Results of treatment of patients with gestational trophoblastic neoplasia referred to the brewer trophoblastic disease Center after failure of treatment elsewhere (1979-2006)

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 535-540

  Lurain, John R ^a,b   Hoekstra, Anna V ^a   Schink, Julian C ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Prentice Women's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Gestational trophoblastic neoplasia; Human chorionic gonadotropin

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DACTINOMYCIN; ETOPOSIDE; FOLINIC ACID; METHOTREXATE; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER RELAPSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOTHERAPY; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TROPHOBLASTIC TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL TROPHOBLASTIC NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; METHOTREXATE; PATIENT TRANSFER; PREGNANCY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 48949099859     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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