Background. Sixteen pediatric patients with solid tumors received treatment on a protocol designed to test the feasibility and safety of high-dose rate intraoperative radiation therapy (IOHDR) via a remote afterloader. Patients and Methods. Patients with Ewing's sarcoma (n = 5), rhabdomyosarcoma (n
Pilot study of topotecan and high-dose cyclophosphamide for resistant pediatric solid tumors
โ Scribed by Kushner, Brian H. ;Kramer, Kim ;Meyers, Paul A. ;Wollner, Norma ;Cheung, Nai-Kong V.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 109 KB
- Volume
- 35
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0098-1532
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