Radiation and chemotherapy improve outcome in oligodendroglioma

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 399-403

  Allison, Ron R ^a,b   Schulsinger, Alan ^a   Vongtama, Vitune ^a   Barry, Timothy ^a   Shin, Kyu H ^a  

^a ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BUFFALO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Oligodendroglioma; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

CARMUSTINE; LOMUSTINE; PROCARBAZINE; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAPLASTIC CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CARMUSTINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOMUSTINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; PROCARBAZINE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; VINCRISTINE;

EID: 0030964081     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(96)00452-X     Document Type: Article

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