Treatment of recurrent glioblastoma with intra-arterial BCNU [1, 3-bis (2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea] Tratamento do glioblastoma recorrente com BCNU [1, 3-bis (2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea] intra arterial

Treatment of recurrent glioblastoma with intra-arterial BCNU [1, 3-bis (2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea] Tratamento do glioblastoma recorrente com BCNU [1, 3-bis (2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea] intra arterial

Contemporary therapies for patients with glioblastomas remain marginally efficient, and recurrence following surgery, radiation therapy and adjuvant chemotherapy is practically universal. The major obstacles to the successful use of chemotherapy for CNS tumors are the drug delivery to the tumor site...

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Main Authors: Eberval Gadelha Figueiredo, Jose Weber Vieira de Faria, Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2010-10-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
gliomas malignos
quimioterapia
carmustina
artéria carótida
artéria oftálmica
malignant gliomas
chemotherapy
carmustine
carotid artery
ophthalmic artery
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