Successful combination chemotherapy (vincristine, procarbazine, etoposide, and prednisolone) in the treatment of inoperable, radioresistant low grade astrocytoma: a case report.
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ABSTRACT
A case of successful combination chemotherapy using vincristine, procarbazine, VP-16 and prednisolone to treat an inoperable low grade astrocytoma is presented. This patient, whose tumor was also resistant to radiotherapy, had well controlled symptoms after the initiation of chemotherapy. A brain CT scan demonstrated disappearance of the tumor mass after eight courses of a combination chemotherapy regimen. She is at present symptom-free 80 months after diagnosis. This result suggests that combination chemotherapy may offer treatment modalities for low grade astrocytoma.
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Procarbazina
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Astrocitoma
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Vincristina
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Neoplasias Encefálicas
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Prednisolona
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Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica
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Criança
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Idioma:
Inglês
Ano de publicação:
2000
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