Long term survivors of childhood brain stem gliomas treated with hyperfractionated radiotherapy: Clinical characteristics and treatment related toxicities

Cancer

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 555-562

  Freeman, Carolyn R ^a,f   Bourgouin, Pierre M ^b   Sanford, R Alex ^c   Cohen, Michael E ^d   Friedman, Henry S ^e   Kun, Larry E ^c  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NOTRE DAME HOSPITAL   (Canada)

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

^d ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f c/o Pediatric Oncology Group ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

brain stem tumors; hyperfractionated radiotherapy; radiotherapy; treatment

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; GROWTH HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM TUMOR; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; GLIOMA; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; SEIZURE; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; BRAIN STEM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030024163     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0142(19960201)77:3<555::AID-CNCR19>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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