Challenging cytomegalovirus data in glioblastoma

Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 165-

  Wick, Wolfgang ^a   Wick, Antje ^a   Platten, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARLY ANTIGEN; VALGANCICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; GANCICLOVIR;

CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER THERAPY; COMPASSIONATE USE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DRUG EXPOSURE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; LETTER; LONG TERM CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COMPLICATION; PATHOGENICITY; PROGNOSIS; VIROLOGY;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; GANCICLOVIR; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 84891553747     PISSN: 15228517     EISSN: 15235866     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/not212     Document Type: Letter

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