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Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is a rare but extremely malignant central nervous system tumor primarily affecting children that is almost universally fatal with a devastating prognosis of 8-to-12-month median survival time following diagnosis. Traditionally, DIPG has been diagnosed via MR imaging alone and treated with palliative radiation therapy. While performing surgical biopsies for these patients has been controversial, in recent years, advancements have been made in the safety and efficacy of surgical biopsy techniques, utilizing stereotactic, robotics, and intraoperative cranial nerve monitoring as well as the development of liquid biopsies that identify tumor markers in either cerebrospinal fluid or serum. With more molecular data being collected from these tumors due to more frequent biopsies being performed, multiple treatment modalities including chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, and epigenetic modifying agents continue to be developed. Numerous recent clinical trials have been completed or are currently ongoing that have shown promise in extending survival for patients with DIPG. Focused ultrasound (FUS) has also emerged as an additional promising adjunct invention used to increase the effectiveness of therapeutic agents. In this review, we discuss the current evidence to date for these advancements in the diagnosis and treatment of DIPG.

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