Upfront Chemotherapy and Involved-Field Radiotherapy Results in More Relapses Than Extended Radiotherapy for Intracranial Germinomas: Modification in Radiotherapy Volume Might Be Needed

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 667-671

  Eom, Keun Yong ^a   Kim, Il Han ^a,b   Park, Charn Il ^a   Kim, Hak Jae ^a   Kim, Jin Ho ^a   Kim, Kyubo ^a   Kim, Seung Ki ^a   Wang, Kyu Chang ^a   Cho, Byung Gyu ^a   Jung, Hee Won ^a   Heo, Dae Seog ^a   Kang, Hyoung Jin ^a   Shin, Hee Young ^a   Ahn, Hyo Seop ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chemoradiotherapy; Intracranial germinoma; Radiation volume

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIOTHERAPY; TISSUE CULTURE;

CHEMOTHERAPY PLUS RADIOTHERAPY (CRT); INTRACRANIAL GERMINOMA;

CHEMOTHERAPY;

BLEOMYCIN; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; ETOPOSIDE; HYDROXYUREA; LOMUSTINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; PROCARBAZINE; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RELAPSE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERM CELL TUMOR; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION DOSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SALVAGE THERAPY; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; GERMINOMA; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 44349168168     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.01.061     Document Type: Article

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