Current evidence of temozolomide and bevacizumab in treatment of gliomas

Neurological Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 167-183

  Nanegrungsunk, Danop ^a   Onchan, Wimrak ^a   Chattipakorn, Nipon ^a   Chattipakorn, Siriporn C ^a  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Autophagy; Bevacizumab; Glioma; Temozolomide

Indexed keywords

ACUTE MOTOR AXONAL NEUROPATHY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DEMYELINATING NEUROPATHY; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYELITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; ANIMAL; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CELL DEATH; DRUG EFFECTS; GLIOMA; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ALKYLATING AGENT; ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITOR; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BEVACIZUMAB; DACARBAZINE; TEMOZOLOMIDE;

ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITORS; ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, ALKYLATING; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BEVACIZUMAB; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CELL DEATH; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DACARBAZINE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL;

EID: 84919342660     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: 17431328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1743132814Y.0000000423     Document Type: Review

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