A study of concurrent radiochemotherapy with paclitaxel in glioblastoma multiforme

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 84-87

  Julka, P K ^a   Awasthy, B S ^a   Rath, G K ^a   Agarwal, S ^a   Varna, T ^a   Mahapatra, A K ^a   Singh, R ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Concurrent; Glioblastoma; Multiforme; Paclitaxel; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; PACLITAXEL; RANITIDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TOXICITY; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SKULL IRRADIATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM, RESIDUAL; PACLITAXEL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION-SENSITIZING AGENTS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0034113710     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1673.2000.00776.x     Document Type: Article

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