Histologic evidence of a radiosensitizing effect of Taxol in patients with astrocytomas

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 245-251

  Wehbe, Tarek ^a,b   Glantz, Michael ^a   Choy, Hak ^a   Glantz, Lisa ^a   Cortez, Selina ^a   Akerley III, Wallace ^a   Mills, Pam ^a   Cole, Bernard ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocytoma; Chemotherapy; Radiosensitization; Radiotherapy; Taxol; Tumor recurrence

Indexed keywords

PACLITAXEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CELL NUCLEUS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG INFUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION NECROSIS; RADIOSENSITIZATION; SKULL IRRADIATION; SYMPTOM; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; ASTROCYTOMA; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACLITAXEL; RADIATION-SENSITIZING AGENTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031757384     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005710710418     Document Type: Article

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