits for patients with DMG.
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Sun M, Zheng J, Gong L, Li Z and Wang L: Personalized combination therapy for diffuse midline glioma: A case report. Oncol Lett 29: 234, 2025.
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Sun, M., Zheng, J., Gong, L., Li, Z., & Wang, L. (2025). Personalized combination therapy for diffuse midline glioma: A case report. Oncology Letters, 29, 234. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2025.14980
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Sun, M., Zheng, J., Gong, L., Li, Z., Wang, L."Personalized combination therapy for diffuse midline glioma: A case report". Oncology Letters 29.5 (2025): 234.
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Sun, M., Zheng, J., Gong, L., Li, Z., Wang, L."Personalized combination therapy for diffuse midline glioma: A case report". Oncology Letters 29, no. 5 (2025): 234. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2025.14980
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Sun M, Zheng J, Gong L, Li Z and Wang L: Personalized combination therapy for diffuse midline glioma: A case report. Oncol Lett 29: 234, 2025.
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Sun, M., Zheng, J., Gong, L., Li, Z., & Wang, L. (2025). Personalized combination therapy for diffuse midline glioma: A case report. Oncology Letters, 29, 234. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2025.14980
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Sun, M., Zheng, J., Gong, L., Li, Z., Wang, L."Personalized combination therapy for diffuse midline glioma: A case report". Oncology Letters 29.5 (2025): 234.
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Sun, M., Zheng, J., Gong, L., Li, Z., Wang, L."Personalized combination therapy for diffuse midline glioma: A case report". Oncology Letters 29, no. 5 (2025): 234. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2025.14980
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