A Multicenter Study of the Prognosis and Treatment of Adult Brain Ependymal Tumors

Cancer

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1221-1229

  Reni, Michele ^a   Brandes, Alba Ariela ^b   Vavassori, Vittorio ^c   Cavallo, Giovanna ^d   Casagrande, Federica ^c   Vastola, Francesca ^b   Magli, Alessandro ^c   Franzin, Alberto ^a   Basso, Umberto ^b   Villa, Eugenio ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c OSPEDALE DI CIRCOLO   (Italy)

^d BELLARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adult patients; Chemotherapy; Ependymoma; Prognosis; Radiotherapy; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN RADIATION; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIOSURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOTHERAPY; SALVAGE THERAPY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 12144287205     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.20074     Document Type: Article

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