Preliminary results from a phase II trial of conformal radiation therapy and evaluation of radiation-related CNS effects for pediatric patients with localized ependymoma

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 15, 2004, Pages 3156-3162

  Merchant, Thomas E ^a   Mulhern, Raymond K ^a   Krasin, Matthew J ^a   Kun, Larry E ^a   Williams, Tani ^a   Li, Chenghong ^a   Xiong, Xiaoping ^a   Khan, Raja B ^a   Lustig, Robert H ^a   Boop, Frederick A ^a   Sanford, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER GRADING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME; BRAIN; BRAIN TUMOR; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SURVIVAL RATE;

BRAIN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 4143069338     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2004.11.142     Document Type: Article

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