Chemotherapy, Delayed Radiation and Brain Tumors

J Gordon Millichap

doi:10.15844/pedneurbriefs-7-6-9

Chemotherapy, Delayed Radiation and Brain Tumors

Pediatric Neurology Briefs

Volume 7 (1993): Issue 6

By: J Gordon Millichap

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|Jun 1993

Abstract

To avoid the severe irradiation-related neurotoxic effects of postoperative treatment of malignant brain tumors in infants and children less than 3 years of age, the Pediatric Oncology Group, centered at St Louis, MO, conducted a prospective study of primary postoperative chemotherapy.

References

Duffner PK Horowitz ME Krischer JP Friedman HS Burger PC Cohen ME Postoperative chemotherapy and delayed radiation in children less than three years of age with malignant brain tumors N Engl J Med 1993 Jun 17 328 24 1725 31 8388548 10.1056/NEJM199306173282401
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Allen JC What infants can teach us about brain tumors N Engl J Med 1993 Jun 17 328 24 1780 1 8497288 10.1056/NEJM199306173282410
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-7-6-9 | Journal eISSN: 2166-6482

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Language: English

Page range: 47 - 47

Published on: Jun 1, 1993

Published by: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

Neurotoxic Effects,

Primary Postoperative Chemotherapy,

Medulloblastomas

© 1993 J Gordon Millichap, published by Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Volume 7 (1993): Issue 6