Multicentre prospective collection of newly diagnosed glioblastoma patients: Update on the Lombardia experience

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 77-83

  Salmaggi, Andrea ^a   Silvani, Antonio ^a   Merli, Rossella ^b   Caroli, Manuela ^c   Tomei, Giustino ^d   Russo, Annamaria ^e   Riva, Maurizio ^f   Marchioni, Enrico ^g   Imbesi, Francesca ^h  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^d OSPEDALE DI CIRCOLO   (Italy)

^e SANT ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f Ospedale di Lodi   (Italy)

^g C MONDINO NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^h Policlinico di Monza   (Italy)

Author keywords

Glioblastoma; Pattern of care; Prognostic factors; Prospective study; Survival

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CARMUSTINE; CISPLATIN; LOMUSTINE; NAVELBINE; NIMUSTINE; PACLITAXEL; TEMOZOLOMIDE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN SURGERY; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER GRADING; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; GLIOMA; GLIOSARCOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; ONSET AGE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOIMMUNOTHERAPY; SEIZURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICONVULSANTS; BIOPSY; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DRUG THERAPY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOTHERAPY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 43849092445     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-008-0865-x     Document Type: Article

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