[Role of adjuvant chemotherapy in the treatment of medulloblastoma in children]

Autor: N V, Sachivko, N E, Konoplia, S V, Petrovich, E V, Sharak
Rok vydání: 2002
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Zdroj: Voprosy onkologii. 48(3)
ISSN: 0507-3758
Popis: A retrospective review was carried out to evaluate the results of treatment (1989-1998) of 81 children, aged under 15, with primary medulloblastoma. Thirty-three patients received surgery and postoperative craniospinal radiotherapy; 48--adjuvant chemotherapy (VCR 1.5 mg/m2, i.v., 1 day; CCNU 75 mg/m2, per os, 1 day; cisplatin 80 mg/m2 or carboplatin 400 mg/m2, i.v., 1 day). Overall 9-year survival was 37 +/- 0.8%. This index in the adjuvant chemotherapy group was 59 +/- 0.8%, without chemotherapy--22 +/- 0.8%.
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