Whole-brain radiotherapy and high-dose methylprednisolone for elderly patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma: Results of North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG) 96-73-51.

Laack, Nadia N; Ballman, Karla V; Brown, Paul B; O'Neill, Brian Patrick

Laack, Nadia N; Ballman, Karla V; Brown, Paul B; O'Neill, Brian Patrick.

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Laack NN; Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys ; 65(5): 1429-39, 2006 Aug 01.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16863926

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Central Nervous System Neoplasms/radiotherapy; Cranial Irradiation; Lymphoma, B-Cell/radiotherapy; Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/radiotherapy; Methylprednisolone/administration & dosage; Neuroprotective Agents/administration & dosage; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/administration & dosage; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use; Central Nervous System Neoplasms/drug therapy; Central Nervous System Neoplasms/mortality; Combined Modality Therapy/methods; Cyclophosphamide/administration & dosage; Doxorubicin/administration & dosage; Female; Humans; Lymphoma, B-Cell/drug therapy; Lymphoma, B-Cell/mortality; Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/drug therapy; Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/mortality; Male; Prednisolone/administration & dosage; Vincristine/administration & dosage

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Methylprednisolone / Cranial Irradiation / Lymphoma, B-Cell / Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Central Nervous System Neoplasms / Neuroprotective Agents Type of study: Evaluation_studies Limits: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys Year: 2006 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States Country of publication: United States

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