Visual improvement despite radiologically stable disease after treatment with carboplatin in children with progressive low-grade optic/thalamic gliomas

American Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 572-577

  Mitchell, Anne E ^a   Elder, James E ^a   Mackey, David A ^a   Waters, Keith D ^a   Ashley, David M ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carboplatin; Chemotherapy; Optic thalmic glioma; Vision

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER GRADING; CANCER GROWTH; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMAN; MALE; OPTIC NERVE GLIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, ALKYLATING; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CARBOPLATIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; NEUTROPENIA; OPTIC CHIASM; OPTIC NERVE NEOPLASMS; REMISSION INDUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THALAMUS; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 0035693505     PISSN: 01928562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-200112000-00004     Document Type: Article

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