Grossly-resected synovial sarcoma treated by the German and Italian pediatric soft tissue sarcoma cooperative groups: Discussion on the role of adjuvant therapies

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 11-17

  Brecht, Ines B ^a,e   Ferrari, Andrea ^b   Int Veen, Christoph ^a   Schuck, Andreas ^c   Mattke, Adrian C ^a   Casanova, Michela ^b   Bisogno, Gianni ^d   Carli, Modesto ^d   Koscielniak, Ewa ^a   Treuner, Joern ^a  

^a Olgahospital ^*  (Germany)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^e OLGAHOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adjuvant chemotherapy; Gross resection; Pediatric soft tissue sarcomas; Prognostic factors; Radiotherapy; Synovial sarcoma

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DACTINOMYCIN; DOXORUBICIN; IFOSFAMIDE; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RELAPSE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EUROPE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; ORGANIZATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; RISK FACTOR; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; SYNOVIAL SARCOMA; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; SARCOMA, SYNOVIAL; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 28844499178     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.20502     Document Type: Review

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