Treatment of infants with malignant gliomas: The pediatric oncology group experience

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 28, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 245-256

  Duffner, Patricia K ^a,b,i   Krischer, Jeffrey P ^c   Burger, Peter C ^d   Cohen, Michael E ^a,b   Backstrom, James W ^a   Horowitz, Marc E ^e   Sanford, Robert A ^f   Friedman, Henry S ^g,h   Kun, Larry E ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h Pediatric Oncology Group   (United States)

ⁱ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Infant brain tumors; Malignant gliomas

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; VINCRISTINE;

CANCER GRADING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METASTASIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 0029956027     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00250203     Document Type: Review

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