Preradiation chemotherapy of children and young adults with malignant brain tumors: Results of the german pilot trial HIT'88/'89

Klinische Padiatrie

Volumn 210, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 227-233

  Kühl, Joachim ^a,n   Müller, Hermann L ^a   Berthold, Frank ^b   Kortmann, Rolf D ^k   Deinlein, Frank ^a   Maaß, Eberhard ^f   Graf, Norbert ^c   Gnekow, Astrid ^g   Scheurlen, Wolfram ^h   Göbel, Ulrich ^d   Wolff, Johannes E A ^e   Bamberg, Michael ^k   Kaatsch, Peter ^l   Kleihues, Paul ⁱ   Rating, Dietz ^m   Sörensen, Nils ^a   Wiestler, Otmar D ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF AUGSBURG   (Germany)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^j UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^k UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^l JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^m UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

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Author keywords

Children and young adults; Malignant brain tumors; Preradiation chemotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CISPLATIN; CYTARABINE; ETOPOSIDE; IFOSFAMIDE; MESNA; METHOTREXATE; PROCARBAZINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 7344224897     PISSN: 03008630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1043883     Document Type: Article

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