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Radiotherapy plus Concomitant and Adjuvant Temozolomide for Glioblastoma
Author(s) -
Roger Stupp,
Warren Mason,
Martin J. van den Bent,
Michael Weller,
Barbara Fisher,
Martin Taphoorn,
Karl Bélanger,
Alba A. Brandes,
Christine Marosi,
Ulrich Bogdahn,
Jürgen Curschmann,
Robert C. Janzer,
Samuel K. Ludwin,
Thierry Gorlia,
Anouk Allgeier,
Denis Lacombe,
J. Gregory Cairncross,
Elizabeth A. Eisenhauer,
R.O. Mirimanoff
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa043330
Subject(s) - temozolomide , medicine , radiation therapy , concomitant , glioblastoma , adjuvant , adjuvant radiotherapy , oncology , surgery , cancer research
Glioblastoma, the most common primary brain tumor in adults, is usually rapidly fatal. The current standard of care for newly diagnosed glioblastoma is surgical resection to the extent feasible, followed by adjuvant radiotherapy. In this trial we compared radiotherapy alone with radiotherapy plus temozolomide, given concomitantly with and after radiotherapy, in terms of efficacy and safety.

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