Optimal Treatment for Intracranial Germinoma: Can We Lower Radiation Dose Without Chemotherapy?

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 980-987

  Yen, Sang Hue ^a,b   Chen, Yi Wei ^a,b   Huang, Pin I ^a,b   Wong, Tai Tong ^a,b   Ho, Donald Ming Tak ^a,b   Chang, Kai Ping ^a,b   Liang, Muh Lii ^a,b   Chiou, Shih Hwa ^a,b   Lee, Yi Yen ^a,b   Chen, Hsin Hung ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Complication; Craniospinal irradiation; Germinoma; Radiotherapy; Whole ventricle irradiation

Indexed keywords

COMPLICATION; CRANIOSPINAL IRRADIATION; OPTIMAL TREATMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PREDICTIVE FACTORS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS; RADIATION DOSE; RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS; UNIVARIATE; WIDE-FIELD;

CHEMOTHERAPY; DOSIMETRY; IRRADIATION; RADIOTHERAPY;

RADIATION;

BLEOMYCIN; CISPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE; VINBLASTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN CANCER; BRAIN RADIATION; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CALCULATION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; INTRACRANIAL GERMINOMA; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RADIATION DOSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPTIC SHOCK; THERAPY EFFECT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GERMINOMA; HUMANS; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953587766     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.06.035     Document Type: Article

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