Phase II study of neoadjuvant 1, 3-bis (
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Susan M. Chang; Michael D. Prados; W. K. Alfred Yung; Howard Fine; Larry Junck;
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Article
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2004
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract ## BACKGROUND Temozolomide (TMZ) and 1, 3βbis (2βchloroethyl)β1βnitrosourea (BCNU) are reported to be active agents in anaplastic glioma (AG). TMZ has also been shown to deplete alkyltransferase, a DNA repair enzyme that contributes to nitrosourea resistance. The objective of the curre