Hyperfractionated craniospinal radiotherapy and adjuvant chemotherapy for children with newly diagnosed medulloblastoma and other primitive neuroectodermal tumors

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1155-1161

  Allen, Jeffrey C ^a,b   Donahue, Bernadine ^a   DaRosso, Robert ^a   Nirenberg, Anita ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Medulloblastoma; Primitive neuroectodermal tumor; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; ETOPOSIDE; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; PLACEBO; VINCRISTINE;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CYTOLOGY; ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RECURRENT DISEASE; REMISSION; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NEUROECTODERMAL TUMORS, PRIMITIVE; PILOT PROJECTS; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 0030443299     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(96)00450-6     Document Type: Article

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