Open AccessTemozolomide treatment of pituitary carcinomas and atypical adenomas: systematic review of case reports
Author(s) -
Yan Ji,
Rachel I. Vogel,
Emil Lou
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
neuro-oncology practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.666
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2054-2585
pISSN - 2054-2577
DOI - 10.1093/nop/npv059
Subject(s) - temozolomide , medicine , oncology , pituitary adenoma , adenoma , chemotherapy
Pituitary carcinomas (PC) and atypical pituitary adenomas (APA) are rare variants of pituitary tumors for which no evidence-based treatment currently exists. We sought to determine whether temozolomide represents an effective chemotherapeutic option for patients with PC and APA.
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