Long-term survival of patients suffering from glioblastoma multiforme treated with tumor-treating fields

World Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 10, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Rulseh, Aaron M ^a   Keller, Jiří ^a,b   Klener, Jan ^a   Šroubek, Jan ^a   Dbalý, Vladimír ^a   Syrůček, Martin ^a   Tovaryš, František ^a   Vymazal, Josef ^a,b  

^a NA HOMOLCE HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Glioblastoma multiforme; Long term survival; Recurrent glioblastoma multiforme; Tumor treating fields

Indexed keywords

TEMOZOLOMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER THERAPY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; LONG TERM SURVIVAL; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SEIZURE; TUMOR TREATING FIELD THERAPY; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CANCER GRADING; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PATHOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM GRADING; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84867679540     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7819-10-220     Document Type: Article

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