Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on diagnosis and management of new brain tumours in children and young people (aged < 16 years old) in the UK
This is the first UK study investigating the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on CYP with a new brain tumour diagnosis. CYP diagnosed during the pandemic had comparable clinical presentations, times to diagnosis and treatment, and clinical outcomes. This suggests that acute paediatric neuro-oncology services were resilient in the face of pandemic-related restrictions and service adaptations.
Authors
- Sara Venturini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2653-8533)
- G.A. Amos Burke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2671-9972)
- R. Ian Casson
- Midhun Mohan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4813-1195)
- Ibrahim Jalloh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5345-5928)
- Kalsoom Akhter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0628-5951)
- Donald Macarthur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4105-1846)
- Shivani Rajkumar
- John‐Paul Kilday (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0539-215X)
- Andrew Dapaah
- Elizabeth Calton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3662-8401)
Institutions
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (GB)
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit (GB)
- Royal Manchester Children's Hospital (GB)
- University of Birmingham (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Child s Nervous System
- Published
- 2025-08-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-025-06928-9
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Action Medical Research