High-dose radiotherapy to 78 Gy with or without temozolomide for high grade gliomas

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 343-348

  Watkins, John M ^a   Marshall, David T ^a   Patel, Sunil ^a   Giglio, Pierre ^a   Herrin, Amy E ^b   Garrett Mayer, Elizabeth ^b   Jenrette III, Joseph M ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dose escalation; High grade glioma; Radiotherapy; Temozolomide

Indexed keywords

CARMUSTINE; LOMUSTINE; PROCARBAZINE; TEMOZOLOMIDE; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN NECROSIS; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; GLIOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NEUROTOXICITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; RADIATION DOSE; SKIN TOXICITY; STEREOTACTIC BIOPSY; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, ALKYLATING; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DACARBAZINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; GLIOMA; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349157176     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-008-9779-y     Document Type: Article

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