Prospective single-arm study of 72 Gy hyperfractionated radiation therapy and combination chemotherapy for anaplastic astrocytomas

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Despite intensive multimodal treatment, outcome of patients with malignant glioma remains poor, and a standard dose of radiotherapy for anaplastic astrocytoma has not been defined. In the past RTOG study (83-02), the arm of 72 Gy hyp...

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Main Authors: Kumabe Toshihiro, Nemoto Kenji, Nomiya Takuma, Takai Yoshihiro, Yamada Shogo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-01-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/8/11