Prospective evaluation of the International Neuroblastoma Staging System (INSS) and the International Neuroblastoma Response Criteria (INRC) in a multicentre setting

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 606-611

  Castel, V ^a   Garcia Miguel, P ^b   Canete, A ^a   Melero, C ^c   Navajas, A ^d   Ruiz Jimenez, J I ^e   Navarro, S ^f   Badal, M D ^g  

^a HOSPITAL INFANTIL LA FE   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL INFANTIL LA PAZ   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL DE CRUCES   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA ARRIXACA   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

Author keywords

INSS; Neural crest tumours; Neuroblastoma

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEUROBLASTOMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEURAL CREST; NEUROBLASTOMA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0033119675     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(98)00395-5     Document Type: Article

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