Interstitial Chemotherapy with Carmustine-loaded Polymers for High-grade Gliomas: A Randomized Double-blind Study

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Authors

S. Valtonen · Espoo Music Institute

UI la Timonen · Orion Corporation (Finland)

Petri Toivanen · Orion Corporation (Finland)

Hannu Kalimo

Leena Kivipelto · Turku University Hospital

Olli Heiskanen · Turku University Hospital

Geirmund Unsgaard · Tampere University

Abstract

Carmustine applied locally in a biodegradable polymer at the time of primary operation, seems to have a favorable effect on the life span of patients with high-grade gliomas.

Topics & Keywords

Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment CNS Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Neurosurgery

Volume 41, Issue 1, pp. 44-49

DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199707000-00011

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