Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for high-risk brain tumors in children

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 337-347

  Cheuk, Daniel Ka Leung ^a   Lee, Tsz Leung ^a   Chiang, Alan Kwok Shing ^a   Ha, Shau Yin ^a   Chan, Godfrey Chi Fung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; Brain tumor; Children; Relapse

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; LIVER ENZYME; THIOTEPA;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; AUTOLOGOUS HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER RELAPSE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLITIS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENGRAFTMENT SYNDROME; ENTEROCOCCAL INFECTION; EPENDYMOMA; EXTERNAL OTITIS; FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA; FEMALE; GERM CELL TUMOR; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; LIVER TOXICITY; LIVER VEIN OBSTRUCTION; LIVER VENOOCCLUSIVE DISEASE; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; MYCOSIS; NEPHROTOXICITY; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMOCYSTOSIS; PNEUMONIA; PNEUMOTHORAX; RECURRENT CANCER; RHABDOID TUMOR; SALVAGE THERAPY; SEIZURE; SIDE EFFECT; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38049048723     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-007-9478-0     Document Type: Article

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