Chemotherapy for pediatric brain tumors

Seminars in Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 320-332

  Kedar, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; ETOPOSIDE; LOMUSTINE; PREDNISONE; PROCARBAZINE; VINCRISTINE;

BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CELL CYCLE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; DRUG SENSITIVITY; GLIOMA; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NEUROTOXICITY; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; OPTIC NERVE GLIOMA; REVIEW;

EID: 0031469746     PISSN: 10719091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1071-9091(97)80017-4     Document Type: Article

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