A randomized trial on dose-response in radiation therapy of low-grade cerebral glioma: European organization for research and treatment of cancer (EORTC) study 22844

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 549-556

  Karim, Abul B M F ^a   Maat, Ben ^b   Hatlevoll, Reidulv ^c   Menten, Johan ^d   Rutten, Ewald H J M ^e   Thomas, David G T ^b   Mascarenhas, Francisco ^f   Horiot, Jean C ^g   Parvinen, Leena M ^h   Van Reijn, Matthijs ⁱ   Jager, Jos J ^j   Fabrini, Maria G ^k   Van Alphen, August M ^a   Hamers, Han P ^l   Gaspar, Luis ^m   Noordman, Eva ⁿ   Pierart, Marianne ^o   Van Glabbeke, Martine ^o  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b BV Institute ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^e RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

^g DIJON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^h Turku Central Hospital   (Finland)

ⁱ Hospital Enschede   (Netherlands)

^j MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^k UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PISA   (Italy)

^l Department of Radiation Oncology   (Netherlands)

^m UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

ⁿ TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^o EORTC DATA CENTER   (Belgium)

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Author keywords

Low grade glioma; Prognostic factors; Radiotherapeutic dose response; T of the TNM staging classification

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLIOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 10544231454     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(96)00352-5     Document Type: Article

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