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PNOS 2025

40 abstracts

6th Annual Pakistan Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Symposium (PNOS 2025) was held September 19–21, 2025 in a hybrid format, hosted by Aga Khan University (AKU) in Karachi. The meeting focused on the theme “Global Standardization in the Management of Childhood Brain Tumors” with pre-conference workshops on September 18 and main sessions from September 19–21 at the AKU Auditorium, Stadium Road.

The symposium convened multidisciplinary teams (pediatric oncology, neurosurgery, neuroradiology, neuropathology, radiation oncology, nursing, rehab) to discuss real-world challenges, new data, and collaborative models for improving outcomes in childhood brain tumors.

Pediatric Oncology AI-Based MRI Prediction of Treatment Response In Pediatric High-Grade Gliomas: A Systematic Review
Hamna Ali • Ahila Ali • Muhammad Abdullah Naveed • Nimra Saleem • Aiman Sheikh
doi.org/10.69690/ODMJ-018-0915-5226
Pediatric Oncology Shunt Revision in Tumor-Related Hydrocephalus in Pediatric Patients
Zuhaa Rehman • Farrukh Javeed
doi.org/10.69690/ODMJ-018-0915-5322
Pediatric Oncology Aggressive, Isolated Central Nervous System Non-Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Mimicking Meningioma: A Rare Pediatric Case
Shahtaj Tariq • Hamna Tariq • Hadiya Javed
doi.org/10.69690/ODMJ-018-0915-3019
Pediatric Oncology Experience of Managing Infantile High Grade Glioma at a Public-Sector Specialty Hospital in a Low-Middle-Income Country
Sana Gull • Shazia Riaz • Rahat-Ul-Ain • Laeeq Ur Rahman • Amber Goraya • Mahvish Hussain
doi.org/10.69690/ODMJ-018-0915-5233
Pediatric Oncology Coexistence of GH-Secreting Pituitary Macroadenoma, Mayer–Rokitansky–Küster–Hauser Syndrome, and Neurofibromatosis Type 1 in an Adolescent Female: A Rare Clinical Triad
Omaima Faisal • Laiba Khalid • Sabica Fatima • Naureen Mushtaq • Farrah Bashir
doi.org/10.69690/ODMJ-018-0915-5343
Pediatric Oncology Pediatric Spinal Clear Cell Meningioma (PSCLM) – A Systematic Synthesis of Existing Evidence
Sundas Irshad • Ahtesham Khizar • Haseeb Mehmood Qadri • Syeda Wila-e-Zahra • Asif Bashir
doi.org/10.69690/ODMJ-018-0915-5282
Pediatric Oncology The Outcomes of Palliative Care Consultation in Hospitalized Patients with Neuro-Oncological Disorders: A Retrospective Study
Asra Taj • Habiba Zaheer • Aisha Ambreen • Atif Waqar
doi.org/10.69690/ODMJ-018-0915-5334
Pediatric Oncology Oncolytic Virotherapy in Pediatric Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma: A Scoping Review
Abrahim Danish Durrani • Hania Fatima • Haseeb Waheed • Ashja Syed • Salaar Ahmed • Naureen Mushtaq
doi.org/10.69690/ODMJ-018-0915-5287
Pediatric Oncology Second-Course Re-irradiation Versus No Re-irradiation in Pediatric Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma: A Meta-Analysis of Survival Outcomes
Hadiya Javed • Rimsha Adnan • Wania Ahmer • Shahtaj Tariq • Hamna Tariq
doi.org/10.69690/ODMJ-018-0915-5292
Pediatric Oncology Enhancing Palliative Care Through Simulation Based Workshops for Effective Symptom Management
Gulshan Amin Mohammad Valiani • Nadia Mulji
doi.org/10.69690/ODMJ-018-0915-2817
Pediatric Oncology Outcomes of Congenital Brain Tumors: A Single Centre Experience in an LMIC
Abrahim Danish Durrani • Muhammad Hayyan Qadri • Mohammad Usman Khan • Ansab Jilani • Yasir Aziz Jaffer • Hafiza Fatima Aziz • Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
doi.org/10.69690/ODMJ-018-0915-5263
Pediatric Oncology Is the Nimotuzumab-Vinorelbine Combination Worth the Cost in Pediatric Diffuse Midline Gliomas?
Selma Çakmakcı • Arzu Yazal Erdem • Harun Demirci • Servet Güreşçi • Süheyla Aytaç Arslan • Derya Özyörük • Neriman Sarı
doi.org/10.69690/ODMJ-018-0915-5355