Recurrent cerebellar gliomas: Salvage therapy with oral etoposide

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 200-204

  Chamberlain, Marc C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE; LOMUSTINE; PROCARBAZINE; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN SURGERY; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CEREBELLUM TUMOR; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0030937176     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088307389701200309     Document Type: Article

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