Influence of location and extent of surgical resection on survival of patients with glioblastoma multiforme: Results of three consecutive radiation therapy oncology group (RTOG) clinical trials

International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 239-244

  Simpson, J R ^a   Horton, J ^b   Scott, C ^c   Curran, W J ^d   Rubin, P ^e   Fischbach, J ^f   Isaacson, S ^g   Rotman, M ^h   Asbell, S O ⁱ   Nelson, J S ^j   Weinstein, A S ^c   Nelson, D F ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Department of Radiation Oncology   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^f Latter Day Saints Hospital   (United States)

^g Columbia Presbyterian ^*  (United States)

^h SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ Albert Einstein/N Div ^*  (United States)

^j Armed Forces Institute of Pathology   (United States)

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Author keywords

Extent of resection; Glioblastoma; Tumor site; Tumor size

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; FRONTAL LOBE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL LOBE; TUMOR BIOPSY; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FRONTAL LOBE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARIETAL LOBE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 0027245492     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(93)90203-8     Document Type: Article

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