Abstract:Objective To study the clinical features of children with recurrent medulloblastoma(MB)and treatment regimens.Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on 101 children with recurrent MB who were admitted to the hospital from August 1,2011 to July 31,2017.The children were followed up to July 31,2020.The Kaplan-Meier method was used for survival analysis.The Cox regression model was used for multivariate regression analysis.Results Of the 101 children,95 underwent remission induction therapy,among whom 51 had response,resulting in a response rate of 54%.The median overall survival(OS)time after recurrence was 13 months,and the 1-,3-,and 5-year OS rates were 50.5%±5.0%,19.8%±4.0%,and 10%±3.3%respectively.There was no significant difference in the 5-year OS rate between the children with different ages(<3 years or 3-18 years),sexes,pathological types,or Change stages,between the children with or without radiotherapy before recurrence or re-irradiation after recurrence,and between the children with different times to recurrence(<12 months or≥12 months after surgery)(P>0.05).There were significant differences in the 5-year OS rate between the children with or without reoperation after recurrence and between the children with different recurrence sites(P<0.05).The children with reoperation after recurrence had a significantly longer survival time than those without reoperation(P=0.007),and the risk of death in children undergoing reoperation after recurrence was 0.389 times(95%confidence interval:0.196-0.774)that in children who did not undergo such reoperation.Conclusions As for the recurrence of MB,although remission induction therapy again can achieve remission,such children still have a short survival time.Only reoperation can significantly prolong survival time,and therefore,early reoperation can be considered to improve the outcome of children with recurrent MB.