Hyperfractionated radiotherapy and chemotherapy for childhood ependymoma: Final results of the first prospective AIEOP (Associazione Italiana di Ematologia-Oncologia Pediatrica) study

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1336-1345

  Massimino, Maura ^a   Gandola, Lorenza ^a   Giangaspero, Felice ^b   Sandri, Alessandro ^c   Valagussa, Pinuccia ^a   Perilongo, Giorgio ^g   Garrè, Maria Luisa ^e   Ricardi, Umberto ^d   Forni, Marco ^c   Genitori, Lorenzo ^c   Scarzello, Giovanni ^g   Spreafico, Filippo ^a   Barra, Salvina ^f   Mascarin, Maurizio ^h   Pollo, Bianca ⁱ   Gardiman, Martina ^g   Cama, Armando ^e   Navarria, Pierina ^a   Brisigotti, Maurizio ^j   Collini, Paola ^a   Balter, Rita ^k   Fidani, Paola ^l   Stefanelli, Maurizio ^m   Burnelli, Roberta ⁿ   Potepan, Paolo ^a   Podda, Marta ^a   Sotti, Guido ^g   Madon, Enrico ^c   more..

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c OIRM   (Italy)

^d Department of Radiotherapy   (Italy)

^e G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^h CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

ⁱ DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^j UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^k Ospedale Borgo Roma   (Italy)

^l BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^m Ospedale Silvestrini   (Italy)

ⁿ Ospedale M Malpighi   (Italy)

more..

Author keywords

Adjuvant therapy for ependymoma; Childhood ependymoma; Hyperfractionated radiotherapy in ependymoma

Indexed keywords

CHEMOTHERAPY; DISEASES; FRACTIONATION; RADIOTHERAPY; SURGERY;

FRACTIONATED RADIOTHERAPY; RESIDUAL DISEASES;

ONCOLOGY;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; ETOPOSIDE; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN VEIN; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CEREBELLUM TUMOR; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; EPENDYMOMA; GRAM NEGATIVE SEPSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METASTASIS; MORBIDITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROTOXICITY; NEUTROPENIA; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD METASTASIS; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; THROMBOCYTHEMIA; TOXICITY; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 12144289320     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2003.08.030     Document Type: Article

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