Long-term follow-up of dose-adapted and reduced-field radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy for central nervous system germinoma

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1449-1456

  Jensen, Ashley W ^a   Issa Laack, Nadia N ^a   Buckner, Jan C ^a   Schomberg, Paula J ^a   Wetmore, Cynthia J ^a   Brown, Paul D ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Germ cell tumor; Germinoma; Neoadjuvant therapy; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CANCER RECURRENCE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; COMPLETE RESPONSE; CRANIOSPINAL IRRADIATION; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; GERM CELLS; GERMINOMA; HIGH-RISK PATIENTS; LARGER FIELDS; LOCAL FIELDS; LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP; NEOADJUVANT THERAPY; PLATINUM-BASED CHEMOTHERAPY; PRE-TREATMENT; RADIATION MONOTHERAPY; TUMOR CONTROL;

CELLS; CHEMOTHERAPY; IRRADIATION; PLATINUM; RADIATION; RADIOTHERAPY; TUMORS;

DIAGNOSIS;

BLEOMYCIN; CARBOPLATIN; CARMUSTINE; CISPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE; IFOSFAMIDE; PLATINUM; STREPTOZOCIN; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN RADIATION; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENINGIOMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; RADIATION DOSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ADJUVANT THERAPY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN TUMOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; REMISSION; SURVIVAL RATE; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; CISPLATIN; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; ETOPOSIDE; GERMINOMA; HUMANS; MALE; NEOADJUVANT THERAPY; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; REMISSION INDUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955507145     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.06.077     Document Type: Article

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