Medical treatment of brain metastases from solid tumours

FORUM - Trends in Experimental and Clinical Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 137-148

  Cappuzzo, F ^a   Mazzoni, F ^a   Maestri, A ^a   Di Stefano, A ^a   Calandri, C ^a   Crino, L ^a  

^a BELLARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain metastases; Chemotherapy; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN; DOXORUBICIN; EPIPODOPHYLLOTOXIN DERIVATIVE; ETOPOSIDE; FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID; FOTEMUSTINE; GEMCITABINE; IFOSFAMIDE; LOMUSTINE; METHOTREXATE; MITOMYCIN; NAVELBINE; PACLITAXEL; TENIPOSIDE; VINBLASTINE;

BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN RADIATION; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; LUNG CANCER; MELANOMA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SOLID TUMOR; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADENOCARCINOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MELANOMA; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033913990     PISSN: 11218142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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