Locally delivered chemotherapy and repeated surgery can improve survival in glioblastoma patients

Italian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 43-48

  Boiardi, A ^a   Eoli, M ^a   Pozzi, A ^a   Salmaggi, A ^a   Broggi, G ^a   Silvani, A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Glioblastoma; Locoregional chemotherapy; Mitoxantrone

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BLEOMYCIN; CARMUSTINE; CISPLATIN; LOMUSTINE; MITOXANTRONE; PROCARBAZINE; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; REOPERATION; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BLEOMYCIN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CARMUSTINE; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; CISPLATIN; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; DRUG EVALUATION; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; LOMUSTINE; MIDDLE AGED; MITOXANTRONE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PROCARBAZINE; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; REOPERATION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VINCRISTINE;

EID: 0032945557     PISSN: 03920461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100720050009     Document Type: Article

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