Carboplatinum and vincristine chemotherapy for central nervous system gliofibroma: Case report and review of the literature

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 756-760

  Suarez, Carlos R ^a,b   Raj, Ashok B ^a   Bertolone, Salvatore J ^a   Coventry, Susan ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b PONCE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Gliofibroma; Pediatric brain tumors

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; VINCRISTINE;

BONE MARROW TOXICITY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; DOSE RESPONSE; FIBROMA; GLIOFIBROMA; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANCY; INFANT; MALE; NEPHROTOXICITY; OTOTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; TOXICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CARBOPLATIN; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROGLIA; REMISSION INDUCTION; VINCRISTINE;

EID: 9644255755     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-200411000-00014     Document Type: Review

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