Tandem High-dose Chemotherapy without Craniospinal Irradiation in Treatment of Non-metastatic Malignant Brain Tumors in Very Young Children.

Young Eun Ma Do Hoon Lim Hee Won Cho Ji Won Lee Ki Woong Sung Keon Hee Yoo Hong Hoe Koo Hyung Jin Shin Yeon-Lim Suh

Published in: Journal of Korean medical science (2020)

Our results suggest that non-metastatic malignant brain tumors in very young children could be treated with multimodal therapy including tandem HDCT/auto-SCT while minimizing RT, particularly craniospinal RT.

Keyphrases

high dose
squamous cell carcinoma
small cell lung cancer
low dose
locally advanced
stem cells
radiation therapy
radiation induced
combination therapy
replacement therapy
bone marrow
smoking cessation