Chemotherapy for intracranial ependymoma in adults
Ependymal tumors in adults are rare, accounting for less than 4 % of primary tumors of the central nervous system in this age group. The low prevalence of intracranial ependymoma in adults limits the ability to perform clinical trials. Therefore, treatment decisions are based on small, mostly retros...
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| Main Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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23 April 2016
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BMC cancer
Year: 2016, Volume: 16 |
| ISSN: | 1471-2407 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12885-016-2323-0 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-016-2323-0
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| Author Notes: | Dorothee Gramatzki, Patrick Roth, Jörg Felsberg, Silvia Hofer, Elisabeth J. Rushing, Bettina Hentschel, Manfred Westphal, Dietmar Krex, Matthias Simon, Oliver Schnell, Wolfgang Wick, Guido Reifenberger and Michael Weller |
| Summary: | Ependymal tumors in adults are rare, accounting for less than 4 % of primary tumors of the central nervous system in this age group. The low prevalence of intracranial ependymoma in adults limits the ability to perform clinical trials. Therefore, treatment decisions are based on small, mostly retrospective studies and the role of chemotherapy has remained unclear. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 07.11.2019 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1471-2407 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12885-016-2323-0 |