Optimizing interstitial delivery of BCNU from controlled release polymers for the treatment of brain tumors

Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 383-389

  Sipos, Eric P ^a   Tyler, Betty ^a   Piantadosi, Steven ^b   Burger, Peter C ^b   Brem, Henry ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

BCNU; Brain tumors; Drug delivery; Gliomas

Indexed keywords

CARMUSTINE; POLYMER; SEBACIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED RELEASE FORMULATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RELEASE; GLIOSARCOMA; INTRATUMORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, ALKYLATING; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CARMUSTINE; CELL LINE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DECANOIC ACIDS; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DRUG CARRIERS; DRUG IMPLANTS; GLIOSARCOMA; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MALE; POLYESTERS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0031046459     PISSN: 03445704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002800050588     Document Type: Article

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