Induction chemotherapy followed by reduced-volume radiation therapy for newly diagnosed central nervous system germinoma

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 66-72

  Sawamura, Yutaka ^a   Shirato, Hiroki ^a   Ikeda, Jun ^a   Tada, Mitsuhiro ^a   Ishi, Nobuaki ^a   Kato, Tsutomu ^a   Abe, Hiroshi ^a   Fujieda, Kenji ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Chemotherapy; Germinoma; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE; IFOSFAMIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN RADIATION; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031975599     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1998.88.1.0066     Document Type: Article

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