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Multimodality therapy approaches, local and systemic treatment, compared with chemotherapy alone in recurrent glioblastoma.
BMC cancer - 30 Jun 2015
Scorsetti Marta, Navarria Pierina, Pessina Federico, Ascolese Anna Maria, D'Agostino Giuseppe, Tomatis Stefano, De Rose Fiorenza, Villa Elisa, Maggi Giulia, Simonelli Matteo, Clerici Elena, Soffietti Riccardo, Santoro Armando, Cozzi Luca, Bello Lorenzo
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BACKGROUND: Long-term local control in Glioblastoma is rarely achieved and nearly all patients relapse. In this study we evaluated the clinical effect of different treatment approaches in recurrent patients. METHODS: Forty-three patients, with median age of 51 years were evaluated for salvage treatment: re-resection and/or re-irradiation plus chemotherapy or chemotherapy alone. Response was recorded using the...
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