ADVANCES IN CHEMOTHERAPY FOR BRAIN-TUMORS

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CONRAD, CA [1 ]
MILOSAVLJEVIC, VP [1 ]
YUNG, WKA [1 ]
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[1] UNIV TEXAS,MD ANDERSON CANC CTR,DEPT NEUROONCOL,HOUSTON,TX 77030
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10.1016/S0733-8619(18)30018-5
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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Malignant brain tumors, particularly those of glial origin, carry a dismal prognosis despite decades of therapeutic maneuvers. Surgery and radiotherapy have not been curative, and adjunctive chemotherapy has resulted only in modest increases in survival. This article discusses the current status of chemotherapy, the problems encountered with the interpretation of chemotherapeutic trials, and some of the new approaches currently being evaluated.
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