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Astrocytomas
First-line chemotherapy may be used to treat low-grade astrocytomas
October 25th, 2005
First-line nitrosourea-based chemotherapy (CT) may be used to treat low-grade astrocytomas. "At the present time, there are no proven beneficial effects of CT for the treatment of pure low-grade astrocytomas. Brain radiotherapy (RT) still remains the standard treatment in order to reduce or delay tumor progression or symptoms, despite possible long-term neurologic complications," researchers in France reported. "We report 10 patients, with histologically proven pure low-grade fibrillary astrocytomas, to which we administered a first-line nitrosourea-based CT. All patients were symptomatic with pharmaco-resistant epilepsy or neurologic symptoms, and...
Source: cancer weekly (2005-10-25)
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