Concurrent bevacizumab and temozolomide alter the patterns of failure in radiation treatment of glioblastoma multiforme
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Concurrent bevacizumab and temozolomide alter the patterns of failure in radiation treatment of glioblastoma multiforme
BACKGROUND We investigated the pattern of failure in glioblastoma multiforma (GBM) patients treated with concurrent radiation, bevacizumab (BEV), and temozolomide (TMZ). Previous studies demonstrated a predominantly in-field pattern of failure for GBM patients not treated with concurrent BEV. METHODS We reviewed the treatment of 23 patients with GBM who received 30 fractions of simultaneous i...
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عنوان ژورنال: Radiation Oncology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1748-717X
DOI: 10.1186/1748-717x-8-101