Boron neutron capture therapy for glioblastoma multiforme using p-boronophenylalanine and epithermal neutrons: Trial design and early clinical results

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 33, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 141-152

  Coderre, Jeffrey A ^a   Elowitz, Eric H ^b   Chadha, Manjeet ^b   Bergland, Richard ^b   Capala, Jacek ^a   Joel, Darrel D ^a   Liu, Hungyuan B ^a   Slatkin, Daniel N ^a   Chanana, Arjun D ^a  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Boron neutron capture therapy; Boronophenylalanine; Epithermal neutrons; Glioblastoma multiforme; Phase I II trial

Indexed keywords

4 BORONOPHENYLALANINE B 10; BORON DERIVATIVE; FRUCTOSE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRANIOTOMY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG BRAIN LEVEL; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TUMOR LEVEL; ERYTHEMA; FOLLOW UP; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; NUCLEAR REACTOR; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; RADIATION DOSE; SCALP; SOLUBILIZATION; TUMOR RECURRENCE; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0030997510     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1005741919442     Document Type: Article

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