Reirradiation and lomustine in patients with relapsed high-grade gliomas

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 789-793

  Arcicasa, Mauro ^a   Roncadin, Mario ^a   Bidoli, Ettore ^a   Dedkov, Anatolyi ^a   Gigante, Marco ^a   Trovò, Mauro G ^a  

^a CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Glioma; Radiotherapy; Reirradiation; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; LOMUSTINE;

ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMAN; LEUKOPENIA; MALE; NAUSEA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

ADULT; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, ALKYLATING; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; LOMUSTINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 0033037881     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(98)00457-X     Document Type: Article

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