| Literature DB >> 11856595 |
Ira J Dunkel1, Jonathan L Finlay.
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The use of high-dose chemotherapy with stem cell rescue for malignant brain tumors is reviewed. Promising results have been reported in patients with medulloblastomas, supratentorial PNET's and high-grade astrocytomas. Results thus far have been disappointing for ependymomas and brain stem gliomas. The role of this treatment strategy for other chemotherapy-sensitive tumors such as oligodendrogliomas and central nervous system germ cell tumors has yet to be determined.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 11856595 DOI: 10.1016/s1040-8428(01)00156-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Crit Rev Oncol Hematol ISSN: 1040-8428 Impact factor: 6.312