The early successful treatment of glioblastoma patients with modified boron neutron capture therapy: Report of two cases

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 159-165

  Kawabata, Shinji ^a   Miyatake, Shin Ichi ^a   Kajimoto, Yoshinaga ^a   Kuroda, Yuzo ^a   Kuroiwa, Toshihiko ^a   Imahori, Yoshio ^b   Kirihata, Mitsunori ^c   Sakurai, Yoshinori ^d   Kobayashi, Tohru ^d   Ono, Koji ^d  

^a OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

BNCT; BPA; BSH; Epithermal neutron; Glioblastoma

Indexed keywords

4 BORONOPHENYLALANINE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BETA INTERFERON; BOROCAPTATE; BORON DERIVATIVE; NIMUSTINE; THALLIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOTOMY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; MALE; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOSURGERY; RECURRENT CANCER; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TEMPORAL LOBE; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 10744230016     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:NEON.0000003751.67562.8e     Document Type: Article

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