Outcome of pediatric pineoblastoma after surgery, radiation and chemotherapy

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 89-95

  Gilheeney, Stephen W ^a,b   Saad, Ali ^c   Chi, Susan ^a,c   Turner, Christopher ^a,c   Ullrich, Nicole J ^c   Goumnerova, Liliana ^c   Scott, R Michael ^c   Marcus, Karen ^c   Lehman, Leslie ^a,c   Girolami, Umberto ^c   Kieran, Mark W ^a,c  

^a DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Outcomes; Pineoblastoma; Radiation therapy; Supratentorial PNET

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; CHLORMETHINE; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; ETOPOSIDE; LOMUSTINE; METHYLATED DNA PROTEIN CYSTEINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; PROCARBAZINE; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL TIME; TISSUE SECTION; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PINEAL GLAND; PINEALOMA; PROGNOSIS; RADIOTHERAPY; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 46949104853     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-008-9589-2     Document Type: Article

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