Current Management of Adult Diffuse Infiltrative Low Grade Gliomas

Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 1-10

  Le Rhun, Emilie ^a,b,c   Taillibert, Sophie ^d   Chamberlain, Marc C ^e  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CENTRE OSCAR LAMBRET   (France)

^c Oscar Lambret center   (France)

^d PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Low grade glioma; Molecular classification and biomarkers; Neurocognitive function; Randomized clinical trials

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; LOMUSTINE; PROCARBAZINE; TEMOZOLOMIDE; VINCRISTINE;

CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; COGNITION; DIFFUSE INFILTRATIVE LOW GRADE GLIOMA; GLIOMA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LOW RISK PATIENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PREDICTION; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; ADULT; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS;

ADULT; GLIOMA; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84954240770     PISSN: 15284042     EISSN: 15346293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11910-015-0615-4     Document Type: Review

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