Combined postoperative irradiation and chemotherapy for anaplastic ependymomas in childhood: Results of the German prospective trials HIT 88/89 and HIT 91

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 287-295

  Timmermann, Beate ^a   Kortmann, Rolf Dieter ^a   Kühl, Joachim ^b   Meisner, Christoph ^a   Slavc, Irene ^c   Pietsch, Thorsten ^d   Bamberg, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaplastic ependymoma; Chemotherapy; Children; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CISPLATIN; CYTARABINE; ETOPOSIDE; FOLINATE CALCIUM; IFOSFAMIDE; LOMUSTINE; METHOTREXATE; VINCRISTINE;

ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0033958949     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(99)00414-9     Document Type: Article

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