An attempt to treat pediatric intracranial αFP and βHCG secreting germ cell tumors with chemotherapy alone. SFOP experience with 18 cases

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 229-239

  Baranzelli, M C ^a   Patte, C ^b   Bouffet, E ^c   Portas, M ^d   Mechinaud Lacroix, F ^e   Sariban, E ^f   Roche, H ^g   Kalifa, C ^b  

^a CENTRE OSCAR LAMBRET   (France)

^b INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

^c CENTRE LÉON BÉRARD   (France)

^d TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^e Centre Hospitaler Regional et Univ   (France)

^f Reine Fabiola Hospital   (Belgium)

^g INSTITUT CLAUDIUS REGAUD   (France)

Author keywords

Brain neoplasm; Chemotherapy; Children; Germ cell tumors; Markers; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; BLEOMYCIN; CARBOPLATIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; ETOPOSIDE; IFOSFAMIDE; VINBLASTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; PROGNOSIS; RELAPSE; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

ADOLESCENT; ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; FEMALE; GERMINOMA; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031931016     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005863601481     Document Type: Article

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