Temozolomide in patients with melanoma brain metastases treated with whole brain irradiation;Temozolomida en pacientes con metástasis cerebrales de melanoma tratados con irradiación holocraneal

Medicina Clinica

Volumn 122, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 413-415

  Conill, Carlos ^a   Fernández Ibiza, Jaime ^a   Malvehy, Josep ^a   Puig, Susana ^a,b   Sánchez, Marcelo ^a   Castel, Teresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brain metastases; Chemotherapy; Malignant melanoma; Radiotherapy; Temozolomide

Indexed keywords

TEMOZOLOMIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN RADIATION; CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MELANOMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2442604755     PISSN: 00257753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13059545     Document Type: Article

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