Published November 2017
| Version v1
Journal article
Patterns of care and outcomes for use of concurrent chemoradiotherapy over radiotherapy alone for anaplastic gliomas
Creators
- 1. Division of Radiation Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (United States)
- 2. Department of Radiation Oncology, Hartford Hospital, Hartford (United States)
- 3. Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven (United States)
- 4. Southeast Radiation Oncology Group, Levine Cancer Institute, Charlotte (United States)
- 5. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (United States)
- 6. Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven (United States)
Description
Background and purpose: The role of concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CRT) for anaplastic gliomas is undefined and patterns of care are under-reported. To address the knowledge gap, we examined use of CRT for grade III gliomas compared to radiotherapy (RT) alone.
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2017.09.027Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.radonc.2017.09.027;
- PII
- S0167814017325999;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Radiotherapy and Oncology
- Journal Volume
- 125
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Journal Page Range
- p. 258-265
- ISSN
- 0167-8140
- CODEN
- RAONDT
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Ireland
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 50081031
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COMBINED THERAPY; GLIOMAS; RADIOTHERAPY
- Descriptors DEC
- DISEASES; MEDICINE; NEOPLASMS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; RADIOLOGY; THERAPY
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2017 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.