Improved outcome of central nervous system germ cell tumors: Implications for the role of risk-adapted intensive chemotherapy

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 458-465

  Yoo, Keon Hee ^a   Lee, Soo Hyun ^a   Lee, Jeehun ^a   Sung, Ki Woong ^a   Jung, Hye Lim ^a   Koo, Hong Hoe ^a   Lim, Do Hoon ^a   Kim, Jong Hyun ^a   Shin, Hyung Jin ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Drug therapy; Germ cell and embryonal; Neoplasms; Survival

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; TUMOR MARKER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CHILD; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; METABOLISM; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NEOPLASM; PATHOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; RADIOTHERAPY; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952311947     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2010.25.3.458     Document Type: Article

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