Primitive neuroectodermal tumors/medulloblastoma (PNET/MB) are the most common posterior fossa tumors in childhood. Despite surgery and radiation therapy, 40% to 50% of children with PNET/MB will have recurrent disease. Various chemotherapeutic agents are transiently effective in recurrent PNET/MB,
Results of the treatment of children with recurrent gliomas with lomustine and vincristine
β Scribed by Ilene B. Lefkowitz; Roger J. Packer; Leslie N. Sutton; Kathy R. Siegel; Derek A. Bruce; Audrey E. Evans; Luis Schut
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 655 KB
- Volume
- 61
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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