Compassionate Treatment of Brainstem Tumors with Boron Neutron Capture Therapy: A Case Series

Compassionate Treatment of Brainstem Tumors with Boron Neutron Capture Therapy: A Case Series

Brainstem tumors are heterogenous and cancerous glioma tumors arising from the midbrain, pons, and the medulla that are relatively common in children, accounting for 10% to 20% of all pediatric brain tumors. However, the prognosis of aggressive brainstem gliomas remains extremely poor despite aggres...

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Main Authors: Yi-Wei Chen, Yi-Yen Lee, Chun-Fu Lin, Ting-Yu Huang, Shih-Hung Ke, Pei-Fan Mu, Po-Shen Pan, Jen-Kun Chen, Tien-Li Lan, Ping-Chuan Hsu, Muh-Lii Liang, Hsin-Hung Chen, Feng-Chi Chang, Chih-Chun Wu, Shih-Chieh Lin, Jia-Cheng Lee, Shih-Kuan Chen, Hong-Ming Liu, Jinn-Jer Peir, Hui-Yu Tsai, Ko-Han Lin, Nan-Jing Peng, Kuan-Hsuan Chen, Yuan-Hung Wu, Yu-Mei Kang, Wan-Chin Yang, Shueh-Chun Liou, Wei-Hsuan Huang, Hiroki Tanaka, Tai-Tong Wong, Yee Chao, Fong-In Chou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-04-01
Series:Life
Subjects:
boron neutron capture therapy
brainstem tumor
diffuse midline glioma
compassionate use
bevacizumab
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/12/4/566

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