Improved survival with combined chemo-radiotherapy in primary central nervous system lymphoma

Improved survival with combined chemo-radiotherapy in primary central nervous system lymphoma

BACKGROUND: Primary CNS lymphoma (PCNSL) is an aggressive primary brain tumor. cranial irradiation alone rarely results in long term disease control or prolonged survival. We retrospectively analyzed data on the effect of adding high-dose methotrexate (HDMTX) prior to whole brain irradiation (WBI)....

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Main Authors: Mahmoud Abdelsalam, Gamal El-Husseiny, Saad Akhtar, Yasser Khafaga, Mohamed Al-Shabana, Hamed AlHusaini, Amr El Weshi, Mohamed Rahal, Irfan Maghfoor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-07-01
Series:Hematology/Oncology and Stem Cell Therapy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1658387610500232

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